Mineral & Gem Collecting
Collect crystals and gems straight out of the earth.
~$70Cost to start
EasyDifficulty
30–60 minTime / session
2 setup steps, ~$70 all in. Nothing to buy until you say so.
Is it you?
Nobody has scored this against your answers yet. 30–60 min at a time, $70 to find out whether it sticks.
SpaceSmall corner
The path13 quests
ASetting up2 things to sort, in any order$17
- Get a hand lens and a regional guidebook
- Label every specimen with where it came from
Then the quests
- Identify ten minerals in your own collection with certainty
- Go collecting at a known site
- Find and identify your first mineral
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