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Pyrite? Here? [spoilers]
« on: November 11, 2011, 12:49:33 pm »
I was digging out a candy vein, when I hit something. Pyrite. Right in the middle of all this candy, this low value gem. Is this normal, or a bug?
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Re: Pyrite? Here? [spoilers]
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2011, 12:55:39 pm »
Good thing you didn't find that tile empty instead  ;D
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Re: Pyrite? Here? [spoilers]
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2011, 01:17:44 pm »
It sounds like a bug.

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Re: Pyrite? Here? [spoilers]
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2011, 01:42:23 pm »
But pyrites are crap gems.
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Re: Pyrite? Here? [spoilers]
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2011, 02:34:45 pm »
Quote from: Urist Imiknorris on November 11, 2011, 01:42:23 pm
But pyrites are crap gems.

You know, some people think that pyrites are worthless. But you know… uh… I always think, who the hell decided diamonds were so great?
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Re: Pyrite? Here? [spoilers]
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2011, 02:43:22 pm »
Was it actually in the center, or was it along the edge? The former might be a bug, but the latter is perfectly normal.
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Re: Pyrite? Here? [spoilers]
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2011, 02:56:14 pm »
It was surrounded by candy, but it wasn't at the very center

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Re: Pyrite? Here? [spoilers]
« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2011, 03:09:29 pm »
Perfectly normal.  Other than the center 4X4 block, the rest of the raw adamantium takes the form of randomly twisting veins radiating out from the center.  There's no reason one of them can't loop back on itself and enclose a tile of whatever stones are naturally occurring for that layer.  I expect you'll find pyrites scattered around that Z-layer.
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Re: Pyrite? Here? [spoilers]
« Reply #8 on: November 11, 2011, 04:17:44 pm »
Isnt pyrite a stone/metal?
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Re: Pyrite? Here? [spoilers]
« Reply #9 on: November 11, 2011, 05:43:17 pm »
Gem. IRL though, it's a mineral of some sort
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrite
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« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2011, 05:48:06 pm »
Wow.  Pyrite's kind of cool.  I want a large perfectly cut pyrite cube now...
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Re: Pyrite? Here? [spoilers]
« Reply #11 on: November 11, 2011, 07:59:29 pm »
Then sell it to elves and say its gold
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« Reply #12 on: November 11, 2011, 08:13:23 pm »
Quote from: ZeroSumHappiness on November 11, 2011, 05:48:06 pm
Wow.  Pyrite's kind of cool.  I want a large perfectly cut pyrite cube now...

if you're lucky, you might find one that's a perfect cube without being cut. They have a cubic crystal structure, so they tend to grow as cubes. But most often they end up meeting with another crystal and you end up with intersecting cubes.
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Re: Pyrite? Here? [spoilers]
« Reply #13 on: November 11, 2011, 08:22:40 pm »
it is a warning, there is no HFS in your map, but a place full of crappy gems that will LOWER your fortress value...
wait, now that I think of it, it is not that bad, no more dirty migrants, and no more sieges for a while...
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Re: Pyrite? Here? [spoilers]
« Reply #14 on: November 11, 2011, 11:08:52 pm »
I saw some selling online for $4.50 usd a cube. Maybe you should just order one ;)
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