{
  "name": "Gemas",
  "category": "tfc:mechanics",
  "icon": "tfc:gem/opal",
  "pages": [
    {
      "type": "patchouli:text",
      "text": "Gems are a kind of mineral that spawns in a variety of different places, such as $(thing)under rivers$() and in $(l:the_world/geology)Volcanoes$(). For information on the precise conditions, see $(l:the_world/ores_and_minerals)the ores and minerals chapter$()."
    },
    {
      "type": "patchouli:spotlight",
      "item": "tag:tfc:gem_powders",
      "link_recipes": false,
      "text": "Gems can be ground into powder using a $(l:mechanics/quern)Quern$(). Gem powders are particularly useful in $(l:mechanics/glassworking_applications#coloring)Coloring Glass$()."
    },
    {
      "type": "patchouli:text",
      "text": "Through $(l:mechanics/sluices)Sluicing$() and $(l:mechanics/panning)Panning$(), $(thing)Uncut Gems$() can be obtained. The gem that can be obtained with the sluice is tied to the rock type of the deposit being processed."
    },
    {
      "type": "patchouli:text",
      "text": "Gems have higher $(thing)Hardness$() values than regular ore, requiring different strength tools to break them. This summarizes the minimum $(thing)Pickaxe$() tier required to break a gem ore block:$(br)$(li)Amethyst: Steel$(li)Diamond: Black Steel$(li)Emerald: Steel$(li)Lapis Lazuli: Bronze$(li)Opal: Bronze$(li)Pyrite: Copper$(li)Ruby: Black Steel$(li)Sapphire: Black Steel$(li)Topaz: Steel"
    },
    {
      "type": "patchouli:text",
      "text": "To cut a gem, you must craft $(thing)Sandpaper$(). Sandpaper is made from Black Sand, Flux, Glue, any Gem Powder, and Paper. Crafting an uncut gem with sandpaper cuts the gem."
    },
    {
      "type": "patchouli:crafting",
      "recipe": "tfc:crafting/sandpaper"
    }
  ],
  "read_by_default": true
}