| Item |
Uses |
Formation Conditions? |
Where Found? |
Countries Monopolizing |
Rarity |
Mystical Associations
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| Agate, Fire
Agate |
jewelry,
table-tops, small
furnishings |
Found in
rocks (igneous,
metamorphic) in many places, hydro-thermal veins and others |
Washes and
weathered
hillsides in arid regions of the S. Anteian basin rim |
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Medium-low.
Ordinary quality pieces are often
found, but ones with a deep fire are rare.
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Associated with the
desert, heat, and fire
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| Amber |
jewelry, magic (conducts magic well)
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N. coasts, places where
fossil forests can be found |
N. coasts |
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Associated with life
energy, the sun
and solar deities.
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| Arsenic |
poison, paint |
Found near silver, cobalt,
and nickle ores |
Mountains S.
of Achaea, Mtns
north of Mithraea and Galacia, Valmaran Mtns |
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| Amethyst |
jewelry |
Found in rocks (igneous,
metamorphic) in many places, hydro-thermal veins and others |
q |
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| Aquamarine |
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Granitic rocks, mica schists,
(mildly metamorphosed) assoc. with Tin ores |
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| Beryl |
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Granitic rocks, mica schists,
(mildly metamorphosed) assoc. with Tin ores |
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| Bloodstone |
q |
Found in rocks (igneous,
metamorphic) in many places, hydro-thermal veins and others |
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| Calcite |
Chalk for pigments, cement,
mortar, whitewash. Large stones of limestone as building material |
Sedimentary rocks, especially
limestone, very widespread |
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| Carnelian |
q |
Found in rocks (igneous,
metamorphic) in many places, hydro-thermal veins and others |
Mountains N.
of Mithraea and
Galaica, Anteian basin mtn.s |
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| Chalcedony |
q |
Found in rocks (igneous,
metamorphic) in many places, hydro-thermal veins and others |
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| Cinnabar |
source for Mercury |
fairly rare, vein fillings
near recent volcanic rocks and hot springs. Found near pyrite, gold,
opal... |
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| Citrine |
jewelry (quartz) |
Found in rocks (igneous,
metamorphic) in many places, hydro-thermal veins and others |
Mountains S.
of Achaea,
Valmaran Mtns. Anteian basin mtn.s |
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| old Iron |
fey poison and deterant.
Reisists magic and is hard to work, good to prevent the flow magic once
shaped.
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Meteoritic iron worked cold
with magic, no heat |
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| Copper |
jewery, tool use, esp when
combined w/ tin to make bronze, also used as coinage. A good
material for conducting magic, but not as good as silver.
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near basaltic lavas |
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| Coral |
jewelry, some magical use
(especially elemental water
magics)
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Tropical oceans |
Around the
mostly unexplored
coasts of the outer Steel Coast, a little off the Imperial S. Coast, N.
Vendija |
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| Diamond |
jewelry, cutting and grinding
wheels |
Alluvial deposits where it's
washed out from very very old deep igneous deposits |
N. Plains,
mountains of
jungle south, Vendija |
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| Emerald |
jewelry |
Granitic rocks, mica schists,
(mildly metamorphosed) assoc. with Tin ores |
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| Garnet |
jewelry |
Found in silicic Igneous
rocks like granite, in smaller crystals in sedimentary rocks |
As per
diamonds, but not as
rare. Also in the mountains of S. Achaea |
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| Glass |
jewelry, windows, watches and
clocks |
Found near volcanoes, or can
be made from pure silica sand |
Volcanoes,
Anteian and S.
continent beaches |
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| Gold |
Jewelry,specie, magic ritual
and magical devices. Conducts magical energies well.
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with igneous rocks,
hydrothermal gold-quartz veins w/ pyrites and other sulfides, |
Mountains S.
of Achaea,
Valmaran Mtns. Anteian basin mtn.s |
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| Iron |
weapons, tools, armor,
furnishings. Resists magical energies, hard to work with magic.
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In bogs (low quality), in
basalts, and via metorites |
Bog Iron from
Marches, Other
Iron from Mtns north of Mithraea and Galacia, Valmaran Mtns. |
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| Jade |
jewelry, statues, high
magical potential, easily used in ritual.
