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Collection books contain some music tracks related to the book content. Maybe we could somehow 'add' collection books to our homestead and receive extra background music (and props available to build).
I also want more uses for gems in mabi. Here's some info from google for inspiration.
Diamond: cutting and grinding tool that has been in use possibly since 2500 BC in CHINA ☝. They are a great conductor of heat, but not electricity. They glow in the dark for a while after taking in ultraviolet light.
Topaz: has strong piezoelectric properties, meaning it generates an electric charge when it is deformed (and the reverse is true).
Some gems are useful for optical applications, like for lasers or working with light in general. An ancient example is clear calcite, believed to be the "sunstone" used by Viking sailors to locate the position of the sun when sky is covered by clouds.
Rocks can sound like a bell when struck, and so can jade (a mineral, not a crystal), but from what I found gems aren't known for ringing audibly. Crystals can be used for generating high frequencies (electromagnetic or sound? not sure) as seen in this image of a crystal oscillator.
Bonus image, Avon is real! Image of gargantuan selenite crystals in a cave.
Applying this loosely to your idea, some gems may be used to scope out the locations of bandits, to visually reveal the fastest path to a faraway city, to maybe temporarily hide yourself from bandits. Maybe you can strike a gem and have it start ringing, then throw the gem to distract bandits. Maybe you can use alchemy or something to make a certain type of gem grow huge for use as a barrier or temporary weapon, maybe even to buy off bandits by tricking them into thinking it's a giant precious gem when really it's just temporary and will crumble into the 4 elements soon. Lots more can be done.