Volcanic ash
Item Details
| Game | RS3 |
|---|---|
| Members | Yes |
| Tradeable | Yes |
| Stackable | No |
| Quest | No |
| Retain After Quest? | N/A |
| Weight | 0.05 kg |
| Submitted By | 3ter1 |
Pricing
Cannot be bought from a store.
Alchemy values are unavailable.
Requirements
90 Archaeology to obtain.
Where Found
Found while Excavating at the Orthen Dig Site.
Item Uses
Screened to obtain Dragonkin Artefacts and materials that can be excavated at the Orthen Dig Site.
Notes
To save inventory space, players can place a limited amount of their volcanic ash into their Archaeological soil box. It starts off capable of holding 50 volcanic ash but can be upgraded to 100, 250, and eventually 500.
Screening volcanic ash will only yield materials and artefacts that are from the Orthen Dig Site that the player Screening has the level to otherwise obtain. See our Archaeology artefacts guide for a list of the Dragonkin Artefacts and their respective levels. The table below breaks down what materials can be obtained by Screening volcanic ash.
The amount of experience gained by Screening volcanic ash increases with a player's Archaeology level, which is broken down in the following table.
Players can use the Auto-screener v1.080 to Screen volcanic ash, but it awards no experience, has a reduced chance of obtaining materials, and no chance of obtaining artefacts.
Screening volcanic ash will only yield materials and artefacts that are from the Orthen Dig Site that the player Screening has the level to otherwise obtain. See our Archaeology artefacts guide for a list of the Dragonkin Artefacts and their respective levels. The table below breaks down what materials can be obtained by Screening volcanic ash.
| Level | Material |
| 20 | Goldrune ![]() |
| 20 | Orthenglass ![]() |
| 90 | Compass rose ![]() |
| 90 | Felt ![]() |
| 96 | Dragon metal ![]() |
| 98 | Soapstone ![]() |
| 99 | Carbon black ![]() |
| 99 | Orgone ![]() |
The amount of experience gained by Screening volcanic ash increases with a player's Archaeology level, which is broken down in the following table.
| Level | Sifting XP |
| 93 | 12 |
| 111+ | 20 |
Players can use the Auto-screener v1.080 to Screen volcanic ash, but it awards no experience, has a reduced chance of obtaining materials, and no chance of obtaining artefacts.
Examine Information
This can be screened at the Archaeology campus.
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