Quarry

Current state of Quarry Rates: Quarries are popping up left and right, and blue quarries seem to have a huge rate of dropping.
RIP: Draught of quarries, Dec2018. May we never have to see such times again.
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Quarries are used to gather Essence. They don't share a limit with Dungeons, but instead have a seperate limit of 5.
*How fast the quarry is emptied depends on the Stationed Companion's stats, and gear refinement.
*If you steal from a quarry, you get half the stored resources. 
*The higher your Title Rank, the higher lvl of Quarry you get (upto 3.3mil capacity).
*The more the "difficulty" of the area (found in Area -> Difficulty as a value in Stars), the higher the chance of finding a Quarry. (Not proven, says so in official guide)
*If you leave the monster uncaptured in an area, it has a higher chance of producing quarries. (Only a hypothesis at this point, proven "empirically" by some people, but can't be sure if it's just a placebo)
*When logging out for extended durations, remember to remove the stationed companion so no one steals from your quarry.
==Explorers==
Some explorers have skills that give them a higher chance of finding quarries in certain areas. 
Additionally, some explorers have skills that give them a higher chance of finding a certain type of quarry. 
Explorer 	Bonus
Lihilt 	25% Glacier
Ifrite 	25% Desert
Litarika 	25% Field
Faith 	25% Mountain
Chichir 	25% Dark
Dane 	25% Sea, Blue Quarry DISC Chance +100%
Morgan 	25% Volcano, Red Quarry DISC Chance +100%
Effie 	25% Forest
Macmillan	25% Forest
Cameron 	25% Beach
Flumorin 	25% Sea
Marianne 	25% Water
Mushromer	25% Gorge
Merlin 	25% Volcano
Ian 	15% ALL
==Gear Refinement==