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A '''gem vein''' is a concentrated node of [[Gems|gems]] found in [[Safe Zone|safe zones]]. Shoot it open (it takes a fair amount of fire) and it spills a fountain of gems — around 120G in total.
A '''gem vein''' is a concentrated node of [[Gems|gems]] found in [[Safe Zone|Safe Zones]]. It has 30 hp of block durability; breaking it open releases around 120G in gems.


Each safe zone's treasure spot holds either a gem vein or a crate with a [[Gun Modules|gun module]]. When you are at 2 [[Health|hp]] or less the game is merciful and strongly favours the crate, whose heart-type module can heal you. In [[Arm Spin Style]] the spot is always a crate, so gem veins never appear.
Each Safe Zone's treasure spot holds either a gem vein or a [[Gun Modules|gun module]]. At 2 [[Health|hp]] or less the roll strongly favours the module, whose heart variant can heal you. In [[Arm Spin Style]] the spot is always a module, so gem veins never appear.


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