Fire Quartz

Fire Quartz
A glowing red crystal commonly found near hot lava.
Information
Source	The Mines (floors 80+) Magma Geode Omni Geode Panning Fishing
Sell Price	data-sort-value="100 ">100g
Gemologist Profession (+30% Sell Price)	data-sort-value="130 ">130g

Fire Quartz is a Mineral. It can be foraged in the Mines (floors 80+), in the Skull Cavern or found inside a Magma Geode or Omni Geode. It can also be found by panning or inside Fishing Treasure Chests. It may occasionally be found in a Garbage Can after the player reaches the bottom of the mines.

Fire Quartz can be destroyed by bombs.

Fire Quartz can be used along with 1 coal in a furnace to produce 3 Refined Quartz, taking 1.5 in-game hours to smelt.

Bundles

Fire Quartz is used in the Geologist's Bundle in the Boiler Room.

Crafting

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Image	Name	Description	Ingredients	Recipe Source
	Slime Egg-Press	Compresses 100 pieces of slime into a slime egg. It's a miracle of science!	Coal (25) Fire Quartz (1) Battery Pack (1)	Combat Level 6
	Dehydrator	Place 5 pieces of fruit or edible mushrooms inside to dry them.	Wood (30) Clay (2) Fire Quartz (1)	Pierre's General Store (data-sort-value="10000">10,000g)

Smelting

To smelt Fire Quartz, equip it and activate the furnace while there is Coal in inventory. One unit of Coal is required for each smelting operation, regardless of the material or duration.

Ingredients	Equipment	Smelting Time	Produces
Fire Quartz (1) Coal (1)	Furnace	1.5 hours	Refined Quartz (3)

Tailoring

Fire Quartz is used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create a Shirt. It can also be used as a red dye color at the dye pots in Emily's and Haley's house, located at 2 Willow Lane.

Quests

• Fire Quartz may be randomly requested during any season at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of data-sort-value="300">300g and 150 Friendship points. Fire Quartz will never be requested until you have reached level 80+ of The Mines.
• Three Fire Quartz are requested by Lava Eel in a Fish Pond quest to increase the capacity of the pond from 1 to 3.

History

• 1.3.27: Added ability to smelt into Refined Quartz.
• 1.4: Can now be used in Tailoring. Can be requested in a Fish Pond quest.
• 1.6: Used as an ingredient for Dehydrator.