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0004296Dwarf FortressGeologypublic2014-07-23 14:43
ReporterUristocrat Assigned ToToady One  
PrioritylowSeveritytrivialReproducibilityalways
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
PlatformallOSallOS Versionall
Product Version0.31.21 
Summary0004296: Tanzanite should occur in metamorphic layers, not gabbro.
DescriptionTanzanite is currently listed in the raws like this:

=== RAW ===
not sure about environment, so just copied peridot, which it was first confused for
[INORGANIC:TANZANITE]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:STONE_TEMPLATE]
[MATERIAL_VALUE:20][DISPLAY_COLOR:5:7:1][TILE:15][IS_GEM:tanzanite:STP:OVERWRITE_SOLID]
[ENVIRONMENT_SPEC:GABBRO:CLUSTER_SMALL:100]
=== END RAW ===

That environment is incorrect. My research says that, "Geologically, tanzanite is found in metamorphic rocks, pegmatite rocks, and hydrothermal veins. Geographically, tanzanite is found in only one place in the world, Merelani Hills of Tanzania around Mount Kilimanjaro."

Source: http://www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/go336/berg/tanzanite.html
Steps To ReproduceExamine inorganic_stone_gem.txt, search for tanzanite.
Additional InformationI recommend changing the tanzanite entry to this:

[INORGANIC:TANZANITE]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:STONE_TEMPLATE]
[MATERIAL_VALUE:20][DISPLAY_COLOR:5:7:1][TILE:15][IS_GEM:tanzanite:STP:OVERWRITE_SOLID]
[ENVIRONMENT:METAMORPHIC:CLUSTER_SMALL:100]
[SOLID_DENSITY:3350] Range of about 3200 - 3400

For further research on colors and density, see the Density & Color suggestion:
* http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=80022.0
* http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=4005

All of that data is being made available freely for any use.

The middle of the range for density was not chosen in this instance, because Google now gives me the average of several sources when I search for X "specific gravity" and that was the average given. Note also that DF's density is equivalent to specific gravity * 1000 (and specific gravity is much easier to search for, because it has only one meaning).
Tagsgems, geology, Intentional/Expected?, Probable Quick Fix, raw files

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Granite26

2011-03-29 07:38

reporter   ~0016759

Doesn't that mean tanzanite should be treated like tazmanian devil's and florida panthers?

Seraph

2011-03-29 13:36

reporter   ~0016773

It's worth pointing out that there is such a thing as gabbro pegmatite.

Uristocrat

2011-04-15 13:20

reporter   ~0017397

Does gabbro pegmatite exist in game? There are three different theories on how pegmatites form and it seems like pegmatites themselves are associated with metamorphic regions:

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Pegmatite

"Worldwide, notable pegmatite occurrences are within the major cratons, and within greenschist-facies metamorphic belts. However, pegmatite localities are only well recorded when economic mineralisation is found."

That said, feel free to contribute any other geology you find over on the forums:

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=82309.0

Toady One

2014-07-23 14:43

administrator   ~0027351

Not sure when this was addressed, but it looks like these changes are already applied.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2011-03-21 15:19 Uristocrat New Issue
2011-03-27 20:50 Uristocrat Tag Attached: raw files
2011-03-27 20:50 Uristocrat Tag Attached: Probable Quick Fix
2011-03-29 01:21 Uristocrat Tag Attached: gems
2011-03-29 01:22 Uristocrat Tag Attached: geology
2011-03-29 07:27 user6 Tag Detached: Probable Quick Fix
2011-03-29 07:27 user6 Tag Attached: Intentional/Expected?
2011-03-29 07:38 Granite26 Note Added: 0016759
2011-03-29 13:36 Seraph Note Added: 0016773
2011-04-15 13:20 Uristocrat Note Added: 0017397
2014-01-26 11:22 user6 Tag Attached: Probable Quick Fix
2014-03-25 14:29 user11 Assigned To => user11
2014-03-25 14:29 user11 Status new => acknowledged
2014-07-23 14:43 Toady One Note Added: 0027351
2014-07-23 14:43 Toady One Status acknowledged => resolved
2014-07-23 14:43 Toady One Resolution open => fixed
2014-07-23 14:43 Toady One Assigned To user11 => Toady One