How to Get Pure Quartz in Palworld 1.0: Best Locations & Farming Guide
- Pure Quartz is the backbone of Palworld’s electric tech: its main use is the Circuit Board (4 Pure Quartz + 2 Polymer), which gates most late-game electrical structures and gear — so you need a lot of it.
- Nearly all of it is in the far-north Astral Mountains snow (bring cold gear). The four dense clusters are Unthawable Lake (9 nodes, the all-round best), the PAL Genetic Research Unit Tower entrance (~8), Land of Absolute Zero (8) and Pristine Snow Field (6, the safest). There’s also a scattered ~7 in the Twilight Dunes desert.
- You need a Metal Pickaxe or better to break the nodes, and they respawn on roughly a one-in-game-day cycle. The fastest steady supply is a base built inside a cluster with two or three Mining Pals — Aegidron (Mining 8) is the top miner; Knocklem (Mining 7 + Transporting 7) both mines and hauls.
- Node counts and per-run yields are only loosely documented (community estimates around ~120 Pure Quartz per node), and everyone’s mining speed differs — so use our free calculator to plug in your own spot, tools and Pals for real quartz-per-hour and completion time.
Pure Quartz is one of those Palworld materials you barely touch early on and then suddenly need by the hundred. It’s the key ingredient in Circuit Boards, which gate almost the entire electric and high-tech tree — so once you hit the mid-to-late game, you’ll be farming it constantly. Here’s where it is, how mining and respawn actually work, which Pals farm it best, and a calculator to plan exactly how much you need.
What Pure Quartz is for
The headline use is the Circuit Board, crafted from 4 Pure Quartz + 2 Polymer at a Production Assembly Line. Circuit Boards then feed most of the late game — advanced electrical structures, automated production lines and high-tier Pal gear all run through them. A handful of research projects and base upgrades also take Pure Quartz directly. In short: it’s a bottleneck material, and the electric tech tree grinds to a halt without a steady supply.
Where to find Pure Quartz
Almost all of it sits in the far-north Astral Mountains — a snow region, so pack cold-resistant gear before you go. There are four dense clusters up there, plus a scattered pocket down in the Twilight Dunes desert. This is a schematic map of the documented spots (plotted on the game’s own X/Y coordinates — it is not a copy of the in-game map):
| Location | Coords (X, Y) | Pure Quartz nodes | Biome | Main hazard | Nearest fast-travel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unthawable Lake | (−206, 249) | 9 (+1 ore) | Snow | Cold | Unthawable Lake statue (adjacent) |
| PAL Genetic Research Unit Tower | (−137, 577) | ~8–9 | Snow | Cold, near a tower boss | Tower-entrance statue |
| Land of Absolute Zero | (−252, 393) | 8 (+2 ore) | Snow | Extreme cold (most exposed) | Land of Absolute Zero statue |
| Pristine Snow Field | (−417, 465) | 6 | Snow | Cold only (hostiles rare) | Pristine Snow Field statue |
| Twilight Dunes | central-west desert | ~7 (scattered) | Desert | Heat, Alpha Menasting | Duneshelter statues |
A few honest caveats: those coordinates vary by about ±10–15 between guides, per-spot node counts wobble by one, and the “hazard” is the region’s, not each node’s. One tracker claims Sakurajima holds around a hundred nodes, but no farming guide corroborates it, so we’re not building the plan around it.
Which spot is best for what
More nodes doesn’t automatically mean the best spot — access, safety and how easily you can wall off a base all matter. Here’s how the five compare:
- Most nodes: Unthawable Lake (9 + an ore node), and its fast-travel statue sits right on the cluster.
- Safest: Pristine Snow Field — hostile Pals rarely spawn, leaving only the cold to manage.
- Best base: Unthawable Lake all-round; if raids worry you, the PAL Genetic Research Unit Tower entrance has a single approach path you can choke off.
- Best quick session: Unthawable Lake again — teleport in, mine the cluster, leave. For a no-mining option, catching or butchering a couple of Pierdon Cryst (a 1.0 Ice Pal) gives a guaranteed 4–5 Pure Quartz each.
