Are you having a tough time finding gems that you can use to level up your Crafting skill in Runescape? We'll take a look at some of the best ways to find gems like emeralds, sapphires, rubies, and diamonds.
The most reliable way to find gems on Runescape (other than buying them on the Grand Exchange, of course) is to mine gem rocks. Gem rocks can be found in Shilo Village and in the Lunar Mine, but you'll have to complete the associated quests in order to have access to them. Also, there is an additional mine with gem rocks under Shilo Village that can be accessed by those who have finished the hard portion of the Karamja Achievement diary.
Another special kind of gem rock can be found when playing the Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup minigame. These rocks appear randomly, and each one can be mined thrice to receive three gems.
When mining gem rocks, it's possible to obtain one of the following gems: jade, opal, sapphire, emerald, ruby, diamond, or red topaz. If you're planning to cut the gems anyway, it's a good idea to take a chisel along with you when you mine gem rocks. This way, you can cut the gems while waiting for the gems to respawn. If you accidentally crush them, you can just drop the crushed gem to make room in your inventory for more.
If you don't have access to gem rocks, you can still mine rocks containing other ores in the hopes of obtaining a gem. This is a far less reliable method since gems will only appear randomly when mining other types of rocks, but this random chance can be increased by wearing an Amulet of Glory. In fact, if you're serious about gem mining, investing in an Amulet of Glory is well worth the expense since it also speeds up the time it takes to mine gems at the specialized gem rocks.
One great place to try this method of finding gems is at the Coal Trucks near Seers' Village. Since the carts will hold at least 120 pieces of coal (more if you're wearing a Seers' Headband), you can spend a lot of time here mining in hopes of randomly finding gems without having to drop and waste the mined ore. However, if you don't mind dropping the ore and losing potential profit, you can pick any mining area that has a large number of rocks.
Continue on to the next page to find out about other ways of finding gems in Runescape.