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Amethyst crystals
Released22 June 2017 (Update)
MembersYes
QuestNo
LocationMining Guild
OptionsMine
ExamineThis wall is densely packed with crystals.
Advanced data
Object ID11388,11389

Amethyst crystals are the highest level rock in Old School RuneScape, requiring 92 Mining to mine. They are located exclusively in the Mining Guild with two areas to mine them from; the area directly west of the bank chest requires completion of the Elite Falador Diary (and having spoken to Belona for permission), while the area further south-east has no additional requirements to mine.

When successfully mined by a player, they receive an amethyst, which yields 240 Mining experience. Each amethyst crystal can be mined 2-3 times before fully depleting. After being mined, amethyst takes 75 seconds to respawn.

Wearing expert mining gloves allows the player to mine one additional amethyst before the geode depletes. Wearing any other mining gloves does not affect its chance to deplete.

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Mining info

Amethyst Crystals
Level requiredMining 92
Mining XP240 xp
Required toolPickaxe
Respawn time75 seconds (1:15)

Pre roll drops

A gem table rolls before the main drop table.[1] There's a chance to receive nothing here so that players can receive no items from a rock even if they are guaranteed to receive an ore in the main drop table.[2] The table gets more likely to be rolled if the player has a charged amulet of glory equipped: the probability grows from 1/256 to 1/86.[3]

Item Quantity Rarity Price High Alch
This does not exist.NothingN/A70/32,768; 70/11,008[d 1]N/AN/A
Uncut sapphire.png: Amethyst crystals drops Uncut sapphire with rarity 32/32,768 in quantity 1Uncut sapphire132/32,768; 32/11,008[d 1]23815
Uncut emerald.png: Amethyst crystals drops Uncut emerald with rarity 16/32,768 in quantity 1Uncut emerald116/32,768; 16/11,008[d 1]46330
Uncut ruby.png: Amethyst crystals drops Uncut ruby with rarity 8/32,768 in quantity 1Uncut ruby18/32,768; 8/11,008[d 1]98860
Uncut diamond.png: Amethyst crystals drops Uncut diamond with rarity 2/32,768 in quantity 1Uncut diamond12/32,768; 2/11,008[d 1]2,142120
  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The drop rate is increased while wearing an amulet of glory

Main drops

The probability for a player to receive some amethyst drop depends on the player's mining level. The rock will deplete after 2-3 amethysts are mined, unless affected by the effect of expert mining gloves which will then deplete after 3-4.

Item Quantity Rarity Price High Alch
Amethyst.png: Amethyst crystals drops Amethyst with rarity Always in quantity 1Amethyst1Always3,4642,340

The chance of successfully mining an amethyst crystal varies from around 3.5% at level 92, scaling up to about 4.3% at level 99.[4] Bear in mind these rates likely do not take into account the invisible +7 Mining level boost enjoyed while inside the Mining Guild.

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Conditional drops

The following table shows items that can be received in addition to the main resource.

A player's actual chances of receiving the pet are , where is the base chance and is the player's Mining level.

Item Quantity Rarity Price High Alch
Clue geode (beginner).png: Amethyst crystals drops Clue geode (beginner) with rarity Rare in quantity 1Clue geode (beginner)1RareNot soldN/A
Clue geode (easy).png: Amethyst crystals drops Clue geode (easy) with rarity Rare in quantity 1Clue geode (easy)1RareNot soldN/A
Clue geode (medium).png: Amethyst crystals drops Clue geode (medium) with rarity Rare in quantity 1Clue geode (medium)1RareNot soldN/A
Clue geode (hard).png: Amethyst crystals drops Clue geode (hard) with rarity Rare in quantity 1Clue geode (hard)1RareNot soldN/A
Clue geode (elite).png: Amethyst crystals drops Clue geode (elite) with rarity Rare in quantity 1Clue geode (elite)1RareNot soldN/A
Unidentified minerals.png: Amethyst crystals drops Unidentified minerals with rarity 1/20 in quantity 1Unidentified minerals11/20[5]Not soldN/A
Rock golem.png: Amethyst crystals drops Rock golem with rarity 1/46,350 in quantity 1Rock golem11/46,350[6]Not soldN/A

Changes

Date Changes
[[{{#explode:15 May 2024| |0}} {{#explode:15 May 2024| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:15 May 2024| |2}}]]
(update)

A sound now plays when amethyst crystals fully deplete.

[[{{#explode:8 May 2024| |0}} {{#explode:8 May 2024| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:8 May 2024| |2}}]]
(update)

Amethyst veins can now give players 2-3 amethyst before depleting.

[[{{#explode:15 March 2023| |0}} {{#explode:15 March 2023| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:15 March 2023| |2}}]]
(update | poll)
  • The object has been renamed from "Crystals" to "Amethyst crystals".
  • The "Prospect" option was removed.
[[{{#explode:3 November 2021| |0}} {{#explode:3 November 2021| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:3 November 2021| |2}}]]
(update)

The permanently empty amethyst vein in the Mining Guild has been replaced with a blank wall.

Trivia

  • Amethyst crystals are the only 'rock' in the game that can always have a chance at acquiring unidentified minerals, since they are unique to the Mining guild.
  • Unlike other rocks that have mining glove interactions, Amethyst crystals, Runite rocks and Sandstone rocks are only affected by one glove - the Expert glove. All other rocks that have mining glove interactions are affected by both the Expert gloves and either the standard mining glove or the superior mining glove, depending on ore type.
  • Prior to an update on the 3rd of November 2021 the northern part of the area that is accessible after the completion of the Falador diaries, contained an empty wall that never respawned any amethyst crystals but which could be interacted with.

References

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  5. ^ Mod Ed. "Mining Guild Expansion." 22 June 2017. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Old School Announcements Forums.
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