Quartz Crystal Formation
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Quartz Crystal Formation
- Type
- Resource node
- Requires
- Copper Mining Pick
- Gives
- Quartz Crystal
- Interact
- Yes
- Destructible
- No
Contents
Gathering results[edit]
- Quartz Crystal
- Only the home instance variant has an additional, rare chance for:
Locations[edit]
Main Instances[edit]
- Crystal Oasis
- Forged Foothold (Two possible spawn points; one in the Forged camp and one in the mine; one will not spawn if normal node at Fortunate Strike is present)
- Glint's Legacy
- Fortunate Strike (Rich node always spawns at the top of the mine; chance for a normal node here also, will not spawn if both nodes at Forged Foothold are present)
- Dry Top
- Prospect Valley
- Crash Site 1 (Two nodes; one at the crash site and one at the vista above)
- Challenger Cliffs
- Crash Site 3 (Won't appear if Inquest Base node is present)
- Inquest Base (Two possible spawn points but only one will spawn; won't appear if Crash Site 3 node is present)
- Unswept Uplands
- Cragrock Palace (Rich node; only accessible during last 10 minutes of the Sandstorm! and only if Favor of the Zephyrites is at Tier 4 or higher)
- Prospect Valley
Home Instances[edit]
- Black Citadel
- Hero's Canton (Only if unlocked via Gift of Quartz)
- Divinity's Reach
- Salma District (Only if unlocked via Gift of Quartz)
- Rata Sum
- Applied Development Lab (Only if unlocked via Gift of Quartz)
- The Grove
- Dreamer's Terrace (Only if unlocked via Gift of Quartz)
- Hoelbrak
- Hunter's Hearth (Only if unlocked via Gift of Quartz)
Festival Events[edit]
- Labyrinthine Cliffs
- Bazaar Docks (During Festival of the Four Winds only) This map has a daily cap of 21 minings, not counting bonus gatherings.
Notes[edit]
- The home instance node may be unlocked by purchasing a Gift of Quartz from laurel vendors.
- Unlike other mining nodes, most Quartz Crystal Formation nodes do not vary in possible spawn locations. Exceptions are noted above.
