Mining soft/hardcap question

[LaserSaysPew]

I know tool softcaps it and masonry hardcaps it. But what else?
I just got 24q petrified seashell while mining and then got 11q stone from the same tile. My tool is 10q, my masonry is 42. I'm not sure what's happening, could someone plz explain it to me?

[loskierek]

cat got, seashell and crystal q doesnt have to be the same as the q of the node you are digging :p

[Audiosmurf]

The various minerals all have their own quality fields, and quality is also slightly randomized for each individual stone dug.

Q for different stones & items is based on different nodes.

[LaserSaysPew]

Oh, thanks for the help!