Sand gems

Sand gems was a spell used by used by wizards in the Anauroch. It was extremely rare outside the Anauroch.

Effects
When cast, the spell permanently transformed sand into gems. The gems were cut and polished, and always amber or red in color. The gem can by of any shape or size, but they had to fit in the hands of the caster. The gems had a minimum value of 1,000gp.

Components
In addition to verbal and somatic components, the spell required a material component, a handful of sand.