Star Shards
| Star Shards | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Mineral |
| Location | Magma Geode; Omni Geode |
| Sell Price | 500g |
Star Shards are the most valuable geode mineral, found only inside Magma Geodes and Omni Geodes. Among all the minerals a Crystalarium can copy, only the Diamond sells for more. That makes Star Shards the second-best stone to duplicate for money, close behind the Diamond. The first one belongs in Gunther's museum collection. At the Sewing Machine they make the Star Shirt, and they also fit the red dye pot at 2 Willow Lane.
The in-game description reads: No one knows how these form. Some scientists claim that the microscopic structure displays unnatural regularity.
Location
Magma Geodes are the best place to look. Each one has about one chance in twenty-six of holding Star Shards. Omni Geodes can hold them too, but they spread their odds across every geode mineral, so the chance is about three times lower.
Rocks on floors 81 to 119 of The Mines drop Magma Geodes. Crates and barrels in the Skull Cavern can hold them as well, and so can Fishing Treasure Chests. A Lava Eel Fish Pond with nine or more fish can produce a batch of Magma Geodes. On the Hill-top Farm and the Four Corners Farm, Magma Geode Nodes can appear in the small quarry.
Omni Geodes come from rocks below floor 20 of The Mines, from the Skull Cavern and from panning. Krobus sells one on Tuesdays, and the Oasis sells them on Wednesdays.
Clint at the Blacksmith opens geodes for a small fee. After his Cave Patrol special order, he gives the recipe for the Geode Crusher, which opens them at home. Daily luck leaves the contents unchanged. The Excavator profession at Mining level 10 doubles the chance of finding geodes, which helps when hunting for a first Star Shard.
Prices
Star Shards sell for more than three times the price of an unopened Magma Geode. They are the top prize inside one. With the Gemologist profession from Mining level 10, Star Shards fetch thirty percent more.
A Crystalarium copies Star Shards in about three and a half days. That works out to roughly 144g a day per machine. A Diamond earns a little more, at about 150g a day, while Rubies and Emeralds earn about 120g. Star Shards therefore beat every gem except the Diamond for steady income.
A Star Shard copy also finishes sooner than a Diamond copy, which takes five days. The machine therefore pays out more often, in slightly smaller amounts. The Diamond still has far more uses beyond selling, from gifts to crafting.
Uses
Donating the first Star Shards to Gunther adds them to the museum's mineral collection. The donation counts toward Gunther's mineral milestones, where fifty minerals earn a free Crystalarium.
Putting Star Shards and Cloth in the Sewing Machine makes the dyeable Star Shirt. Star Shards also fit the red dye pot at Emily and Haley's house at 2 Willow Lane.
Gifts
The Wizard likes Star Shards. At this price, a cheaper liked gift for him is easy to find.
The older villagers Caroline, Demetrius, Evelyn, George, Jodi, Kent, Lewis, Linus and Pam dislike Star Shards. Abigail, Alex, Elliott, Emily, Haley, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam, Sebastian and Shane also dislike them. The children Jas, Leo and Vincent dislike them as well, as do the Dwarf, Krobus and Sandy. Clint, Gus, Marnie, Pierre, Robin and Willy dislike them too. A disliked gift costs friendship, so Star Shards are best kept away from everyone but the Wizard.
Notes
Keep the first Star Shards for the museum and put the next one straight into a Crystalarium. A shed of Star Shard machines earns nearly as much as one full of Diamonds. Each new copy can go into another Crystalarium, so a single lucky Magma Geode can grow into a whole row of machines.
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 |