Major Creation

Hardness and Rarity Examples	Duration
Includes adamantine, alchemical silver, and mithral. You can’t use major creation to create a cold iron item.
Vegetable matter	2 hr./level
Stone, crystal, base metals	1 hr./level
Precious metals	20 min./level
Gems	10 min./level
Rare metal¹	1 round/level

Conjuration (Creation)

Level:	Sor/Wiz 5
Casting Time:	10 minutes
Range:	Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Duration:	See text

This spell functions like minor creation, except that you can also create an object of mineral nature: stone, crystal, metal, or the like. The duration of the created item varies with its relative hardness and rarity, as indicated on the following table.