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Metamorphic rocks esp in
serpentine, themselves fairly common |
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rare |
Health,
invulnerability, immortality, fey magic
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| Jasper |
semi-precious jewelry |
Found in rocks (igneous,
metamorphic) in many places, hydro-thermal veins and others |
Mountains S.
of Achaea, Mtns
north of Mithraea and Galacia, Valmaran Mtns. Anteian basin mtn.s |
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| Jet |
jewelry,magic |
Fossilized coal, found in
similar places as amber |
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| Lapis Lazuli |
jewelry, ornamental carvings,
paint pigment |
rare, found in crystaline
limestones as a product of contact metamorphism (afganistan) |
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| Lead |
leaded glass, roofing,
windows. Low potential for magic, easily damaged or melted by by
magical energy.
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found near arsenic, copper,
gold. |
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| Loadstone |
compases |
found in igneous rocks and
crystaline metamorphic rocks, between layers of mica, and elsewhere |
N. part of N.
continenent |
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| Malachite |
jewelry, vases, tabletops |
copper-bearing ores in
Limestone |
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| Marble |
decorative building material |
Metamorphosed limestone |
Mt.s of
Sienova and South,
some on Marcher side |
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| Mercury |
Hat making, poisoning.
Magical conductivity fairly high, can be used in ritual.
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see cinnabar |
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| Moonstone |
jewelry, high magical
potential, especially for channeling and feminine magicks.
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deep basaltic rocks, gabbros |
N. coasts of
N. continent,
mountains of Mithraea |
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| Obsidian |
jewelry, knife and arrow
blades |
Black volcanic glass, found
near volcanoes |
Volcanoes |
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| Onyx |
small furnishings and
carvings, semi-precious jewelry |
Found in rocks (igneous,
metamorphic) in many places, hydro-thermal veins and others |
Mountains S.
of Achaea, Mtns
north of Mithraea and Galacia, Valmaran Mtns. Anteian basin mtn.s |
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| Opal |
jewelry. High magical
potential.
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hot springs , where
silica-secreting organisms live, in wood buried in volcanic tuff |
Found in the
cave- and water-
bearing mountains of the Steel Coast, Sienova and to the South of
Sienova, N. W. southern Achaea, Valmara |
The Sienovese
typically
produce he best opals for the best price due to a combination of
availability and skilled polishing. |
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| Pearl and
Mother of Pearl |
jewelry, fairly high
potential for conducting magical energies
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from the insides of bivalves |
Pearls:
Oceans of Elven
Islands, Mother of Pearl, Anteian basin |
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| Peridot |
jewelry |
Found in dark igneous rocks:
gabbro, basalt, and in meteorites. Some lava contains it. Found where
garnet found. |
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| Petrified
Wood and Bone |
magic ritual, naturalist
study, some jewelry. conducts magical energies, especially those
associated with death, necromancy, and scrying.
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Very dry areas, sedimentary
rocks |
S. Achaea,
Sienova |
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Death,
necormancy, scrying,
the past, secrets.
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| Platinum |
jewelry, flatware |
ultra-basic igneous rocks |
Mountains
north of Mithraea,
Valmaran Mtns. |
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| Pyrite |
mined mostly for the
copperand gold asoc. with it, fool's gold. can be used for sulfuric
acid and ferrous sulfate, the latter good for dyes |
most common sulfide mineral,
formed at low and high temps, found in metamorphic, igneous rocks,
hydrothermal veins, |
Mountains S.
of Achaea, Mtns
north of Mithraea and Galacia, Valmaran Mtns. Anteian basin mtn.s |
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| Quartz |
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Found in rocks (igneous,
metamorphic) in many places, hydro-thermal veins and others |
Mountains S.
of Achaea, Mtns
north of Mithraea and Galacia, Valmaran Mtns. Anteian basin mtn.s |
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| Red Beryl |
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Granitic rocks, mica schists,
(mildly metamorphosed) assoc. with Tin ores |
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| Rose Quartz |
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Found in rocks (igneous,
metamorphic) in many places, hydro-thermal veins and others |
Mountains S.
