Guild Wars 2

I’ve gotten three portals so far I’m not sure how much time I have left (wish I could sell them )

Its not near the legde

I claimed it and used it. I havent found it at all to harvest even once. Its not appearing on my mini map. ill check by the edge

I bought a personal qaurtz crystal node for my home instance. I used it and cant find it anywhere. Im an asura and have looked in my home instance (Applied Development Lab) It doesnt appear on my mini map and noticed that some pics and vids of others that it does appear on thier mini map.

Am I doing something wrong or is this tech issue?