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Emerald

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Emerald
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Graphic
Cut emerald sprite.png
Uses
Location

  • Found within granite as small clusters
  • Found within schist as small clusters
  • Found within marble as small clusters
Properties
  • Rough gem: Rough emerald sprite.png
Fire-safe Not magma-safe

Wikipedia article

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Note that some content may still need to be updated.

Emeralds (a green form of the mineral beryl), are precious gems, found in small clusters within schist, granite, and marble. They have a value of 40, which makes them excellent trade goods or decorations - if they do appear on the map, emeralds tend to be much more plentiful than all other gems of equal value; however, unlike those, emerald clusters never contain more valuable gem inclusions.

Due to the layers where they are found, they are often in small clusters adjacent to the magma sea, leaving only 1 or 2 crystals far enough away from the magma to be mined.

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Like all precious and rare gems, they may also make up part of the walls of unusual volcanic walls.

An emerald.
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Some adventurers have been known to try to use emeralds as a form of currency, though most shopkeepers insist on coins (or simple bartering).

"Emerald" in other Languages Books-aj.svg aj ashton 01.svg
Dwarven: sedur
Elven: thofala
Goblin: taxasm
Human: hehan
Ornamental (2☼-15☼)
Agates
Feldspars
Jades
Jaspers
Opals
Quartzes
Tourmalines
Semi-Precious (20☼-30☼)
Beryls
Chrysoberyls
Garnets
Grossulars
Opals
Zircons
Tourmalines
Spinels
Precious (40☼)
Rare (60☼)
See also: DiamondOpalGlassPearlStone