Several ore and crystal types can be seen here.
Ores are a new addition to Animal Crossing: New Leaf . They can be found most often in the single breakable rock (fake rock) that spawns in the town each day, but occasionally they can be found buried in the ground. Using a silver shovel on the Bell rock will sometimes produce gems instead of Bells.
They can be sold or used in custom furniture at Re-Tail. In addition, for 10,000 Bells, 3 gold nuggets can be brought to Cyrus to make a random piece from the Golden series.
Island minigames[]
An Island tour involves collecting as many ores as possible in a certain amount of time, with each ore except the specified being worth 1 point. Each time a single ore is chosen to be worth three points. In some there is a secret ten point ore.
Customizing furniture[]
By giving a furniture piece to Cyrus combined with a crystal the player can receive custom furniture that reflects the ore the player gave him. When the player gives Cyrus one piece of customizable furniture that is compatible with ore (with them in your inventory) he will ask if the player if he/she wants normal color options or wants it to be customized using the ore.
| Amethyst | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | Silver Nugget | Gold Nugget | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue furniture | ✓ | |||||
| Cabana furniture | ✓ | |||||
| Green furniture | ✓ | |||||
| Lovely furniture | ✓ | |||||
| Modern furniture | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Polka-Dot furniture | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chess pieces | ✓ | |||||
| Apple furniture | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Dharmas | ✓ | |||||
| Bilboquet | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Claw-foot tub | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Executive toy | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Piggy bank | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plate armor | ✓ | |||||
| Racoon figurine | ✓ | |||||
| Shogi piece | ✓ | |||||
| Super toilet | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Toilet | ✓ | ✓ |
Two rules of thumb can be seen here:
- Compatibility with silver ensures compatibility with gold.
- Compatibility with amethyst ensures compatibility with all ore types.
List of ore[]
| Name | Sale price |
|---|---|
| Amethyst | 2,000 |
| Ruby | 2,000 |
| Sapphire | 2,000 |
| Emerald | 2,000 |
| Silver nugget | 3,000 |
| Golden nugget | 4,000 |
