40d Talk:Rock crystal

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[edit] Raw vs Cut

It appears that cut rock crystals can not be used for glassmaking. --Alpha 01:39, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Try the job manager. Won't work other wise, I think. REad that somewhere.--Zchris13 02:03, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Rarity

Despite being available within all stone types, these are not guaranteed to be available in every embark location. Searching my current fort's location in a revealed copy, I was unable to locate a single rock crystal cluster, even though a few other "all stone" gems (such as pipe opal and milk opal) could be located in reasonable quantities. --Quietust 15:56, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Couldn't prove it from the game-code, but from observation it ~seems~ that the game decides on a "common" type of gem in an area and then goes with that. When you have rock crystals, they tend to be found in multiple small pockets (still not particularly easy to find, but they're there.) But it's not uncommon at all to have zero rock crystals on an otherwise diverse map.--Albedo 20:39, 17 July 2009 (UTC)