Stardew Valley: How to Get Refined Quartz

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With there being many different craftable items in Stardew Valley, there are also many different materials that can go into these items. While some of these are easy to find and obtain like fibers, wood, and stone, others like refined quartz require a few more steps to get.

Normal pieces of quartz can be found in Stardew Valley rather easily with it being a foraged item in both the mines and Skull Cavern. This cannot be used as a replacement for refined quartz, but it can be made into it.

Updated June 21st, 2022 by Russ Boswell: Stardew Valley continues to be one of the most engaging and engrossing Indie games to ever hit the market, well after it was released. Dedicated ConcernedApe fans are anxiously awaiting any news on the potential release of The Haunted Chocolatier, but for now, Stardew Valley and its healthy modding community exist to keep players busy and entertained as they tend to their farm and relationships. Even now, there are players that are just starting their journey through the vanilla versions of this iconic "simulation" game. Those that want to get the most from the release will need to get their hands on Refined Quartz. To better showcase how to get Refined Quartz in Stardew Valley the following Guide has been updated to include more detailed information about what the material is used for.

How To Get Refined Quartz In Stardew Valley

There are, in fact, multiple ways for players to get refined quartz via making it themselves or finding it. As players get further in Stardew Valley, getting refined quartz will also get easier and easier as players have more at their disposal.

The first way that players can get refined quartz is by smelting one piece of normal quartz or fire quartz in a furnace. Like other smelting jobs, this will also cost players one piece of coal. Smelting normal quartz will give players one piece of refined quartz back, but smelting a fire quartz will give players three pieces of refined quartz back. No matter what is used, getting refined quartz via smelting will take 1.5 hours of in-game time to complete.

Another way that players can get refined quartz is through a recycling machine. By using a broken CD or broken glasses obtained by going through trash cans or fishing up trash on a recycling machine, it will give players a piece of refined quartz in exchange. Players can also rarely find refined quartz in trash cans.

While very rare, players can find refined quartz in the mines and Skull Cavern. In the mines, there is a rare chance for one to appear after players break large crystals. Refined quartz is also a rare drop from ghosts on floors 51-90 in the mines and a 10% drop from carbon ghosts in Skull Cavern.

The final way of obtaining refined quartz is through owning a ghostfish fish pond on the player's farm. If the fish pond reaches a population of nine, the fish pond can also start producing refined quartz.

What Is Refined Quartz Used For In Stardew Valley

Players will definitely want to get their hands on some Refined Quartz at some point during their Stardew Valley journey as it has quite a few uses. There are a handful of recipes that utilize the material, as well as a building, a bundle, and even a tailoring pattern. Here's a look at everything that players can make with Refined Quartz, as well as the necessary components to complete each recipe:

Crafting

Solar Panel - 10 x Refined Quartz, 5 x Iron Bar, 5 x Gold Bar (Recipe from Caroline via Special Order)
Farm Computer - 10 x Refined Quartz, 1 x Dwarf Gadget, 1 x Battery Pack (Recipe from Demetrius via Special Order)
Quality Sprinkler - 1 x Refined Quartz, 1 x Iron Bar, 1 x Gold Bar (Recipe by hitting Farming Level 6)
Garden Pot - 10 x Stone, 1 x Clay, 1 x Refined Quartz (Recipe via Evelyn after making Greenhouse)
Lightning Rod - 5 x Bat Wing, 1 x Iron Bar, 1 x Refined Quartz (Recipe by hitting Foraging Level 6)
Crystal Floor - 1 x Refined Quartz (Recipe bought from Krobus for 500g)
Crystal Path - 1 x Refined Quartz (Recipe bought from Carpenter's Shop for 200g)