Been curious and have read a couple things regarding gem mining. My GM Miner can dig up perfect emeralds and similar things in Ter Mur - the other five or so gems on that list also. When reading the mining guide, it mentions that the Gem Mining book that one can buy is good for digging up normal gems. Are the normal gems the ones that one gets like rubies or emeralds from killing crystal els or similar things that you can also buy from an NPC? I don't need them and am trying to figure out whether to get the book.
Another question that I haven't seen posed. Long ago, before I split UO and returned awhile back, I had visited the 10k/day fee mine in Nujelm on the edge of town. I seem to recollect that I visited there for gem mining purposes solely - may be wrong. Is one able because, of either a faster spawn rate or the place itself, to dig up perfect emeralds/similar things to justify forking out 10k?
Thanks for any feedback.
Jack Nickelson
Another question that I haven't seen posed. Long ago, before I split UO and returned awhile back, I had visited the 10k/day fee mine in Nujelm on the edge of town. I seem to recollect that I visited there for gem mining purposes solely - may be wrong. Is one able because, of either a faster spawn rate or the place itself, to dig up perfect emeralds/similar things to justify forking out 10k?
Thanks for any feedback.
Jack Nickelson