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How to get Minecraft Amethyst Shards and how to use Them



How to get Minecraft Amethyst Shards and how to use them

Mine Amethyst Clusters to make the Spyglass or Tinted Glass



Minecraft Amethyst Shards can be mined through mining amethyst clusters discovered with geodes. You can use them as fancy decorations and as a crafting resource to create a Spyglass or Tinted Glass. If you're planning to seek out these purple crystal shards, you'll need to learn the particulars of where to find Amethyst Geodes and how to maximize the benefits of shards. Here's what you should learn about mining and finding Amethyst Shards in Minecraft, and what you can do with them.





Where to find Amethyst Geodes in Minecraft




It's the easiest option to go underground and begin mining in Minecraft to locate an Amethyst Geode. You don't have to go very deep, however: Amethyst geodes can spawn between Y-level 64 and the Y-level 30. Because they are large and often cracked, geodes are easily identified. There are also tiny glowing lights from the distance.



Keep an eye out for smooth basalt when mining. This is the dark layer of an Amethyst Geode. You can cut through this layer to reveal Calcite. Then, continue to find amethyst. You'll find Blocks of Amethyst and Budding Amethyst as well as Amethyst Buds and Amethyst Clusters. Let's see which one is which:





How do you obtain Amethyst Shards in Minecraft from Amethyst Clusters




Minecraft Netherite is extremely valuable, however, it's much more difficult to locate the Amesthyst Shards.



Amethyst Shards are dropped from the growing amethyst crystals known as Amethyst Clusters. They are located in Amethyst Geodes. If you mine amethyst clusters, you get Minecraft Amethyst Shards in exchange, and they can be used to make specific items.



It is crucial to only mine fully mature ones. The smaller Amethyst Buds in Minecraft will not drop any Amethyst Shards. EXTREMA An Amethyst Bud goes through three stages before becoming an Amethyst Cluster. Take a look at the image above to see how you can distinguish them!



Fully formed Amethyst clusters drop two Minecraft Amethyst Shards when broken using any other tool, and four when mined with the pickaxe. The Fortune enchantment can increase the number of Amethyst Shards you get. If you wish to collect the cluster by itself, use a pickaxe with the Silk Touch enchantment.



Minecraft Amethyst Clusters and Buds are a result of Budding Amethyst blocks. They are easily recognized by the cross-shaped patterns on their sides. Budding Amethyst is not possible to mine, however you can return to find newly-spawned Amethyst Buds. The other amethyst solid block is known as the 'Block of Amethyst' which can only be mined using the help of a pickaxe. This block is purely decorative and does not grow Amethyst Buds. You can make use of Amethyst Shards to build more Minecraft Blocks of Amethyst if you wish to use them as a building material.





What can you make with Minecraft Amethyst Shards




Amethyst Shards are an exciting elegant, luxurious building material. You can also use them to create the following products:



Spyglass:One Amethyst Shard placed on the top of two Copper Ingots makes Spyglass. Spyglass. Spyglasses have the ability to zoom in and out to see distant 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. It can't suffocate mobs, however, it can be used again when it's broken.


Block Of Amethyst This is decorative only. You can create a Block of Amethyst using four Amethyst Shards.


It's time to locate some Amethyst Shards so you can create your dream amethyst home!



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