For the first time in nearly a year, Minecraft has received a major content update that has reinvigorated the decade-old title. The Caves and Cliffs update adds a wealth of content for players to experiment with, like new enemy types to fight, new blocks to build with, and new items to add to the player's collection. To top it all off, only the first part of the update has released, and there is more on the way.
One of the more interesting additions in the Minecraft Caves and Cliffs update is the new resource Amethyst. These Geodes can be found in many places throughout the world, and players are able to do many different things with this resource. Players must first find Amethyst Geodes to begin crafting with them in Minecraft. This guide shows players how to locate Amethyst in Minecraft, and how to use it.
How to Find Amethyst Geodes in Minecraft
Amethyst in Minecraft is a common-rarity crafting resource. Amethyst will always spawn as part of a larger geode, which the player can find almost anywhere in the world. Amethyst is plentiful underground, so it might take some exploring to track one down. It also tends to spawn in parts of natural caves and in any biome of the Overworld, so if players explore in wide-open cave systems, they will likely come across Amethyst eventually. Players will want to look out for Smooth Basalt blocks and then a layer of Calcite. Once past these layers, they will come across the inner portion that contains Amethyst.
Once the player has reached this portion, they will be able to mine different parts of the Amethyst Geode. The normal blocks themselves can be mined with a pickaxe and picked up to place however the player sees fit. Some blocks, like the Budding Amethyst Block, require a Silk Touch Pickaxe. There are also Amethyst Clusters that can be broken apart to get Amethyst Shards, which can be used to craft other items. Players should note that the light cast by Amethyst Shards is not enough to prevent hostile mobs from spawning while they mine.
Amethyst Shards are used in recipes for Tinted Glass as well as the brand new Spyglass item in Minecraft, used to zoom in and get a better look around. Players can also combine together four Amethyst Shards to create an Amethyst Block.
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