Information in this article applies to Minecraft on all platforms.
Amethyst geodes can occur anywhere under Y coordinate 70.
They are easiest to find underwater because the exposed tops of the geodes stand out on the ocean floor.
Typically, one side of the geode is exposed so you could walk right in.
Use a pickaxe to mine Amethyst Clusters and collect Shards.
How to Get Amethyst in Minecraft
Locate an Amethyst geode.
Make a Potion of Water Breathing.
Place the boat on the shore, then interact with it to get in.
Hold down the forward button to accelerate and use the left and right buttons to steer.
Look for a dome of Smooth Basalt blocks.
They will be darker than the surrounding blocks.
Use the Potion of Water Breathing and descend into the ocean.
Find an Amethyst Cluster.
Mine the Amethyst Cluster to get Amethyst Shards.
see to it you target the cluster itself, not the block it’s attached to.
Only fully formed Amethyst Clusters can be mined for Amethyst Shards.
If you use anything other than a pickaxe, the Amethyst Clusters will only drop 2 Shards.
What Can You Do With Amethyst in Minecraft?
Amethyst blocks have no use other than decoration.
you’ve got the option to combine 4 Amethyst Shards to make a block of Amethyst.
Amethyst buds emit a very faint light while Amethyst Clusters produce significantly more light.
Amethyst blocks make a chime sound effect when you place them on the ground.
Then, put aCopper Ingotin the middle of the second and bottom rows to craft a Spyglass.
To make Copper Ingots, use a Furnace to smelt Raw Copper.
Equip the Spyglass and use it to see in the distance.
ensure you’re not near any hostile mobs since you won’t be able to see directly around you.
You’ll get 2 Tainted Glass blocks.
Tomake blocks of Glass, smelt Sand in a Furnace.
you might see through Tinted Glass, yet it completely blocks sunlight.
How Does Amethyst Grow in Minecraft?
After you mine a fully grown Amethyst Cluster, it will eventually grow back in the same place.
It takes about 7in-game daysfor Amethyst Clusters to mature.
FAQ
Amethyst geodes are not rare at all in Minecraft.
Each 16X16 chunk of the map has a 1/53 chance of spawning an Amethyst geode between Y coordinates 0-70.
No, however, you may be able to find andinstal Minecraft modsthat add Amethyst armor to the game.
