Magma Geode
| Magma Geode | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Mineral |
| Location | Mining; Fishing |
| Sell Price | 150g |
The Magma Geode is the geode of the deepest floors of The Mines. Cracking it open at Clint's or in a Geode Crusher gives a random mineral, artifact, ore or basic material such as Stone or Clay. It holds the most valuable minerals of the themed geodes, including Star Shards, Helvite and Neptunite, and it is the only themed geode that can give Iridium Ore. Every Magma Geode mineral counts towards Gunther's museum collection, which makes these geodes essential for anyone filling the mineral cases. Unopened, it also serves the Raccoon at the Giant Stump, the Sewing Machine and the red dye pot.
The in-game description reads: A blacksmith can break this open for you.
Location
Rocks on floors 81 to 119 of The Mines drop Magma Geodes. That stretch of The Mines is the main place to collect them during normal play.
Barrels and crates in the Skull Cavern can also hold Magma Geodes. They turn up in Fishing Treasure Chests, and villagers sometimes give one at the Feast of the Winter Star.
On the Hill-top Farm and the Four Corners Farm, the small quarry on the farm has Magma Geode Nodes. Breaking a node with a pickaxe gives a Magma Geode, so these farm layouts have a supply at home.
A Fish Pond of Lava Eels produces Magma Geodes once the pond holds nine fish. A full pond of ten can produce a large batch at once. That makes a Lava Eel pond a steady late-game supply.
Prices
Clint at the Blacksmith opens a Magma Geode for a small fee. Clint's Cave Patrol special order rewards the recipe for the Geode Crusher, which opens geodes without the fee. With a steady supply of Magma Geodes, that saving adds up.
An unopened Magma Geode sells for a fair price on its own. Many of the minerals inside are worth more, though. Star Shards, Helvite and Neptunite each sell for about three times the geode's value. Fire Opal, Bixite, Dolomite and Tigerseye are also strong rolls. Baryte is the weak spot, worth only a third of the geode. Opening the geode also brings a chance at ore, Coal, Clay or Stone instead of a mineral.
The Gemologist profession at Mining level 10 raises the sale price of every mineral by thirty percent. That makes the valuable rolls from a Magma Geode even better.
Daily luck leaves the contents unchanged. A Magma Geode can be opened on an unlucky day with the same chances as on a lucky one.
Uses
Inside a Magma Geode, each of its geode minerals has about a one in twenty-six chance to appear. The minerals are Baryte, Basalt, Bixite, Dolomite, Fire Opal, Helvite, Jasper, Lemon Stone, Neptunite, Obsidian, Star Shards and Tigerseye. Fire Quartz shows up a little more often than each of these. The Dwarf Gadget artifact can also come out, which counts towards the artifact collection at the museum.
Several of those minerals have uses beyond the museum. Lemon Stone is a loved gift for the Dwarf. Obsidian is a loved gift for Sebastian, and Tigerseye is a loved gift for Sam. Fire Quartz smelts into Refined Quartz.
Other results include Stone, Clay, Coal, Copper Ore, Iron Ore, Gold Ore and Iridium Ore. Each of the ores has the same small chance to appear.
The Raccoon at the Giant Stump can ask for three Magma Geodes in his later requests. Keeping a few unopened in a chest saves a trip to The Mines when that request appears.
Putting a Magma Geode and Cloth in the Sewing Machine makes the Red Hoodie. A Magma Geode also works in the red dye pot at Emily and Haley's house. Gunther only accepts the minerals at the museum, so a Magma Geode has to be cracked before its contents count.
Gifts
Abigail, Alex, Caroline, Clint, Demetrius, the Dwarf, Elliott, Emily, Evelyn, George, Gus, Haley, Harvey, Jas, Jodi, Kent, Krobus, Leah, Leo, Lewis, Linus, Marnie, Maru, Pam, Penny, Pierre, Robin, Sam, Sandy, Sebastian, Shane, Vincent, Willy and the Wizard all dislike the Magma Geode. Even the Wizard, who likes the minerals inside, dislikes the geode itself. Cracking it first is the better choice.
Notes
Save Magma Geodes from the lower floors of The Mines rather than opening them one at a time. Cracking a full stack at Clint fills many museum slots in a single visit.
A Lava Eel pond and a Geode Crusher together turn into a regular income of minerals, with the odd piece of Iridium Ore.
All Geodes
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Frozen Geode | 
|
100g |
| Geode | 
|
50g |
| Magma Geode | 
|
150g |
| Omni Geode | 
|
0g |