What Should You Do With Minerals In Stardew Valley?
Many a player has found themselves with a chest full of minerals and gems they just don't know what to do with. Minerals are plentiful in Pelican Town: they may be found in the mines, the Skull Cavern, the quarry, or even just in random rocks lying around town. Some are, of course, rarer than others, but often the rarest ones are also the most useful.
No player would shy away from collecting such an abundant resource, but the problem is that there are too many types of minerals. With 53 minerals in the game, one of each is more than enough to fill a small chest, so many players run out of room before they can complete their collections. It's easy to see the utility of Quartz and Earth Crystal from the very beginning, but is it really necessary to keep all these other gems around?
A handful of gems and minerals are actually pretty useful in crafting, even if the player doesn't have the requisite recipes unlocked yet. As for early-game minerals that can be found on the upper floors of the mine, players should always make a point of hanging onto Quartz and Earth Crystals for their crafting utility. Quartz can be placed into a Furnace to turn it into Refined Quartz, which is used in a variety of different crafting recipes, including the Farm Computer, Lightning Rod, and Quality Sprinkler. Players will also need ten Refined Quartz to build a Slime Hutch.
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Earth Crystals, on the other hand, are mostly only good for one thing: crafting a Mayonnaise Machine. However, Mayonnaise Machines are invaluable for any farmer raising coop animals, like chickens or ducks. Even at the lowest size and quality level, Mayonnaise sells for much more than the eggs required to make it. And despite their appearance on easier floors of the mine, Earth Crystals are surprisingly rare. As a result, players should always save them for Mayonnaise Machine
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