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'''Gems''' are [[Collecting|collectibles]] in ''[[The Sims 3]]''. They are found in their raw form and can be cut by sending them to a gem cutters or using the [[gem cutter]] machine.
'''Gems''' are [[Collecting (The Sims 3)|collectibles]] in ''[[The Sims 3]]''. They are found in their raw form and can be cut by sending them to a gem cutters or by using the [[gem cutter]] machine.


== Raw ==
== Raw ==
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!Gem
!Gem
!Rarity
!Rarity
!Min<br>Value (§)
!Min<br />Value (§)
!Max<br>Value (§)
!Max<br />Value (§)
!EP
!EP
|Location
|Location
|-
|-
|[[File:Blue_Topaz.png]]
|[[File:Blue Topaz.png]]
|Blue Topaz
|Blue Topaz
|Common
|Common
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|Base neighborhood
|Base neighborhood
|-
|-
|[[File:Smoky_Quartz.png]]
|[[File:Smoky Quartz.png]]
|Smoky Quartz
|Smoky Quartz
|Common
|Common
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|Base neighborhood
|Base neighborhood
|-
|-
|[[File:Yellow_Sapphire.png]]
|[[File:Yellow Sapphire.png]]
|Yellow Sapphire
|Yellow Sapphire
|Uncommon
|Uncommon
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|Base neighborhood
|Base neighborhood
|-
|-
|[[File:Luminorious_Gem.png]]
|[[File:Luminorious Gem.png]]
|Luminorious Gem
|Luminorious Gem
|Rare
|Rare
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|Base neighborhood
|Base neighborhood
|-
|-
|[[File:Rainbow_Gem.png]]
|[[File:Rainbow Gem.png]]
|Rainbow Gem
|Rainbow Gem
|Rare
|Rare
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|Base neighborhood<ref name="Rummage for Scrap">Raw rainbow gems, opals, and tiberium can be obtained by using the "Rummage for Scrap" interaction on garbage cans in the neighborhood.</ref>
|Base neighborhood<ref name="Rummage for Scrap">Raw rainbow gems, opals, and tiberium can be obtained by using the "Rummage for Scrap" interaction on garbage cans in the neighborhood.</ref>
|-
|-
|[[File:Pink_Diamond.png]]
|[[File:Pink Diamond.png]]
|Pink Diamond<ref name="pink diamond">Sims will need to cut a pink diamond into the heart shape in order to do the SimBot opportunity chain.</ref>
|Pink Diamond<ref name="pink diamond">Sims will need to cut a pink diamond into the heart shape in order to do the SimBot opportunity chain.</ref>
|Rare
|Rare
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|Egypt
|Egypt
|-
|-
|[[File:Lapis_Lazuli.png]]
|[[File:Lapis Lazuli.png]]
|Lapis Lazuli
|Lapis Lazuli
|Common
|Common
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|Base neighborhood
|Base neighborhood
|-
|-
|[[File:Septarian_Nodule.png]]
|[[File:Septarian Nodule.png]]
|Septarian Nodule
|Septarian Nodule
|Rare
|Rare
|50
|50
|350
|350
|{{TS3icon|TS3:WA}}
|Base neighborhood
|-
|[[File:Tiberium.png]]
|Tiberium
|Rare
|75
|125
|{{TS3icon|TS3:WA}}
|{{TS3icon|TS3:WA}}
|Base neighborhood
|Base neighborhood
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|Base neighborhood
|Base neighborhood
|-
|-
|[[File:Vampires_Eye.png]]
|[[File:Vampires Eye.png]]
|Vampire's Eye
|Vampire's Eye
|Rare
|Rare
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|Base neighborhood
|Base neighborhood
|-
|-
|[[File:Sunstone_ts3icon.png]]
|[[File:Sunstone ts3icon.png]]
|Sunstone
|Sunstone
|Rare
|Rare
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|Base neighborhood
|Base neighborhood
|-
|-
|[[File:Moonstone_ts3icon.png]]
|[[File:Moonstone ts3icon.png]]
|Moonstone
|Moonstone
|Rare
|Rare
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|Base neighborhood
|Base neighborhood
|-
|-
|[[File:Bloodstone_ts3icon.png]]
|[[File:Bloodstone ts3icon.png]]
|Bloodstone
|Bloodstone
|Uncommon
|Uncommon
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|Base neighborhood
|Base neighborhood
|}
|}

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===Tiberium===
===Tiberium===
[[File:Tiberium_transforming.jpg|thumb|250px|Tiberium growing.]]
[[File:Tiberium transforming.jpg|thumb|250px|Tiberium growing.]]

