Gems

This article is about the (non-cuttable) gems primarily produced from ore and sand mines. See also Cuttable Gems. Gems in Egypt come in different varieties and sizes.

Gem Types

Historically, every mine in a region provides the same gem. Please list the region you find any of the gems in below:

Diamond - Abydos, Ammonium, East Sinai, Faiyum, Meroe Desert, Philae, Suez,
Emerald - Akhetaton, Damot, Giza, Hamim, Pwenet, Red Sea, Swenett, Western Desert,
Opal - Asyut, Dunqul Oasis, East Kush, Elephantine, Gebel, Lahun, West Sinai,
Quartz - Arabia, Arsinoe, Buhen, Blue Nile, Herakleopolis, Nabta Playa, Nubia, South Sinai,
Ruby - Bahariya Oasis, Bernike, Blemmyes, Hermopolis, Napata, Zau,
Sapphire - Bitter Lakes, Cyrene, Kerma, Kharga Oasis, Thebes, Timna, Upper Egypt,
Topaz - Axum, Dakhla Oasis, Meshwesh Delta, Naqada, Wadi Natrun, West Kush, White Nile,

Gem Sizes

Small
Medium
Large
Huge

Sources

Obtained from Ore and Sand Mines throughout Egypt. Also randomly produced much less efficiently by Water Mines

See Maps/Public Mines for a map of most public (sand) mines.

Public Sand Mines

Gem Type	Coords	Region	Sponsored By	Notes
Diamond	450, -3070	Philae	Dreger	1170 coords from VoQ cs
Diamond	1493, 2797	Abydos	blondie	920 coords from cs AVARIS
Diamond	-1430, -7075	Meroe Desert	Lukeera	1456 coords from MEROE Cs
Diamond	-2105, 4432	Ammonium	Vixsin/blondie	near gypsum dig site, 908 coords from Kahun cs
Diamond	4313, 7035	East Sinai	Maata	Just north of Ed Daba cs
Emerald	805, 6534	Giza	Ledge	417 coords from Tanis cs
Emerald	1815, 1530	Red Sea	?	468 coords from Avaris cs
Emerald	1997, 1870	Red Sea	Haiden	136 coords from Avaris cs
Emerald	15, 2451	Akhetaton	blondie	1966 coords from Avaris cs
Emerald	-2261, 6419	Hamim	blondie	1896 coords from Kahun cs
Emerald	2900, -1430	Damot	Qwu	410 coords from Sharuhen cs
Opal	3678, 6863	W Sinai	BH	660 coords from TED cs
Opal	1836, 2262	Asyut	Al-Bilal	291 coords from Avaris cs
Opal	-2026, 3508	Dunqul Oasis	Snaik/blondie	1494 coords from Avaris cs
Opal	3352,3772	Gebel	Snaik/blondie	991 coords from Taba cs
Opal	1535, -4155	East Kush	CavalierFool	600(ish) coords from VoQ cs 30 coords from topaz mine
Quartz	4866,1041	Arabia	?	2835 coords from Sharuhen cs
Quartz	1059, -7152	Nubia	?	1041 coords from Meroe cs
Quartz	3160, 4755	South Sinai	Al-Bilal	110 coords from Taba cs
Quartz	138, -6943	Blue Nile	Lukeera	146 coords from Meroe cs
Quartz	-1371, 4813	Nabta Playa	Vixsin/blondie	97 coords from Kahun cs
Quartz	1887, 6218	Arsinoe	Estaar	1115 coords from Tanis cs
Quartz	-1777,893	Buhen	Vixsin/blondie	2484 coords from Dukki Gel cs
Quartz	711,5536	Herakleopolis	tehm/blondie	1395 coords from Tanis cs
Ruby	3376, -832	Bernike	?	493 coords from Sharuhen cs
Ruby	3400, -3240	Blemmyes	Lukeera?	2271 coords from Sharuhen cs
Ruby	3799, -5351	Blemmyes	LadyBug	269 coords from Sheba cs
Ruby	-2195, 6374	Bahariya Oasis	blondie	1823 coords from Kahun cs
Ruby	2747, -1031	Bernike		173 coords from Sharuhen cs
Sapphire	4319, 6152	Timna	BH	658 coords from TED cs
Sapphire	552, 1121	Thebes	Shikari	1622 coords from Avaris cs
Sapphire	2005, -1333	Upper Egypt	Sorafine	967 coords from Sharuhen cs
Sapphire	609, -1841	Upper Egypt	Haiden	Next to Limestone ; 223 coords from Koptos cs
Sapphire	1013, -1484	Upper Egypt	Minerva	approx 397 coords from Koptos CS
Sapphire	2713, -1314	Upper Egypt	?	360 coords from Sharuhen cs
Sapphire	-1359, -1371	Kerma	Vixsin/ blondie	181 coords from Dukki Gel cs
Sapphire	9, 2551	Kharga Oasis	blondie	1998 coords from Avaris cs
Sapphire	-756, 7472	Cyrene	Sadvak	1852 coords from Tanis cs
Sapphire	2080, 7186	Bitter Lakes	Vixsin/ blondie	1112 coords from Tanis cs
Topaz	4018, -6065	Axum	Nitocris	493 coords from Sheba cs
Topaz	2179, 2227	Naqada	Maata	351 coords from Avaris cs
Topaz	1026, -4138	West Kush (VoQ)	KaPoW	96 coords from VoQ cs
Topaz	-1786, 990	Dakhla Oasis	Vixsin/blondie	2581 coords from Dukki Gel cs
Topaz	1100, 6737	Meshwesh Delta	Vixsin	189 coords from Tanis cs
Topaz	1495, -4152	Western Kush	CavalierFool	600(ish) coords from VoQ cs 30 coords from Opal Mine

