Minecraft Amethyst Shards are obtained by mining clusters of amethyst that are found in geodes. You can use them as a fancy ornament and also as a crafting material to make a Spyglass or Tinted Glass. If you're planning to seek out the purple crystal shards you'll need to learn the specifics of how to locate Amethyst Geodes and how to maximize your shards gains. Here's what you should be aware of when it comes to finding and mining Amethyst Shards in Minecraft, as well as what you can use them for.
Where can I get Amethyst Geodes for Minecraft?
It's easiest to go underground and begin mining in Minecraft to find an Amethyst Geode. However, you don't have to go very deep. Amethyst geodes are available at Y-level -64 or Y-level 30. Because they are large and often cracked, geodes can be easily identified. You might also see small glowing lights from some distance.
Keep an eye out for smooth basalt while mining. This is the dark outer layer of the Amethyst Geode. You can cut through this layer to find the calcite. Then, you can continue to look for amethyst. There are Blocks of Amethyst and Budding Amethyst as well as Amethyst Buds and Amethyst Clusters. Let's go over which is which:
How to obtain Amethyst Shards from Minecraft using Amethyst Clusters
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Amethyst Shards are thrown from the growing amethyst crystals known as Amethyst Clusters. These clusters can be found inside Amethyst Geodes. Amethyst clusters can be mined to obtain Minecraft AmethystShards in exchange which can then be used to craft specific items.
It is essential to only mine the fully grown ones, since smaller Minecraft Amethyst Buds don't yield any Amethyst Shards. There are three stages of growth before an Amethyst Bud becomes an Amethyst Cluster. You can see them in the image above.
Fully formed Amethyst Clusters drop two Minecraft Amethyst Shards, when broken by any other tool and four when extracted using the aid of a pickaxe. The Fortune enchantment can increase the amount of Amethyst Shards you get. If you want to collect the cluster by itself you can use a pickaxe equipped with the Silk Touch enchantment.
Budding Amethyst blocks are the best location to grow Minecraft Amethyst Clusters or Buds. You can recognize them by the cross-shape that is visible on their sides. Budding Amethyst is not possible to mine, but you can return to find new-spawned Amethyst Buds. The other amethyst solid block is called a 'Block of Amethyst', and can only be mined using a pickaxe. The block is only decorative, and will not grow Amethyst Buds. You can make use of Amethyst Shards to create more Minecraft Blocks of Amethyst if you intend to use them as a building material.
What can you make with Minecraft Amethyst Shards
Apart from being a chic new building material, Amethyst Shards may be used to craft the following items:
Spyglass: One Amethyst Shard placed on top of two copper ingots creates a Spyglass. Spyglasses can be used to zoom in to see far objects. Tinted Glass: One block of glass with an Amethyst Shard above, below and on either side will create two blocks of Tinted Glass. Tinted Glass blocks light, but you can still see through it. https://minecraftservers.life/ It can't suffocate mobs, but it can be reused when broken.
Block of Amethyst It is for decorative purposes only, as we have previously stated. You can create a Block of Amethyst using four Amethyst Shards.
Time to search for Amethyst Shards and create that amethyst mansion of your dreams!
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