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|sold by = [[Dwarf Miner]], [[Blue Mountains Miner]], [[Southron Traders#Southron Mineral Trader|Southron Mineral Trader]], [[Merchant of Harad]], [[Half-troll Scavenger]]
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|sold by = [[Dwarf Miner]], [[Blue Mountains Miner]], [[Near Harad Traders#Miners|Near Harad Miners]], [[Merchant of Harad]], [[Half-troll Scavenger]]
|bought by = [[Gondor Traders#Gondor Blacksmith|Gondor Blacksmith]], [[Southron Traders#Southron Drink Trader|Southron Drink Trader]], [[Blue Mountains Merchant]], [[Half-troll Scavenger]], [[Lindon Smith]], [[Iron Hills Merchant]], [[Oddment Collector]], [[Dwarven Smith]], [[Blue Mountains Smith]], [[Dorwinion Merchant]], [[Easterling Traders#Easterling Goldsmith|Easterling Goldsmith]], [[Rivendell Smith]], [[Gundabad Orc Scrounger]]
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|bought by = [[Gondor Traders#Gondor Blacksmith|Gondor Blacksmith]], [[Blue Mountains Merchant]], [[Half-troll Scavenger]], [[Lindon Smith]], [[Iron Hills Merchant]], [[Oddment Collector]], [[Dwarven Smith]], [[Blue Mountains Smith]], [[Dorwinion Merchant]], [[Easterling Traders#Easterling Goldsmith|Easterling Goldsmith]], [[Rivendell Smith]], [[Gundabad Orc Scrounger]], [[Nomad Merchant]], [[Near Harad Traders#Goldsmiths|Near Harad Goldsmiths]], [[Umbar Traders#Umbar Blacksmith|Umbar Blacksmith]]
 
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{{Quote|His raiment is blue, and blue is the fire of his eyes, and his sceptre is of sapphire, which the Noldor wrought for him; and he was appointed to be the vicegerent of Ilúvatar, King of the world of Valar and Elves and Men, and the chief defence against the evil of Melkor.|About Manwë, The Silmarillion}}
 
{{Quote|His raiment is blue, and blue is the fire of his eyes, and his sceptre is of sapphire, which the Noldor wrought for him; and he was appointed to be the vicegerent of Ilúvatar, King of the world of Valar and Elves and Men, and the chief defence against the evil of Melkor.|About Manwë, The Silmarillion}}
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==Obtaining==
 
==Obtaining==
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[[File:SapphireOre.jpeg|left|300px|thumb|Sapphire ore.]]
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As with all the gemstones, the best way to obtain gemstones is to mine them yourself. Another option for those of you who don't like mining is to go and buy them from the various traders that sell them.
 
As with all the gemstones, the best way to obtain gemstones is to mine them yourself. Another option for those of you who don't like mining is to go and buy them from the various traders that sell them.
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[[File:Sapphire Block.png|left|150px]]
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==Use==
 
==Use==
As with all the gems in the mod, sapphires can be turned into a block by combining nine of them. Other than that, they can't be used in any other types of crafting. The best use for them as of now is to sell them to a trader who accepts them, who will pay a decent amount of coins (9 - 15).
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As with all the gems in the mod, sapphires can be turned into a block by combining nine of them. Other than that, they can't be used in any other types of crafting. The best use for them as of now is to sell them to a trader who accepts them, who will pay a decent amount of coins (9 - 15). They can also be combined with a tool on a an anvil to give it a blue name.
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==Trivia==
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*Sapphire has a hardness of 9 on the Mohs Hardness Scale. Because of this hardness it is used for industrial applications as well as decoration.
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*Sapphire is a type of corundum, or aluminum oxide. The blue comes from traces of impurities, which can be iron, titanium, chromium, copper, or magnesium.
   
 
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{{Ores}}
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Latest revision as of 21:51, 4 May 2021


His raiment is blue, and blue is the fire of his eyes, and his sceptre is of sapphire, which the Noldor wrought for him; and he was appointed to be the vicegerent of Ilúvatar, King of the world of Valar and Elves and Men, and the chief defence against the evil of Melkor.

–About Manwë, The Silmarillion

Sapphires are one of the rare types of gems that can be found while mining in Middle-Earth. They are a bright blue colour.

Obtaining

SapphireOre

Sapphire ore.

As with all the gemstones, the best way to obtain gemstones is to mine them yourself. Another option for those of you who don't like mining is to go and buy them from the various traders that sell them.

Sapphire Block

Use

As with all the gems in the mod, sapphires can be turned into a block by combining nine of them. Other than that, they can't be used in any other types of crafting. The best use for them as of now is to sell them to a trader who accepts them, who will pay a decent amount of coins (9 - 15). They can also be combined with a tool on a an anvil to give it a blue name.

Trivia

  • Sapphire has a hardness of 9 on the Mohs Hardness Scale. Because of this hardness it is used for industrial applications as well as decoration.
  • Sapphire is a type of corundum, or aluminum oxide. The blue comes from traces of impurities, which can be iron, titanium, chromium, copper, or magnesium.

AmberAmethystCoralDiamondEmeraldOpalPearlRubySapphireTopaz

Ores of Middle-earth

Vanilla: Coal • Gold • Iron
Common: CopperNitreSaltSilverSulfurTin
Gems: AmberAmethystDiamondEmeraldOpalRubySapphireTopaz
Biome-specific: DurnorEdhelvirGlowstoneGulduril
Lapis LazuliMithrilMorgul IronRemains