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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
  • Ruby - Bernike, Blemmyes, Hermopolis, Napata, Zau
  • Topaz - Axum, Meshwesh Delta, Naqada, West Kush, White Nile
  • Emerald - Giza, Red Sea, Swenett, Western Desert
  • Sapphire - Thebes, Upper Egypt, Timna
  • Diamond - Abydos, East Sinai, Faiyum, Meroe Desert, Philae, Suez
  • Opal - Asyut, East Kush, Lahun, West Sinai

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
Quartz 1059, -7152 Nubia ?
Quartz 3160, 4755 South Sinai Al-Bilal
Ruby 3376, -832 Bernike ?
Sapphire 4319, 6152 Timna ?
Sapphire 552, 1121 Thebes Shikari
Sapphire 2005, -1333 Upper Egypt Sorafine
Sapphire 609, -1841 Upper Egypt Haiden Next to Limestone
Topaz 4018, -6065 Axum Nitocris
Topaz 1026, -4138 West Kush (VoQ) KaPoW

Uses

COPIED FROM T8, may have changed

Quartz

Ruby

Topaz

Emerald

Sapphire

Diamond

Opal