{{main|Tiberium}}
{{main|Tiberium}}

[[Tiberium]] is an extraordinarily rare and potentially very valuable gem. It represents the Tiberium crystal in ''Command And Conquer: Tiberium Wars''. The raw rock is worth §75-125. In the inventory (either as ore or cut) it will give a negative "Visceroidal Nausea" moodlet (-25 mood).
[[Tiberium]] is an extraordinarily rare and potentially very valuable gem. It represents the Tiberium crystal in ''Command And Conquer: Tiberium Wars''. The raw rock is worth §75-125. In the inventory (either as ore or cut) it will give a negative "Visceroidal Nausea" moodlet (-25 mood).


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*Heart-Shaped Cut (§1,000)
*Heart-Shaped Cut (§1,000)


No matter what the cut is, Tiberium will grow into a Large Spire Cut within a day, giving it a value of around §40,000 or higher in some cases.
No matter what the cut is, a non-large cut of Tiberium will grow into a Large Spire Cut within a day, giving it a value of around §40,000 or higher in some cases. Large cuts of Tiberium gems do not morph into Large Spire cuts.


== Cuts ==
== Cuts ==
[[File:Gem_skull_cuts.jpg|thumb|250px|Skull cut gems.]]
[[File:Gem skull cuts.jpg|thumb|250px|Skull cut gems.]]
Gems may be sent to the gem-cutter and cut into the following cuts. Starting with the emerald cut, and Sims gain cuts by cutting gems.
Gems may be sent to the gem-cutter by mail and cut into the following cuts. Starting with the emerald cut, Sims gain cuts by cutting increasing numbers of gems.


Geode & Septarian Nodules only have polished split and heart-shaped cut, while Tiberium only has Spire and Heart-Shaped cut
Geode & Septarian Nodules only have polished split and heart-shaped cut, while Tiberium only has Spire and Heart-Shaped cut.


Sometimes the gem cutters will return an uncut gem, saying that it is actually a [[Mysterious Mr. Gnome]] in disguise.
Sometimes the gem cutters will return an uncut gem, saying that it is actually a [[Mysterious Mr. Gnome]] in disguise.


The table lists both when you break even with a particular cut, and when a cut begins yielding better profit than the previous cut.
The table lists both when you break even with a particular cut, and when a cut begins yielding better profit than the previous cut. For example, if a gem is worth §47, an oval cut provides §70 while the Pear cut yields §82. Factoring in the cost of the gem and the cost of cutting the gem, the Oval cut provides a §3 profit while the Pear cut yields no profit. The Pear cut does not start providing more profit than the Oval cut until the original worth is §60, as listed below.


With ''[[The Sims 3: Supernatural]]'', Sims can purchase the [[Gem cutter|Gem-U-Cut machine]] for a one-time investment of §975. It does not cost anything to cut a gem with the machine, meaning that the machine can eventually pay for itself. Sims gain access to new cuts when using the machine in the same way they would when sending gems to the gem-cutter via mail.
For example, if a gem is worth §47, an oval cut provides §70 while the Pear cut yields §82. Factoring in the cost of the gem and the cost of cutting the gem, the Oval cut provides a §3 profit while the Pear cut yields no profit. The Pear cut does not start providing more profit than the Oval cut until the original worth is §60, as listed below.


