Gems & Ore

[Oldimaru]

I think that in game can be live
Gems
amber, blue amber
Ammonite
Bismuth
Aura Quartz Chemical Formula: SiO2 + precious metals http://www.crystalage.com/online_store/stone_type/aura-quartz.cfm
Obsidian
Ore
platinum
brass(alloy)
lead
zinc
Siderite (iron)
Mercury

[abt79]

I think that in game can be live
Gems
amber, blue amber
Ammonite
Bismuth
Aura Quartz Chemical Formula: SiO2 + precious metals http://www.crystalage.com/online_store/stone_type/aura-quartz.cfm
Obsidian
Ore
platinum
brass(alloy)
lead
zinc
Siderite (iron)
Mercury

Bismuth is a metal you silly goober

Also what would we do with Mercury besides poison ourselves?

[kilakan]

Some rare gems that work as gildings and or curios would be absolutely amazing. Could be another use for the jewelry skill where the gems have to be refined into cut gems using say... lore+masonry+dex/psy or some such. Just please don't make it take gold-beaters skins but rather jeweler's grit paper like: http://www.esslinger.com/emery-cloth-sand-paper-9-x-11-each-choose-grit/

This jeweler's grit paper could be made from parchment, sand and glue.

sand: maybe give us more ways to get sand as well such as grinding stones like quartz and sandstone in a windmill using a specialized tumbling drum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumble_finishing which could be another way of finishing the gemstones. Say put the gems into the drum, add some sand (which could be made in it as well) add water and let it work for a day or two.

For the gem types, if it's not too much work they could drop when mining specific types of rocks. For example amber would be found rarely when mining coal. Fossils/shells could be found when mining limestone/dolomite and marble. Granite would have some quartz gemstones like amethyst, geodes, calcite and pyrite formations. As it is, the curiosities you can find while mining are really.... bad to be fair and while I don't want to randomly find some impressive gild/curio they could be well balanced if they are a rare drop that then needs to be crafted using mid-late game gear into a high tier crafted curio.

heck, even if they aren't gilds/curios initially it'd be really cool to be able to decorate my house using them. Another idea would be new options for making rings, necklaces and such.

I could actually go on all day about gems/ores and new jewelry/mining abilities... Should I make a new thread to lay out all my thoughts in?

[kilakan]

Also what would we do with Mercury besides poison ourselves?

mercury historically was used in coloring and finishing gold/silver jewelry as well as in the making of inks and as a medical treatment.

[Jacobian123]

Also what would we do with Mercury besides poison ourselves?

mercury historically was used in coloring and finishing gold/silver jewelry as well as in the making of inks and as a medical treatment.

Yeah, a medical treatment that killed/made seriously ill anyone who ingested it.

[kilakan]

we already have toad butter that permanently debuffs you if you use it. Why not have mercury treatments as well?

[Beezer12Washingbeard]

we already have toad butter that permanently debuffs you if you use it. Why not have mercury treatments as well?

If poo mechanics were implemented, metallic mercury could cure constipation wounds

[Ysh]

Also what would we do with Mercury besides poison ourselves?

mercury historically was used in coloring and finishing gold/silver jewelry as well as in the making of inks and as a medical treatment.

Yeah, a medical treatment that killed/made seriously ill anyone who ingested it.

Mercury is not that dangerous.

[shubla]

Mercury is not that dangerous.

You would probably eat even cyanide with joy.

[jorb]

Sure, but giving meaningful effects to them is the real challenge. I agree that gems would be fun.