The Prospecting Museum feature lets you showcase the best minerals you find of all rarities, including those with modifiers. In return, you unlock extra buffs in Prospecting! Learn about the different Prospecting Modifiers with our other guide,

Prospecting Museum

The Museum is a building where you can display various minerals that you collect. To progress with the Museum, you need to unlock new upgrades by meeting the requirements.

Museum Upgrades

As you spend Meteor Shards and in-game coins, you can unlock upgrades for each display case, no matter the rarity. Depending on the rarity of the display case, you can only place minerals of that same rarity inside.

Common Display Case

  • Left
    • Automatically unlocks
  • Right
    • Costs 400 Meteor Shards
  • Middle
    • Costs 1 million in-game coins

Uncommon Display Case

  • Left
    • Automatically unlocks
  • Right
    • Costs 800 Meteor Shards
  • Middle
    • Costs 5 million in-game coins

Rare Display Case

  • Left
    • Costs 1.5K Meteor Shards
  • Right
    • Automatically unlocks
  • Middle
    • Costs 10 million in-game coins

Epic Display Case

  • Left
    • Costs 2,250 Meteor Shards
  • Right
    • Automatically unlocks
  • Middle
    • Costs 100 million in-game coins

Legendary Display Case

  • Left
    • Automatically unlocks
  • Right
    • Costs 3K Meteor Shards
  • Middle
    • Costs 1 billion in-game coins

Mythic Display Case

  • Left
    • Costs 10 billion in-game coins
  • Right
    • Costs 5K Meteor Shards

Exotic Display Case

  • Middle
    • 10K Meteor Shards

Museum Buffs

As you place minerals into display cases throughout the Museum, you obtain a variety of buffs.

Common Minerals

  • Pyrite
    • Increases Capacity
  • Silver
    • Increases Shake Speed
  • Copper
    • Increases Size
  • Gold
    • Increases Selling Value
  • Blue Ice
    • Increases Dig Speed
  • Platinum
    • Increases Dig Speed
  • Seashell
    • Increases Capacity
  • Obsidian
    • Increases Size
  • Amethyst
    • Increases Dig Speed
  • Pearl
    • Increases Shake Speed

Uncommon Minerals

  • Titanium
    • Increases Dig Speed
  • Malachite
    • Increases Modifier chance
  • Neodymium
    • Increases Shake Strength
  • Topaz
    • Increases Capacity
  • Zircon
    • Increases Size
  • Sapphire
    • Increases Dig Speed
  • Smokey Quartz
    • Increases Shake Strength
  • Coral
    • Increases Capacity

Rare Minerals

  • Ruby
    • Increases Shake Strength
  • Silver Clamshell
    • Increases Shake Speed
  • Peridot
    • Increases Luck
  • Lapis Lazuli
    • Increases Dig Speed
  • Pyrelith
    • Increases Selling Value
  • Onyx
    • Increases Size
  • Meteoric Iron
    • Increases Shake Strength
  • Jade
    • Increases Modifier chance
  • Glacial Quartz
    • Increases Dig Speed
  • Azuralite
    • Increases Dig Speed

Epic Minerals

  • Iridium
    • Increases Dig Speed
  • Ashvein
    • Increases Size
  • Pyronium
    • Increases Selling Value
  • Emerald
    • Increases Luck
  • Ammonite Fossil
    • Increases Capacity
  • Golden Pearl
    • Increases Capacity
  • Cobalt
    • Increases Dig Speed
  • Aurorite
    • Increases Dig Speed
  • Borealite
    • Increases Dig Speed
  • Moonstone
    • Increases Shake Speed
  • Osmium
    • Increases Size
  • Opal
    • Increases Shake Speed

Legendary Minerals

  • Diamond
    • Increases Luck
  • Rose Gold
    • Increases Shake Strength
  • Palladium
    • Increases Selling Value
  • Uranium
    • Increases Modifier chance
  • Starshine
    • Increases Size
  • Luminum
    • Increases Capacity
  • Volcanic Key
    • Increases Size
  • Fire Opal
    • Increases Size
  • Aetherite
    • Increases Dig Speed
  • Cinnabar
    • Increases Size
  • Dragon Bone
    • Increases Size
  • Catseye
    • Increases Capacity
  • Tourmaline
    • Increases Selling Value
  • Aquamarine
    • Increases Dig Speed

Mythic Minerals

  • Pink Diamond
    • Increases Luck
  • Painite
    • Increases Size
  • Volcanic Core
    • Increases Size and Dig Strength
  • Vortessence
    • Increases Capacity
  • Mythril
    • Increases Shake Strength
  • Prismara
    • Increases Shake Strength, Dig Strength, Capacity, and Luck
  • Inferlume
    • Increases Luck
  • Flare Bloom
    • Decreases Size but increases Luck
  • Frostshard
    • Increases Dig Speed

Exotic Minerals

  • Voidstone
    • Increases Luck but reduces Capacity
  • Dinosaur Skull
    • Increases Size but reduces Selling Value
  • Cryonic Artifact
    • Increases Shake Strength and Dig Strength but reduces Shake Speed and Dig Speed

Modifier Buffs

If you place minerals in the display cases that have certain modifiers, you unlock more buffs.

  • Shiny
    • Increases Shake Strength
  • Electrified
    • Increases Shake Speed and Dig Speed
  • Pure
    • Increases Dig Speed
  • Glowing
    • Increases Shake Speed
  • Voidtorn
    • Increases Capacity and Luck
  • Irradiated
    • Increases Modifier chance
  • Scorching
    • Increases Dig Strength
  • Iridescent
    • Increases Luck

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