Crystalarium

Crystalarium
Insert a gem of your choice and it will grow copies.
Information
Source	Crafting • Museum donation • 25,000 Bundle
Sell Price	Cannot be sold
Crafting
Recipe Source	Mining (Level 9)
Ingredients	Stone (99) Gold Bar (5) Iridium Bar (2) Battery Pack (1)

The Crystalarium will replicate any inserted Gem, Foraged Mineral, or Geode Mineral. It can be crafted or found in a treasure room in the Skull Cavern. Note, however, that Crystalariums cannot replicate Prismatic Shards. The functions of the Crystalarium are explained in the Lost Book Technology Report!.

One Crystalarium is the reward for donating 50 Minerals to the Museum. One Crystalarium is also the reward for completing the 25,000 Bundle in the Vault.

Once an item is inserted, it will replicate that item an infinite number of times. Once a gem or mineral has been inserted into the Crystalarium, it can be retrieved at any time by removing the Crystalarium with a tool.

Use

Note that times to craft are approximate, since time passes differently from 2am to 6am. One hour = 60 minutes from 6am to 2am, but 1 hour = 100 minutes from 2am to 6am. One full day is 1600 minutes, where day is 1200 minutes and night is 400 minutes.

Image	Name	Sell Price	Time to craft (Day:Hour:Min)	g/day
	Emerald	data-sort-value="250">250g	2:02:00	data-sort-value="120">120g
	Aquamarine	data-sort-value="180">180g	1:13:20	data-sort-value="115.7">115.7g
	Ruby	data-sort-value="250">250g	2:02:00	data-sort-value="120">120g
	Amethyst	data-sort-value="100">100g	0:22:40	data-sort-value="105.9">105.9g
	Topaz	data-sort-value="80">80g	0:18:40	data-sort-value="102.9">102.9g
	Jade	data-sort-value="200">200g	1:16:00	data-sort-value="120">120g
	Diamond	data-sort-value="750">750g	5:00:00	data-sort-value="150">150g
	Quartz	data-sort-value="25">25g	0:07:00	data-sort-value="85.7">85.7g
	Fire Quartz	data-sort-value="100">100g	0:21:40	data-sort-value="110.8">110.8g
	Frozen Tear	data-sort-value="75">75g	0:18:40	data-sort-value="96.4">96.4g
	Earth Crystal	data-sort-value="50">50g	0:13:20	data-sort-value="90">90g
	Tigerseye	data-sort-value="275">275g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="79.2">79.2g
	Opal	data-sort-value="150">150g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="43.2">43.2g
	Fire Opal	data-sort-value="350">350g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="100.8">100.8g
	Alamite	data-sort-value="150">150g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="43.2">43.2g
	Bixite	data-sort-value="300">300g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="86.4">86.4g
	Baryte	data-sort-value="50">50g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="14.4">14.4g
	Aerinite	data-sort-value="125">125g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="36">36g
	Calcite	data-sort-value="75">75g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="21.6">21.6g
	Dolomite	data-sort-value="300">300g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="86.4">86.4g
	Esperite	data-sort-value="100">100g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="28.8">28.8g
	Fluorapatite	data-sort-value="200">200g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="57.6">57.6g
	Geminite	data-sort-value="150">150g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="43.2">43.2g
	Helvite	data-sort-value="450">450g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="129.6">129.6g
	Jamborite	data-sort-value="150">150g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="43.2">43.2g
	Jagoite	data-sort-value="115">115g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="33.1">33.1g
	Kyanite	data-sort-value="250">250g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="72">72g
	Lunarite	data-sort-value="200">200g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="57.6">57.6g
	Malachite	data-sort-value="100">100g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="28.8">28.8g
	Neptunite	data-sort-value="400">400g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="115.2">115.2g
	Lemon Stone	data-sort-value="200">200g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="57.6">57.6g
	Nekoite	data-sort-value="80">80g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="23.0">23g
	Orpiment	data-sort-value="80">80g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="23.0">23g
	Petrified Slime	data-sort-value="120">120g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="34.6">34.6g
	Thunder Egg	data-sort-value="100">100g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="28.8">28.8g
	Pyrite	data-sort-value="120">120g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="34.6">34.6g
	Ocean Stone	data-sort-value="220">220g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="63.4">63.4g
	Ghost Crystal	data-sort-value="200">200g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="57.6">57.6g
	Jasper	data-sort-value="150">150g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="43.2">43.2g
	Celestine	data-sort-value="125">125g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="36">36g
	Marble	data-sort-value="110">110g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="31.7">31.7g
	Sandstone	data-sort-value="60">60g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="17.3">17.3g
	Granite	data-sort-value="75">75g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="21.6">21.6g
	Basalt	data-sort-value="175">175g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="50.4">50.4g
	Limestone	data-sort-value="15">15g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="4.3">4.3g
	Soapstone	data-sort-value="120">120g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="34.6">34.6g
	Hematite	data-sort-value="150">150g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="43.2">43.2g
	Mudstone	data-sort-value="25">25g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="7.2">7.2g
	Obsidian	data-sort-value="200">200g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="57.6">57.6g
	Slate	data-sort-value="85">85g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="24.5">24.5g
	Fairy Stone	data-sort-value="250">250g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="72">72g
	Star Shards	data-sort-value="500">500g	3:11:20	data-sort-value="144">144g