Uses

COPIED FROM T8, may have changed

Quartz

Small Quartz
- Research: 100 for Chemistry 1
- 40 used to build a Fleet Furnace
- 400 used to build a Crematory
- 1000 used to build a Barrel Grinder
Medium Quartz
- Research: 2500 for Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue
- 7 used to build a Solid Land Tower for the Test of Towers
- 7 used to build a Shrine of Conflict
- 1 per person for a group of five people for the Test of Astrological Alignment
Large Quartz
- Research: 15 for Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue
- Research: 70 for Pyramid Construction 2
- 1 used to build an incense Burner
Huge Quartz
- Tuition: 1 for Desiccation at the School of Thought
- 1 used to build a Windproof Incense Burner

Ruby

Small Ruby
- 2 used to build a beetle statue
- Research: 700 for Pyramid Construction 5
Medium Ruby
- Research: 2500 for Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue
- 7 used to build a Hand of Man Tower for the Test of Towers
- Tuition: 1 for Structure Repair at the School of Worship
- Tuition: 7 for Camp Decoration (First Degree) at the School of Art & Music
Large Ruby
- Research: 15 for Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue
- Research: 70 for Pyramid Construction 3
- Tuition: 1 for Camp Decoration (Second Degree) at a School of Art & Music
- Tuition: 7 for Camp Decoration (Third Degree) at a School of Art & Music
- 1 used in construction of a Raeli Mosaic
Huge Ruby
- Tuition: 1 for Desiccation at the School of Worship
- Tuition: 1 for Camp Decoration (Fourth Degree) at the School of Art & Music

Diamond

Small Diamond
- Research : 100 for Chemistry 1
- Research: 700 for Pyramid Construction 1
- 1 needed for the Ritual of Initiation in the Principles of Worship
- 40 used to build a Fleet Furnace
Medium Diamond
- Research: 2500 for Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue
- 2 needed for the Test of Marriage
- 7 used to build a Night Tower for the Test of Towers
- 2 used to build a Trophy Case for the Test of the Archaeologist
- Tuition: 7 for Camp Decoration (First Degree) at a School of Art & Music
Large Diamond
- Research: 7 for Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue
- Research: 70 for Pyramid Construction 7
- Tuition: 1 for Camp Decoration (Second Degree) at a School of Art & Music
- Tuition: 7 for Camp Decoration (Third Degree) at a School of Art & Music
- 5 needed to build a Spirit Brasier
Huge Diamond
- 2 used to construct a Pathmaker for Test of the Pathmaker
- Tuition: 1 for Camp Decoration (Fourth Degree) at the School of Art & Music

Opal

Small Opal
Medium Opal
Large Opal
- Tuition: 7 for Exploration Travel (Second Degree) at a School of Natural Philosophy
Huge Opal