How much you’ll actually get
Node counts are documented; the amount per node is not. Community reports land around ~120 Pure Quartz per node, which makes a full cluster clear worth roughly this much:
Treat those as ballpark: the ~120-per-node figure is a community estimate, not a datamined value, and your real quartz-per-hour depends entirely on your pickaxe damage and Pals. That’s what the calculator below is for.
How to mine it efficiently
- Bring the right pickaxe. You need a Metal Pickaxe or better — lower tiers barely scratch the nodes.
- Nodes respawn. Each node has about 6,000 HP and regrows on roughly a one in-game day cycle (community-reported; it’s slower when the nodes sit inside your base radius).
- Weight is the real bottleneck. Each Pure Quartz weighs 5, so a single node (~120 units) is already ~600 weight — enough to overload a default carry limit. Clearing a whole 8–9 node cluster in one trip is impossible on foot; bring a high-carry Pal, or better, base up on the cluster.
- Use good Mining Pals. On the 1.0 1–10 work-suitability scale, the top miners are Aegidron (Mining 8), then Astegon, Blazamut and Knocklem at 7, and Anubis at 6. Knocklem is the standout for a base — it’s Mining 7 and Transporting 7, so it mines and hauls in one slot. (Note: Digtoise is only Mining 4 as a stationed worker — its famous ore boost is a ride skill for active runs, not base mining.)
Manual runs vs an automated base
Manual farming gives burst supply: teleport to Unthawable Lake, clear the cluster, log out or leave, come back after respawn. Good when you need a chunk now.
Automated farming gives a steady trickle, two ways:
- The Pure Quartz Mine. A buildable structure (unlocked at Tech Level 50 for 5 Ancient Technology Points; costs 70 Stone + 100 Pure Quartz + 30 Paldium Fragment). Staff it with a Mining Pal and it produces passively anywhere — no need to live in the snow. You’ll still want a Transporting Pal to move the output into storage.
- A base on a natural cluster. Build inside a node cluster and assign two or three Mining Pals. Two traps to avoid: don’t place foundations on top of the nodes’ respawn radius (it can stop them regrowing — use raised/floating foundations to keep the ground clear), and big Pals like Astegon or Blazamut get stuck pathfinding on rough mountain terrain, tank their Sanity and stop working. A feed box in the middle, a Hot Spring for Sanity, and a smaller miner like Anubis all help.
Plan it with the calculator
Because per-node yields and mining speeds vary so much, exact numbers are best worked out for your setup. Our free Pure Quartz Farming Calculator does the maths: enter your target, your spot’s nodes and times, and whether you’re farming manually or with an automated base, and it returns your quartz per hour, runs required and completion time — plus a side-by-side ranking of up to five locations and warnings when transport or mining is your bottleneck.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the best place to farm Pure Quartz in Palworld 1.0?
Unthawable Lake in the northern Astral Mountains — nine Pure Quartz nodes (plus an ore node) right next to its fast-travel statue. Bring cold-resistant gear. Pristine Snow Field is a safer but smaller alternative.
What is Pure Quartz used for?
Mainly Circuit Boards (4 Pure Quartz + 2 Polymer), which unlock most of the electric and high-tech tree — advanced structures, automated factory lines and high-tier gear. Some research and base upgrades use it directly too.
Do Pure Quartz nodes respawn?
Yes — on roughly a one in-game day cycle. Each node has about 6,000 HP and needs a Metal Pickaxe or better. Nodes inside a base tend to respawn more slowly.
What’s the best Pal for mining Pure Quartz?
Aegidron (Mining 8) for raw output, or Knocklem (Mining 7 + Transporting 7) if you want one Pal that both mines and hauls at a base. Digtoise is great for active ore runs but only Mining 4 when stationed.
How much Pure Quartz do I need?
It depends on how many Circuit Boards you’re after (4 each). Rather than guess, plug your goal into our farming calculator — it works out the total, how many runs it takes and roughly how long.
The bottom line
Pure Quartz farming comes down to three things: get to the northern snow with cold gear and a Metal Pickaxe, set up on a dense cluster like Unthawable Lake (or build a Pure Quartz Mine to farm anywhere), and let good Mining Pals do the grinding. Everything past that is arithmetic — so once you know your spot, run the numbers in the calculator and you’ll know exactly how long that pile of Circuit Boards will take.
More Palworld 1.0, explained: the best base Pals (your miners and haulers), the best base locations, and the full map guide.