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| − | Small clusters of rough '''gems''' can be found | + | Small clusters of rough '''gems''' can be found strewn throughout the [[mountain]]. After they have been mined by a [[miner]] and cut by a [[gem cutter]], a [[gem setter]] can use them to [[encrust]] [[furniture]], [[crafts]], and [[ammunition]]. '''Cut gems''' can also be used to create [[window]]s and are often required as a source material for [[legendary artifact|legendary artifacts]]. In addition, raw [[rock crystal]]s are required to make crystal glass goods. Gem encrusted [[weapon]]s and [[armor]] can be found in game, but cannot be made in fortress mode. |
| − | + | The majority of these gems can be brought by and requested from the dwarven caravan, in both cut and rough form. Humans are capable of bringing [[glass]] gems, also in both forms. | |
| − | + | Sometimes, rough gems will be cut into [[craft]]s or '''large gems'''. Note that these will ''replace'' a cut gem and cannot be used to encrust goods. The value of such crafts can easily reach hundreds, even thousands depending on the gem. | |
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| + | A dwarf with a [[strange mood]] can take a single gem and cut it into a [[legendary artifact]] known as a perfect gem. They function much like large gems. | ||
If you have any bags of sand, you can also manufacture [[Glass|raw glass]], which is the same as a lower-value, uncut gem. | If you have any bags of sand, you can also manufacture [[Glass|raw glass]], which is the same as a lower-value, uncut gem. | ||
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| + | ==Frequency== | ||
| + | At first glance, one might think that any and all gems found in "all stone" have a good chance to be found on/in your map, since stone is stone and your map has plenty of it. However, it ''appears'' that there is more going on than a purely random distribution, and that, on any map, a given [[biome]] will have one or a very few preferred or predominate type(s) of gem(s) found within it, chosen (at random?) from among all those possible and excluding (most) all others. | ||
| + | So, if you find "pineapple opal" on your map, you may find a lot of it, again and again, and no other opals and few other "all stone" gems. The same pattern often appears with gems with more specific environments - altho' any of them might be found, it tends to be only one or two that dominate, even unto exclusion of all other types at times. This needs more research, but don't be surprised when this pattern starts to look familiar. | ||
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== Value == | == Value == | ||
| − | Gems have base [[value]] of 3 in rough form, which is multiplied by the appropriate value modifier from the table below. They gain value after they are cut in a [[jeweler's workshop]]. Cut gems have a base value of 5. Items can be decorated (encrusted) with cut gems; all such decorations have a value of 10 times the gem type's value multiplier. See [[Gem cutting]] and [[Gem setting]]. Large gems have a base value of 10 | + | Gems have base [[value]] of 3 in rough form, which is multiplied by the appropriate value modifier from the table below. They gain value after they are cut in a [[jeweler's workshop]]. Cut gems have a base value of 5. Items can be decorated (encrusted) with cut gems; all such decorations have a value of 10 times the gem type's value multiplier. See [[Gem cutting]] and [[Gem setting]]. Large gems have a base value of 10. |
== Varieties == | == Varieties == | ||
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Unlike other gems, diamonds can [[Fire|ignite]] if they come into contact with [[magma]]. | Unlike other gems, diamonds can [[Fire|ignite]] if they come into contact with [[magma]]. | ||
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== Rare Gems == | == Rare Gems == | ||
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== [[Glass]] == | == [[Glass]] == | ||
Raw glass is treated as an uncut gem. There are three subtypes of raw glass (and, once cut, of cut glass gems): | Raw glass is treated as an uncut gem. There are three subtypes of raw glass (and, once cut, of cut glass gems): | ||
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Raw gems are only one of the many things your [[glassmaker]]s can make from glass. See [[glass]] and [[glass industry]] for more information. | Raw gems are only one of the many things your [[glassmaker]]s can make from glass. See [[glass]] and [[glass industry]] for more information. | ||
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{{Category|Materials}} | {{Category|Materials}} | ||