The new Museum update brings another way you can get various boosts based on which minerals you display in the Museum. Different minerals give different effects and the effects increase based on rarity, modifiers and size. Here are all Prospecting Museum effects and boosts.
Prospecting Museum Boost Guide
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Essentially, Prospecting Museum effects give you a boost (All effects detailed below) when you display a mineral. You have to pay shards to display a mineral. The multiplier of the boost becomes greater based on mineral rarity and weight/size. Also, you can get extra boosts from minerals if they have a modifier. So I highly recommend displaying your heaviest mineral with the rarest modifier you can find. Here are all modifier effects before we dive into individual mineral effects:
- Pure: Dig Speed
- Shiny: Shake Strength
- Glowing: Shake Speed
- Scorching: Dig Strength
- Iridescent: Luck
- Irradiated: Modifier Boost
- Electrified: Dig and Shake Speed
- Voidtorn: Luck and Capacity
The values for each modifier Museum boost effect depend on the rarity of your mineral. It’s 0.01x for Commons, Uncommons and Rares, 0.02x for Epics, 0.03x for Legendaries, 0.05x for Mythics and 0.1x for Exotics. Now let’s dive into all individual Mineral Museum effects below.
For more info for each Mineral like locations and value check out our Minerals/Ores List.
Common Ore Museum Effect
The base Museum boost for Common minerals can go up to 0.05x. Note that these are just base boost without modifiers for all rarities. The modifier Museum boosts are above. Here are all of them:
- Pyrite: Capacity
- Silver: Shake Speed
- Copper: Size Boost
- Gold: Sell Boost
- Blue Ice: Dig Speed
- Platinum: Dig Speed
- Seashell: Capacity
- Obsidian: Size Boost
- Amethyst: Dig Speed
- Pearl: Shake Speed
Uncommon Ore Museum Effect
The base Museum effect for Uncommon minerals/ores can go up to 0.08x. Here are all of them:
- Titanium: Dig Speed
- Neodymium: Shake Strength
- Topaz: Capacity
- Smoky Quartz: Shake Strength
- Malachite: Modifier Boost
- Coral: Capacity
- Sapphire: Dig Speed
- Zircon: Size Boost
Rare Ore Museum Effect
The base Museum effect for Rare minerals/ores can go up to 0.13x. Here are all of them:
- Ruby: Shake Strength
- Lapis Lazuli: Dig Speed
- Jade: Modifier Boost
- Sliver Clamshell: Shake Speed
- Peridot: Luck
- Onyx: Size Boost
- Meteoric Iron: Shake Strength
- Glacial Quartz: Dig Speed
- Azuralite: Dig Speed
- Pyrelith: Sell Boost
Epic Ore Museum Effect
The base Museum effect for Epic minerals/ores can go up to 0.2x. Here are all of them:
- Iridium: Dig Speed
- Moonstone: Shake Speed
- Ammonite Fossil: Capacity
- Ashvein: Size Boost
- Pyronium: Sell Boost
- Emerald: Luck
- Golden Pearl: Capacity
- Cobalt: Dig Speed
- Borealite: Dig Speed
- Osmium: Size Boost
- Opal: Shake Speed
- Aurorite: Dig Speed
Legendary Ore Museum Effect
The base Museum effect for Legendary minerals/ores can go up to 0.3x. Here are all of them:
- Rose Gold: Shake Strength
- Palladium: Sell Boost
- Cinnabar: Size Boost
- Diamond: Luck
- Uranium: Modifier Boost
- Luminium: Capacity
- Volcanic Key: Size Boost
- Fire Opal: Size Boost
- Dragon Bone: Size Boost
- Catseye: Capacity
- Starshine: Size Boost
- Tourmaline: Sell Boost
- Aquamarine: Dig Speed
- Aetherite: Dig Speed
Mythic Ore Museum Effect
The base Museum effect for Legendary minerals/ores is different based on individual minerals and some even give multiple boosts so I’ll list them specifically below. They go from 0.25x up to 1x. Flarebloom even decreases something. Here are all effects:
- Pink Diamond: Luck (0.5x)
- Painite: Size Boost (0.5x)
- Inferlume: Luck (0.5x)
- Vortessence: Capacity (0.5x)
- Mythril: Shake Strength (0.5x)
- Prismara: Luck, Capacity and Dig & Shake Strength (0.25x)
- Flarebloom: Boosts Luck 1x but reduces Size Boost by -0.5x
- Volcanic Core: Dig Strength and Size Boost (0.25x)
- Frostshard: Dig Strength (0.5x)
Exotic Ore Museum Effect
Similar to Legendary Museum effects, the Exotic base Museum boosts increase or decrease multiple stats. They go from 0.5x to 1.5x. Here are all the effects below along with the multiplier details:
- Dinosaur Skull: Size Boost and Sell Boost (0.5x)
- Cryogenic Artifact: Dig Amount and Shake Strength are boosted by 1.5x while Dig Speed and Shake Speed are lowered by -1x.
- Voidstone: Luck and Capacity (0.5x)
That’s it for my guide on all Prospecting Museum effects and boosts. Check out our Enchants tier list and guide for more Prospecting guides.
Prospecting Museum Effects FAQ
What determines the boost effect value for Prospecting Museum boosts?
Higher rarity minerals have greater boosts and also the higher the weight of your mineral, the greater the Museum boost.
Does it cost anything to display a Mineral in the Museum?
Yes, displaying a mineral costs shards.
Do mineral mutations/modifiers affect Museum effects?
Yes, each modifier has an additional unique Museum effect that it applies to the mineral (You can check all modifier Museum effects in the first section).
What is the modifier Museum effect boost value?
Modifier Museum effects can give you boosts of 0.01x up to 0.1x depending on Mineral Rarity.
Are there negative Museum effects?
Yes, the Flareboom and Cryogenic Artifact Museum effects both have a downside in addition to the boost. You can check out the precise details for both in their respective sections above.
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