Some resources inStardew Valleyare harder to find than others, and Refined Quartz is perhaps one of the most difficult to source in the wilds of Pelican Town. However, there are some shortcuts to getting your hands on this precious item.
If you want to get Refined Quartz, you’ll need to first go mining. Although you’re unlikely to find any Refined Quartz in the Mines, the resources you need to create it can be found there.
There are a few different ways to get Refined Quartz:
Furnace
The first reliable method is through the use of a Furnace, and there are two recipes that will give Refined Quartz:
Either combination takes 1.5 in-game hours to produce the result, but with Fire Quartz giving three Refined Quartz every 1.5 hours, it’s a much more lucrative option. Quartz can be found on any floor of the Mines, and Fire Quartz can be found on any floor of the Mines lower than 80.
Recycling Machine
Creating Refined Quartz with a Recycling Machine is arguably easier than creating it in a Furnace. There are two trash items that can be found in Garbage Cans or fished up from any water that can then be used to create Refined Quartz:
Other ways to get Refined Quartz
Outside of these two main ways, there are a few other ways to get Refined Quartz, although these are much less guaranteed:
How to use Refined Quartz in Stardew Valley
Bundles and quests
Refined Quartz is a necessary donation for the Engineer’s Bundle in the Boiler Room (Remixed) inside the Community Center.
In terms of quests, Refined Quartz can be requested at the Help Wanted board after you get the Furnace blueprint. The reward for completing this quest is 150 Gold and 150 Friendship points with the villager who requested the help.
Crafting
Refined Quartz is used to build the Slime Hutch, which can be purchased for 10,000 Gold at the Carpenter’s Shop and needs the following resources to make:
It’s also used in the following crafting recipes:
Tailoring
Refined Quartz can be used in the spool of a Sewing Machine to create a dyeable Necklace Shirt. It can also be used in the dye pots at Emily and Haley’s house and it counts as a purple dye.