Tips

• The most profitable gem to replicate is the Diamond, yielding a profit of data-sort-value="150">150g per day if harvested as soon as it is ready (five days). At this rate, the base monetary value of the materials used in crafting the Crystalarium can be recovered in about 32 days (not including a Diamond used to seed it, nor any increase in the value of the crafting materials due to profession bonuses).
  • Diamonds can also be traded in with the Desert Trader for the triple shot espresso.
  • Diamonds are also either liked or loved by all villagers, making the replication of Diamonds useful for gift-giving purposes.
• Earth Crystals can be replicated in about 13 in-game hours, providing two nearly universally liked gifts each day. This is more efficient than replicating Diamonds and either gifting them or selling them for Salad, which is the cheapest universally liked item that can be purchased.
• Only 7 in-game hours is required to replicate Quartz, the shortest time span for any mineral. While the Crystalarium is thus an efficient source of Quartz for making Refined Quartz, Quartz is found abundantly during mining and making Refined Quartz still requires Coal for smelting. Refined Quartz can also be produced directly in a Recycling Machine from Broken Glasses and Broken CDs, without needing coal.
  • Five Quartz can be traded at the Desert Trader for 1 Bomb, making the replication of Quartz in Crystalariums a more cost-effective method of obtaining Bombs than purchasing them from the Dwarf's shop for data-sort-value="1000">1,000g each.
• The Crystalarium can replicate Jade for trading with the Desert Trader for Staircases on Sundays. The staircases can then either be used or inserted into a Deconstructor to produce 99 stone. This can save countless hours gathering stone.
• The Crystalarium can replicate Rubies for trading with the Desert Trader for Spicy Eels. The Spicy Eels can then be eaten to increase luck and player speed. This can also save time from cooking them with eels and hot peppers.
• Before 1.6, when changing the gem in a Crystalarium, first break the Crystalarium to get the seeded gem back (otherwise the gem in the Crystalarium will be lost and replaced with the new gem). Then place it down again and insert the new gem.
• Fire Quartz is required in the crafting recipe of a Dehydrator, so it may be worth while to replicate it. Note that it takes just about 22 hours to replicate one piece.

History

• 1.3.27: Removed an exploit that replaced a ready-to-harvest mineral with a more expensive mineral.
• 1.4: Can now be stacked in a player's inventory and in chests.
• 1.5: Removing a Crystalarium that isn't ready for harvest will now drop the gem that was placed in it.
• 1.6: Inserting a new gem into a Crystalarium now pops the previous one out, instead of silently replacing it.