Obsidian

Obsidian

Type	Mineral
Location	Magma Geode; Omni Geode
Sell Price	200g

Obsidian is a geode mineral found in Magma Geodes and Omni Geodes. Most geode minerals please only the Wizard, but Obsidian is one of Sebastian's loved gifts. That makes it a prized find for anyone courting him or simply building his friendship. Gunther's mineral collection at the museum is the right home for the first piece. After that, spare Obsidian is usually saved for Sebastian, sold, or sewn into the Studded Vest.

The in-game description reads: A volcanic glass that forms when lava cools rapidly.

Location

Magma Geodes give the best odds for Obsidian, at about one chance in twenty-six each. Omni Geodes can hold it too, though their odds are shared across every geode mineral, so each one is a weaker bet.

Rocks on floors 81 to 119 of The Mines drop Magma Geodes. Barrels and crates in the Skull Cavern can hold them. Fishing Treasure Chests also hold them, and a villager may give one at the Feast of the Winter Star. 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, so those farms can collect them at home.

Clint at the Blacksmith opens geodes for a small fee. After his Cave Patrol special order, Clint gives the Geode Crusher recipe, which opens them without the fee. Daily luck leaves the contents unchanged, so any day suits a batch of geodes.

Prices

Obsidian sells for the same as Lemon Stone, in the middle of the Magma Geode range. Star Shards, Helvite and Neptunite are worth far more. Obsidian is still worth more than the unopened Magma Geode. At Mining level 10, the Gemologist profession pushes the price of Obsidian up by thirty percent.

A Crystalarium copies Obsidian in about three and a half days. That earns under 60g a day from sales, which is weak next to a gem. For Sebastian's friendship, though, a Crystalarium of Obsidian supplies a loved gift every few days.

Uses

Donating the first Obsidian to Gunther at the museum adds it to the mineral collection. Mineral milestones pay out furniture, and the Obsidian Vase is one of the pieces, next to the Standing Geode and the Singing Stone. The forty-one mineral mark earns the Crystal Chair, and the fifty mark a free Crystalarium.

Putting Obsidian and Cloth in the Sewing Machine makes the Studded Vest.

Gifts

Sebastian loves Obsidian, and the Wizard likes it.

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, Shane, Vincent and Willy all dislike it.

Sebastian's other loved gifts include the Frozen Tear, Frog Egg, Pumpkin Soup, Sashimi and Void Egg. Obsidian and Frozen Tear are the easiest of these for a miner to gather. A loved gift on Sebastian's birthday counts eight times as much as on a normal day, so it is worth saving an Obsidian for that date.

These villagers love receiving Obsidian as a gift.

Villager	Image
Sebastian

Notes

Obsidian comes from the deep floors of The Mines, so it tends to arrive later than Frozen Tears. Early in the game, Frozen Tears from the middle floors do the same job for Sebastian until Magma Geodes start dropping.

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