Ore

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An ore rock after being hit in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Ores (also called gems or minerals) are items introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. They are colorful crystals that spawn from rocks when struck with a shovel or axe.

Appearances

In New Leaf

Once per day, an ore rock will spawn somewhere in town. When the player strikes the ore rock with a shovel or axe, the rock will break open to reveal a random gem or ore. When the player strikes the money rock with the silver shovel, gems and ores may appear in increasing rarity, instead of Bells appearing in increasing value.

Ores can be sold or used at Re-Tail to customize pieces of furniture. In addition, Cyrus can create a random piece of furniture from the Golden Series using three gold ores and 10,000 Bells.

In Pocket Camp

Minerals are also found in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, appearing in Shovelstrike Quarry. Types of minerals that can be obtained include gold, silver, ruby, and sapphire. They can be sold for Bells or used for crafting.

In New Horizons

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, while gold ore (now known as gold nuggets) remains and are rarely found from rocks or balloons, other ores are removed from the game and are replaced by stone, clay, and iron nuggets. Gold nuggets can now be used to craft golden tools if the player achieves requirements to earn DIY recipes, as well as items from the Golden Series.

Item list

In New Leaf

Image	Name	Value
	Silver nugget	3,000 Bells
	Gold nugget	4,000 Bells
	Amethyst	2,000 Bells
	Sapphire	2,000 Bells
	Emerald	2,000 Bells
	Ruby	2,000 Bells

In New Horizons

Materials in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Item	Image	Icon	Available from	Sell price	Recipes	Total needed
Clay			Rocks	100 Bells	57	256
Gold nugget			Rocks	10,000 Bells	58	154
Iron nugget			Rocks	375 Bells	135	702
Stone			Rocks  Fishing (Tiny fish)	75 Bells	73	851

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Customizing furniture

In New Leaf

By giving a furniture piece along with an ore to Cyrus, he can create custom, sparkling furniture that is dependent on the color of the ore being used. Once given a piece of furniture and an ore of the appropriate color, the two items will be combined leaving only a single item in the player's inventory. Both the furniture item and the ore must already be in the player's inventory when initiating the dialogue with Cyrus. Offer him one of the pieces of furniture listed below while possessing the corresponding color of ore. This will automatically trigger a dialogue where Cyrus will offer to use the ore to customize the item. Cyrus will also offer the option to use the normal color customization options if the player prefers. Below are the furniture series and colors of ore that will trigger the dialogue when asking to customize furniture at Re-Tail.

	Amethyst	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	Silver Nugget	Gold Nugget
Blue Series			✓
Cabana Series						✓
Green Series				✓
Lovely Series		✓
Modern Series	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Polka-Dot Series	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chess Theme						✓
Apple Set		✓		✓	✓	✓
Dharma Set						✓
Bilboquet					✓	✓
Claw-Foot Tub					✓	✓
Executive Toy					✓	✓
Piggy Bank	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Plate Armor						✓
Raccoon Figurine						✓
Shogi Piece						✓
Super Toilet					✓	✓
Toilet					✓	✓

Gallery

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  A Modern Series item made using an emerald ore

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  Sprite of a gold nugget in Animal Crossing: New Horizons