Gems
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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. 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
Topaz
- Small Topaz
- 10 used to build a Reactory
- 10 used to build a Phoenix Being Born
- Tuition: 1 for Mechanics at a School of Worship
- Medium Topaz
- Research: 2500 for Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue
- 7 used to build a Rich Soil Tower for the Test of Towers
- 12 used to construct a Pathmaker for Test of the Pathmaker
- Large Topaz
- Research: 15 for Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue
- Research: 70 for Pyramid Construction 4
- Tuition: 1 for Structure Repair at the School of Worship
- Huge Topaz
- Tuition: 1 for Desiccation at the School of Art & Music
- Tuition: 7 for Seventh Level Navigation (unlocked at level 40) at a School of Natural Philosophy
Emerald
- Small Emerald
- Research: 700 for Pyramid Construction 3
- Medium Emerald
- Research: 2500 for Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue
- 7 used to build a Living Land Tower for the Test of Towers
- Tuition: 7 for Camp Decoration (First Degree) at a School of Art & Music
- Large Emerald
- Research: 15 for Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue
- 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
- Tuition: 1 for Mechanics at a School of Worship
- Research: 70 for Pyramid Construction 6
- 1 used in construction of a Raeli Mosaic
- Huge Emerald
- Tuition: 1 for Structure Repair at the School of Worship
- Tuition: 1 for Camp Decoration (Fourth Degree) at the School of Art & Music
Sapphire
- Small Sapphire
- Used to build a Cut Stone Obelisk for the Test of the Obelisk
- Research: 700 for Pyramid Construction 2
- Tuition: 1 for Structure Repair at the School of Worship
- Medium Sapphire
- Research: 2500 for Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue
- 7 used to build a New Life Tower for the Test of Towers
- 1 used to build a Toxin Kitchen
- 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 Sapphire
- Research: 15 for Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue
- Research: 70 for Pyramid Construction 5
- 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
- Tuition: 1 for Navigation (Sixth Degree) at a School of Natural Philosophy
- Huge Sapphire
- Tuition: 1 for Mechanics at a 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