Painite

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Statistics Painite A black jewel. Stackable: 12	Other Uses Guild Points Value: ??? / ??? (??? items) Used in Quest: The Gobbiebag Part III Resale Price: 2,400 - 2,448 gil
Synthesis Recipes Goldsmithing (20) Yield: Onyx x 1 HQ 1: Onyx x 1 HQ 2: Painite x 1 HQ 3: Deathstone x 1 Wind Crystal 1 x Black Rock	Used in Recipes Darksteel Kris - Smithing (72), Goldsmithing (?) Night Earring - Goldsmithing (65 & 70) Painite Ring - Goldsmithing (75 & 80) Toporok - Smithing (99), Woodworking (?), Goldsmithing (?)
Desynthesis Recipe None	Obtained From Desynthesis Ancient Sword - Smithing (?) Lamia Harp - Woodworking (?) Lilith's Rod - Goldsmithing (64)

How to Obtain

Auction House Category: Materials > Goldsmithing (

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Quests

• Beast from the East

Chest/Coffer

• Beadeaux: Coffer
• Boyahda Tree: Coffer
• Castle Oztroja: Coffer
• Castle Zvahl Baileys: Coffer
• Crawlers' Nest: Coffer
• Den of Rancor: Coffer
• Ifrit's Cauldron: Coffer
• Kuftal Tunnel: Coffer
• Monastic Cavern: Coffer
• Newton Movalpolos: Coffer
• Quicksand Caves: Coffer
• Ru'Aun Gardens: Coffer
• Sea Serpent Grotto: Coffer
• Toraimarai Canal: Coffer
• Temple of Uggalepih: Coffer

Dropped From

Name	Level	Zone
Droma	54-56	Fei'Yin
Skull of Lust (NM)	60	Eldieme Necropolis

BCNM

Name	Level Cap	Zone
Amphibian Assault	(Level 60, 30 minutes, 6 members)	Sacrificial Chamber
Brothers D'Aurphe	(Level 60, 30 minutes, 6 members)	Qu'Bia Arena
Celery	(Level 60, 15 minutes, 3 members)	Qu'Bia Arena
Dismemberment Brigade	(Level 60, 30 minutes, 6 members)	Horlais Peak
Legion XI Comitatensis	(Level 60, 30 minutes, 6 members)	Chamber of Oracles
Steamed Sprouts	(Level 40, 30 minutes, 6 members)	Balga's Dais
Up in Arms	(Level 60, 15 minutes, 3 members)	Waughroon Shrine
Wild Wild Whiskers	(Level 60, 15 minutes, 3 members)	Balga's Dais
Jungle Boogymen	(Level 60, 30 minutes, 6 members)	Sacrificial Chamber

Campaign Ops

Name	Level Cap	Zone
Splitting Heirs	No Level Restriction, 30 minutes, 6 members	La Vaule (S)
Plucking Wings	No Level Restriction, 30 minutes, 6 members	Castle Oztroja (S)

SCNM

Name	Level	Zone
A Malicious Manifest	Level 75, 30 minutes, 18 members	Castle Oztroja (S)

Historical Background

Painite is a mineral which can be refined into a gem. It has a rather interesting history compared to other minerals. It was first discovered by Arthur C.D. Pain in 1956 in the Mogok Stone Tract located in Burma (now called Myanmar). Until 2005, it was so rare, specimens were individually numbered. At the time, there were only 18 specimens known, with 4 of those specimens being found in 2001, and 2 in November 2004. Only 2 of the specimens were crafted into gemstones. In February or March 2005, a deposit with over 100 Painite specimens was found. This caused Painite to lose its status as one of the 10 rarest gems in the world. Painite was the rarest gem in the world prior to this discovery, including when it was added to FFXI (2002).

Painite produces a brown-colored gem and as a mineral it is a dark brown-red to a dark orange-red. It has a hardness similar to Topaz and its crystalline structure is hexagonal. Painite's composition is CaZrBAl₉O₁₈ and contains traces of chromium, iron, and vanadium.