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Baryte

Baryte
Baryte
Type Mineral
Location Magma Geode; Omni Geode
Sell Price 50g

Baryte is a geode mineral that comes from Magma Geodes and Omni Geodes. It is the low-value pull from a Magma Geode, worth only a fraction of Fire Opal or Helvite from the same geode. Its real purpose is to fill its slot in the museum, where every new mineral counts towards Gunther's rewards. After that, spares can be sold, used for a red dye, or sewn into a Shirt. The Wizard likes it, but almost every other villager dislikes it.

The in-game description reads: The best specimens resemble a desert rose.


Location

Baryte only comes out of geodes. Magma Geodes give the best chance, since they draw from a short list of minerals. Omni Geodes can hold it as well, but their odds are spread across the minerals of every geode type, so each one is a much weaker chance.

Magma Geodes drop from rocks on floors 81 to 119 of The Mines. Omni Geodes drop from rocks from floor 21 downwards, and they are common in the Skull Cavern. The Oasis in the Calico Desert also sells Omni Geodes on Wednesdays.

Clint at the Blacksmith opens each geode for 25g. A Geode Crusher opens them at home after Clint's Cave Patrol special order unlocks its recipe. The odds stay the same on lucky and unlucky days.

Prices

Baryte is one of the cheapest geode minerals. Fire Opal sells for seven times as much, and Helvite for nine times as much. The Gemologist profession at Mining level 10 adds thirty percent to the price of every gem and mineral, but that still leaves Baryte a small sale.

A Crystalarium can copy Baryte, but each copy takes about three and a half days. That works out to under 15g a day, one of the worst returns a Crystalarium can give. Helvite from the same geode earns around 130g a day in the same machine.

Uses

Donating the first Baryte to Gunther adds it to the museum's mineral collection. Mineral donations unlock rewards at set totals. Early ones are furniture such as the Standing Geode and the Singing Stone. The Crystal Chair comes at 41 minerals and a Crystalarium at 50. A cheap mineral like Baryte counts towards those totals just as much as a rare one.

Putting Baryte and Cloth in the Sewing Machine makes a Shirt. At the dye pots in Emily and Haley's house, Baryte counts as a red dye.

Gifts

The Wizard likes Baryte. Since it sells for so little, giving spares to him is often the best use for them.

The Dwarf, Krobus and Sandy dislike Baryte. Clint, Gus, Marnie, Pierre, Robin and Willy dislike it as well, as do Caroline, Demetrius, Evelyn, George, Jodi, Kent, Lewis, Linus and Pam. So do Abigail, Alex, Elliott, Emily, Haley, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam, Sebastian and Shane. Jas, Leo and Vincent also dislike it.

Keep one Baryte until it has gone to the museum. After that, a stack of spares can go to the Wizard over several weeks, one gift at a time.

All Geode Minerals

Every entry in this group, with its key details.

Name Image Price
Aerinite Aerinite 125g
Alamite Alamite 150g
Baryte Baryte 50g
Basalt Basalt 175g
Bixite Bixite 300g
Calcite Calcite 75g
Celestine Celestine 125g
Dolomite Dolomite 300g
Esperite Esperite 100g
Fairy Stone Fairy Stone 250g
Fire Opal Fire Opal 350g
Fluorapatite Fluorapatite 200g
Geminite Geminite 150g
Ghost Crystal Ghost Crystal 200g
Granite Granite 75g
Helvite Helvite 450g
Hematite Hematite 150g
Jagoite Jagoite 115g
Jamborite Jamborite 150g
Jasper Jasper 150g
Kyanite Kyanite 250g
Lemon Stone Lemon Stone 200g
Limestone Limestone 15g
Lunarite Lunarite 200g
Malachite Malachite 100g
Marble Marble 110g
Mudstone Mudstone 25g
Nekoite Nekoite 80g
Neptunite Neptunite 400g
Obsidian Obsidian 200g
Ocean Stone Ocean Stone 220g
Opal Opal 150g
Orpiment Orpiment 80g
Petrified Slime Petrified Slime 120g
Pyrite Pyrite 120g
Sandstone Sandstone 60g
Slate Slate 85g
Soapstone Soapstone 120g
Star Shards Star Shards 500g
Thunder Egg Thunder Egg 100g
Tigerseye Tigerseye 275g