Neptunite

Neptunite

Type	Mineral
Location	Magma Geode; Omni Geode
Sell Price	400g

Neptunite is a geode mineral found in Magma Geodes and Omni Geodes, and it also drops from Black Slimes. It is one of the most valuable geode minerals, beaten only by Star Shards and Helvite. That high price makes it one of the few geode minerals worth putting in a Crystalarium, where it earns about as much per day as Aquamarine. The first piece belongs in Gunther's mineral collection at the museum. Spare pieces sell well, make a liked gift for the Wizard, and give a black dye at the Sewing Machine.

The in-game description reads: A jet-black crystal that is unusually reflective.

Location

Magma Geodes are the main way to get Neptunite, at about one chance in twenty-six per geode. Omni Geodes can hold it as well, though their odds are shared across every geode mineral.

Rocks on floors 81 to 119 of The Mines drop Magma Geodes. Barrels and crates in the Skull Cavern hold them, and so do Fishing Treasure Chests. A full Lava Eel Fish Pond produces them in batches. The Hill-top Farm and the Four Corners Farm have Magma Geode Nodes in their small quarry.

Black Slimes drop Neptunite directly. These dark slimes appear when the Witch flies over a Slime Hutch at night and curses the slimes inside, turning them all black. Black Slimes also drop Bixite, another Magma Geode mineral.

Clint at the Blacksmith opens geodes for a small fee. After Clint's Cave Patrol special order, the Geode Crusher recipe opens them without the fee. Daily luck leaves the contents unchanged.

Prices

Neptunite sells for well over twice the price of an unopened Magma Geode. Only Star Shards and Helvite rank higher among geode minerals. The Gemologist profession at Mining level 10 adds thirty percent on top, which makes each spare piece a strong sale.

A Crystalarium copies Neptunite in about three and a half days. That earns roughly 115g a day, about the same as Aquamarine or Fire Quartz and close to Jade. Star Shards and Helvite earn a little more for the same wait. A Crystalarium of Neptunite also needs collecting far less often than one running a fast gem.

Uses

Donating the first Neptunite to Gunther at the museum adds it to the mineral collection. Pieces of furniture such as the Standing Geode, the Singing Stone and the Obsidian Vase are among the mineral milestone rewards. The Crystal Chair needs forty-one minerals, and a free Crystalarium needs fifty.

Putting Neptunite and Cloth in the Sewing Machine makes a Shirt. Placed in the spool with a dyeable clothing item instead, Neptunite dyes it black.

Gifts

The Wizard likes Neptunite. Its high price makes cheaper geode minerals the smarter gift for him, since all of them earn the same friendship.

Neptunite is a poor gift for Caroline, Demetrius, Evelyn, George, Jodi, Kent, Lewis, Linus and Pam. Jas, Leo and Vincent dislike it too, and so do the marriage candidates Abigail, Alex, Elliott, Emily, Haley, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam, Sebastian and Shane. The same goes for the Dwarf, Krobus and Sandy, and for Clint, Gus, Marnie, Pierre, Robin and Willy.

Spare Neptunite is better sold or copied than gifted. With the Gemologist profession, a single piece sells for more than most gems.

All Geode Minerals

Every entry in this group, with its key details.

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