of Achaea, Mtns
north of Mithraea and Galacia, Valmaran Mtns. Anteian basin mtn.s |
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| Ruby
(Corundum) |
jewelry, grinding wheels |
Found in metamorphic ricks
such as mica-schist, gneiss, limestone.s Found near serpentine, peridote |
Mountains of
Achaean Gap (N.
and S.), Steel Coast, and Vendija |
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| Salt |
seasoning and preservative
and bath salts. Resists magic. Often
used in protective rituals, circle boundaries, etc. |
desolved from saline waters
(oceans or hot springs) and found in ancient deposites of same |
Dried lake
beds and coastal
tidal pools of S. Achaea, Mountains of Galacia and Mithraea |
Sea salts,
praised for
medicinal value, command higher prices than mined salt. These are 75%
Achaean monopoly. |
Common to
medium rare |
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| Salt Peter |
gun powder, medicinal uses
(to treat arthritis, sore throats) |
bat guano, caves in general |
The marches,
mountains of
galacia and the fisher coast and to some extent, S. Achaea |
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| Sapphire
(Corundum) |
jewelry |
Found in metamorphic ricks
such as mica-schist, gneiss, limestone.s Found near serpentine, peridote |
Mountains of
Achaean Gap (N.
and S.), Steel Coast, and Vendija |
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| Silver |
jewelry, flatware,
specie. Very high potential for magical conductivity. Easy
to work and durable. The (non-fey) metal of choice for mages.
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hydro-thermal environments
and small amounts in other ore deposits |
Mountains S.
of Achaea, Mtns
north of Mithraea and Galacia, Valmaran Mtns. Anteian basin mtn.s |
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Medium |
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| Smoky Quartz
or Cairngorm |
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Found in rocks (igneous,
metamorphic) in many places, hydro-thermal veins and others |
Mountains
north of Mithraea
and Galacia, Valmaran Mtns. mountians to the W and E of Achaea. |
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| Sulfur |
gun powder, paper making |
near the rims of active or
extince volcanoes, in sedimentary rocks containing gypsum and limestone |
Imperial
Islands, ELven
Islands, S. Steel coast, Valmara, Marcher mountains |
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| Sunstone |
jewelry, religious tokens and
accoutraments |
a plagioclase, deep basaltic
rocks, gabbros |
N. coasts of
N. continent,
mountains of Mithraea |
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| Talc |
Perfume base, paint base,
hair powder |
AKA soapstone, low-grade
metamorohic rocks like Appalacians |
Marcher mtns
and more arid
Steel Coast Mtns |
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| Tigereye |
q |
Found in rocks (igneous,
metamorphic) in many places, hydro-thermal veins and others |
Mountains S.
of Achaea, Mtns
north of Mithraea and Galacia, Valmaran Mtns. Anteian basin mtn.s |
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| Tin |
used in the making of bronze,
also used for small denomination coins |
High-temp hydrothermal veins
near granite, assoc w/ tourmaline, flourite, topaz (ussr, bolivia,
thailand) |
Mountains S.
of Achaea, Mtns
north of Mithraea and Galacia, Valmaran Mtns. Anteian basin mtn.s |
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| Topaz |
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Found in rocks (igneous,
metamorphic) in many places, hydro-thermal veins and others |
Mountains S.
of Achaea, Mtns
north of Mithraea and Galacia, Valmaran Mtns. Anteian basin mtn.s |
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| Tourmaline |
gemstone |
In granite pegmatites and
surrounding rocks, also near metamorphic rocks (gneiss, schist) new
york, main, brazil, ural mts |
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medium-common |
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| Turquoise |
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Found in veins near
decomposed volcanic rocks in arid environments |
Arid
mountains around S.
Achaea |
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| Zircon |
imitation diamonds |
Accessory minieral in many
igneous rocks, esp. the more silic types like granite. found in beach
and stream sands |
Streams
originating in Mt.s
N. of Mithraea or Galacia. |
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moderately
common |
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