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Specimen Case - Minerals

Specimen Case - Minerals is a memento item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Specimen Case - Minerals at a glance

Specimen Case - Minerals icon

Memento Miscellaneous

It weighs 1.

Weight1
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What it is and how to use it

Mostly a flavour item. Check the crafting menu: some can be taken apart for materials, and some count as a keepsake or decoration.

More: Item database.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item IDGame category
Base.Specimen_MineralsMemento
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Specimen Case - Minerals is on 9 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.

Loot tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Anthropology CounterAnthropology classroom (cupboard)9.1%4
Anthropology DeskSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)8.9%4
University Desk AnthropologyAnthropology classroom (desk)8.9%4
Wild West SouveniersWild West town blacksmith (shelves); Wild West town tool store (shelves)6.7%4
University Storage ScienceUniversity storage (shelves)2.4%4
Science MiscAttic (box, crate); Classroom (shelves); Closet (box); and 6 more places1.0%4
HobbiesAttic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 4 more places0.66%4
Bedroom Sidetable ChildBedroom (drawer); Kids bedroom (cupboard, shelves, drawer)0.15%4

It is on 1 more table with smaller shares.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Quick answers

How much does the Specimen Case - Minerals weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 1 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Specimen Case - Minerals?

Base.Specimen_Minerals.

Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.