After hitting a rock, it broke into pieces and revealed a silver ore. I did this to another rock a couple of days later, and it revealed a ruby. This appears to be a new class of objects unique to New Leaf, but I'm not sure what they're for. Do these items have a purpose beyond being sold?
After hitting a rock, an ore/gemstone came out. Does it have a use
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Best Answer
Ores/Gemstones can either be sold (for a tidy sum depending on rarity) or be used in custom furniture at Re-Tail (through Cyrus, once you unlock him).
To unlock Cyrus, you need to accomplish four requirements:
Afterwards, he should wake up and be be able to customize any of your furniture. Here, you can basically create your own furniture designs or use one of the default ones present in the game. I don't remember seeing restrictions on what ores and gemstones you can add, just on the amount. It's during this design process where you can include the ores/gemstones. Moreover, if you gave Cyrus a piece of furniture combined with a ore or gemstone, you can receive some unique furniture which displays the ore/gemstone's characteristics.