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|500%
|500%
|§250
|§250
|§600+
|—
|Collect 10 different types of gems.
|Collect 10 different types of gems.
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
|{{TS3icon|TS3}}
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:WA}}
|{{TS3icon|TS3:WA}}
|-
|-
|[[File:Skull_Cut_Diamond.png]]
|[[File:Skull Cut Diamond.png]]
|Skull
|Skull
| -
| -
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:WA}}
|{{TS3icon|TS3:WA}}
|-
|-
|[[File:Star_Cut_Diamond.png]]
|[[File:Star Cut Diamond.png]]
|Star
|Star
|§400
|§400
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:WA}}
|{{TS3icon|TS3:WA}}
|-
|-
|[[File:Sculptors_Egg_Cut_Diamond.png]]
|[[File:Sculptors Egg Cut Diamond.png]]
|Sculptor's Egg
|Sculptor's Egg
|§175
|§175
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:A}}
|{{TS3icon|TS3:A}}
|-
|-
|[[File:Cut_Gemdust.png]]
|[[File:Cut Gemdust.png]]
|Dust
|Dust
|N/A
|N/A
|
|25%
|
|
|
|
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:SN}}
|{{TS3icon|TS3:SN}}
|-
|-
|[[File:Cut_Sun.png]]
|[[File:Cut Sun.png]]
|Sun
|Sun
|
|
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:SN}}
|{{TS3icon|TS3:SN}}
|-
|-
|[[File:Cut_Moon.png]]
|[[File:Cut Moon.png]]
|Moon
|Moon
|§600
|§600
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</gallery>
</gallery>


==References==
[[fr:Collection de pierres précieuses]]
{{reflist}}[[fr:Collection de pierres précieuses]]
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[[Category:The Sims 3]]
[[Category:Objects]]
[[Category:Objects]]
[[Category:Skills]]
[[Category:Objects in The Sims 3]]
[[Category:Collectibles]]
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[[Category:Collectibles in The Sims 3]]

Latest revision as of 14:13, 7 April 2021

Main article: Collecting (The Sims 3)

Gem collecting

All gems in various cuts

Gems are collectibles in The Sims 3. They are found in their raw form and can be cut by sending them to a gem cutters or by using the gem cutter machine.

Raw[edit | edit source]

Gemstones are found in the rough, around neighborhoods and on adventures.

Image Gem Rarity Min
Value (§) 		Max
Value (§) 		EP Location
Blue Topaz Common 9 21 &BG
Base neighborhood
Smoky Quartz Common 15 25 &BG
Base neighborhood
Emerald Common 20 30 &BG
Base neighborhood
Ruby Common 25 35 &BG
Base neighborhood
Yellow Sapphire Uncommon 35 60 &BG
Base neighborhood
Tanzanite Uncommon 65 95 &BG
Base neighborhood
Diamond Rare 100 200 &BG
Base neighborhood
Luminorious Gem Rare 150 300 &BG
Base neighborhood
Rainbow Gem Rare 450 700 &BG
Base neighborhood[1]
Pink Diamond[2] Rare 1,200 1,650 &BG
Base neighborhood
Amethyst Common 18 24 &EP01
France
Citrine Uncommon 35 53 &EP01
France
Opal Rare 350 520 &EP01
France[1]
Alabaster Common 9 55 &EP01
Egypt
Turquoise Uncommon 60 70 &EP01
Egypt
Lapis Lazuli Common 12 30 &EP01
China
Jade Rare 120 240 &EP01
China
Quartz Common 10 18 &EP01
Base neighborhood
Geode Uncommon 15 120 &EP01
Base neighborhood
Septarian Nodule Rare 50 350 &EP01
Base neighborhood
Tiberium Rare 75 125 &EP01
Base neighborhood
Soulpeace Rare 1,450 2,100 &EP01
Base neighborhood
Fluorite Rare 300 500 &EP02
Sculpting Station
Smithsonite Uncommon 31 71 &EP03
Base neighborhood
Vampire's Eye Rare 200 375 &EP03
Base neighborhood
Sunstone Rare 330 720 &EP07
Base neighborhood
Moonstone Rare 375 855 &EP07
Base neighborhood
Bloodstone Uncommon 35 105 &EP07
Base neighborhood


Tiberium[edit | edit source]

Tiberium growing.
Main article: Tiberium


Tiberium is an extraordinarily rare and potentially very valuable gem. It represents the Tiberium crystal in Command And Conquer: Tiberium Wars. The raw rock is worth §75-125. In the inventory (either as ore or cut) it will give a negative "Visceroidal Nausea" moodlet (-25 mood).

