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* [[Gems#Sapphire|Sapphire]] - Thebes, Upper Egypt, Timna, Kharga Oasis, Kerma, Cyrene
 
* [[Gems#Sapphire|Sapphire]] - Thebes, Upper Egypt, Timna, Kharga Oasis, Kerma, Cyrene
 
* [[Gems#Diamond|Diamond]] - Abydos, East Sinai, Faiyum, Meroe Desert, Philae, Suez, Ammonium
 
* [[Gems#Diamond|Diamond]] - Abydos, East Sinai, Faiyum, Meroe Desert, Philae, Suez, Ammonium
* [[Gems#Opal|Opal]] - Asyut, East Kush, Lahun, West Sinai
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* [[Gems#Opal|Opal]] - Asyut, East Kush, Lahun, West Sinai, Elephantine
  
 
==Gem Sizes==
 
==Gem Sizes==

Revision as of 03:37, 19 October 2019

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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. This may not be the case in T9 until more discovery is completed. Please list the region you find any of the gems in below:

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

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 1493, 2797 Abydos blondie
Diamond -1430, -7075 Meroe Desert Lukeera
Diamond -2105, 4432 Ammonium Vixsin/blondie near gypsum dig site
Emerald 805, 6534 Giza Ledge
Emerald 1815, 1530 Red Sea ?
Emerald 1997, 1870 Red Sea Haiden
Emerald 15, 2451 Akhetaton blondie
Opal 3678, 6863 W Sinai BH
Opal 1836, 2262 Asyut Al-Bilal
Quartz 4866,1041 Arabia ?
Quartz 1059, -7152 Nubia ?
Quartz 3160, 4755 South Sinai Al-Bilal
Quartz 138, -6943 Blue Nile Lukeera
Quartz -1371, 4813 Nabta Playa Vixsin/blondie
Quartz 1887, 6218 Arsinoe Estaar -
Quartz -1777,893 Buhen Vixsin/blondie -
Ruby 3376, -832 Bernike ?
Ruby 3400, -3240 Blemmyes Lukeera?
Ruby 3799, -5351 Blemmyes LadyBug
Sapphire 4319, 6152 Timna BH
Sapphire 552, 1121 Thebes Shikari
Sapphire 2005, -1333 Upper Egypt Sorafine
Sapphire 609, -1841 Upper Egypt Haiden Next to Limestone
Sapphire 2713, -1314 Upper Egypt ?
Sapphire -1359, -1371 Kerma Vixsin/ blondie
Sapphire 9, 2551 Kharga Oasis blondie
Sapphire -756, 7472 Cyrene Sadvak
Topaz 4018, -6065 Axum Nitocris
Topaz 1991, 2303 Naqada Al-Bilal
Topaz 2179, 2227 Naqada Maata
Topaz 1026, -4138 West Kush (VoQ) KaPoW
Topaz -1786, 990 Dakhla Oasis Vixsin/blondie

Uses

COPIED FROM T8, may have changed

Quartz

Ruby

Topaz

Emerald

Sapphire

Diamond

Opal