The official GemStone IV encyclopedia.
The stones in this list are a mixture of minerals or mineraloids, and therefore differ from most precious gemstones in that they lack purity or they are merely rough, uncut stones. Most stones can be found anywhere in Elanthia. The term, "stone" is a generic term, and the list below are merely gems that carry the noun.
List of Gems
- Note: The rarities listed are estimates and depend on the status of the treasure system in the area hunted. Average values listed are approximations and are generally taken from the sell values of a character selling gems with no trading bonus. See the Trading article for more information on variations of sell values.
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a banded sardonyx stone
| Description: Parallel white ribbons of varying widths run through this finely textured reddish-brown stone. The edges of the stone are rough and almost sharp enough to inflict cuts.
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Very rare
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a green alexandrite stone
| Description: At first glance, it would be easy to mistake this gemstone for a simple chrysoberyl, but a sudden shift in the light causes the stone to transform from green to an intense red.
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60?
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a green aventurine stone
| Description: This solid piece of quartzite is an opaque bluish-green with sparkling inclusions of green mica. The overall color varies from a pale milky green to a darker forest green tone, with a few bands of pyrite adding interest.
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500
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Any
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a green malachite stone
| Description: This stone is a globular mass of crystals bearing a strong resemblance to crushed green velvet. One side has been fractured, revealing the bands of light and dark green that lie beneath the surface.
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Any
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an iridescent labradorite stone
| Description: To a casual glance, the labradorite stone appears to be nothing more than a dull, dark, mineral of no particular virtue. When seen from the right angle, however, the stone shimmers with a colorful play of light and color known as labradorescence. A rainbow of intense colors - including blues, violets, greens, yellows, and oranges - shift over the surface, sometimes appearing all at once.
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150
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Any
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a light pink morganite stone
| Description: The original form of this crystal is difficult to determine, due to the chips and breaks it has endured. Nevertheless, its cheery salmon pink color shines through, illuminating the transparent morganite stone.
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500
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Any
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a pink rhodocrosite stone
| Description: A pink rhodocrosite stone has such a vivid rosy color it almost seems to lit from within. Shaped like a leaning cube, it is beautifully translucent with a pearly sheen.
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80
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a polished jet stone
| Description: This small, opaque stone has been cut to a perfect cabochon and expertly smoothed. Only one thin scratch suggests at adventures after leaving the jeweler's hand. In color, it is unremittingly black, save where light produces a glossy sheen along its slopes.
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400
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Any
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a turquoise stone
| Description: In the shape of a lumpy, irregular nugget, a turquoise stone looks like a piece of the sky. The rock is a deep turquoise blue laced with a spiderweb of black pyrite, and has a waxy finish.
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