Tiberium can be cut into 2 different forms:

  • Small Spire Cut (§6,500)
  • Heart-Shaped Cut (§1,000)

No matter what the cut is, a non-large cut of Tiberium will grow into a Large Spire Cut within a day, giving it a value of around §40,000 or higher in some cases. Large cuts of Tiberium gems do not morph into Large Spire cuts.

Cuts[edit | edit source]

Skull cut gems.

Gems may be sent to the gem-cutter by mail and cut into the following cuts. Starting with the emerald cut, Sims gain cuts by cutting increasing numbers of gems.

Geode & Septarian Nodules only have polished split and heart-shaped cut, while Tiberium only has Spire and Heart-Shaped cut.

Sometimes the gem cutters will return an uncut gem, saying that it is actually a Mysterious Mr. Gnome in disguise.

The table lists both when you break even with a particular cut, and when a cut begins yielding better profit than the previous cut. For example, if a gem is worth §47, an oval cut provides §70 while the Pear cut yields §82. Factoring in the cost of the gem and the cost of cutting the gem, the Oval cut provides a §3 profit while the Pear cut yields no profit. The Pear cut does not start providing more profit than the Oval cut until the original worth is §60, as listed below.

With The Sims 3: Supernatural, Sims can purchase the Gem-U-Cut machine for a one-time investment of §975. It does not cost anything to cut a gem with the machine, meaning that the machine can eventually pay for itself. Sims gain access to new cuts when using the machine in the same way they would when sending gems to the gem-cutter via mail.

Image Cut Cost Worth Change Break Even Range for Best Profit Requirement EP
Emerald §10 125% §40 §40 None &BG
Oval §20 150% §40 §40-60 4 cuts &BG
Pear §35 175% §47 §60 +4 (8 total) cuts &BG
Plumbbob §50 200% §50 §60-83 +8 (16 total) cuts &BG
Marquis §75 230% §58 — +14 (30 total) cuts &BG
Crystal ball §100 260% §63 §84-166 +15 (45 total) cuts &BG
Brilliant §250 350% §100 §167-233 +15 (60 total) cuts &BG
Heart-Shaped[2] §1000 500% §250 §600+ Collect 10 different types of gems. &BG
Polished Split §45 240% §32 §32-367 Geode & Septarian Nodules only &EP01
Spire §6500 6900% Tiberium only &EP01
Skull - 1000% Available only via transfiguration &EP01
Star §400 400% §134 §300-600 +15 (75 total) cuts. &EP01
Sculptor's Egg §175 300% §88 — Available to Sims with 5 points of sculpting skill. &EP02
Dust N/A 25% Obtained as a byproduct when using the Gem cutter &EP07
Sun

§600

500% §150 §234+ +25 (100 total) cuts. &EP07
Moon §600 500% §150 §234+ +25 (100 total) cuts. &EP07
Note:

The star-cut will be enabled after installing patch 26 or The Sims 3: Pets, otherwise it will be hidden from normal gameplay and cannot be produced by players but they can be found in tombs. A glitch that may be caused by testingcheatsenabled true is that when you are returning from any world causes all gems to become blue topaz in color. This can be fixed by restarting, although the glitched gems will stay blue.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • All gems in all cuts of the base game.

    All gems in all cuts of the base game.

  • (Currently) All gems from all Expansion packs in all cuts

    (Currently) All gems from all Expansion packs in all cuts

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Raw rainbow gems, opals, and tiberium can be obtained by using the "Rummage for Scrap" interaction on garbage cans in the neighborhood.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sims will need to cut a pink diamond into the heart shape in order to do the SimBot opportunity chain.

fr:Collection de pierres précieuses

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