An amethyst geode is a structure-like terrain feature found in the underground of the Overworld. Amethyst geodes contain smooth basalt, calcite, and are the only source of amethyst items and blocks.
Generation[]
Amethyst geodes generate between Y=-64 and Y=30 regardless of whether "generate structures" is toggled on or off. Each chunk has a 1⁄24 chance to generate a geode. They override only caverns and mineshafts. Sometimes they are exposed on the surface, such as on beaches and underwater in oceans.
Structure[]
The inside of a cracked amethyst geode.
Amethyst geodes consist of three layers: an outer layer of smooth basalt, a middle layer of calcite, and a hollow layer of primarily amethyst blocks, with 8.3% replaced by budding amethyst blocks instead. Amethyst crystals generate within the structure on budding amethyst. Geodes have a 95% chance of generating with a crack, exposing its inside. Caves, aquifers, and canyons cannot cut into geodes,[1] and as such are often obstructed by them, except in cases where the crack intersects a cavern.
Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Identifier |
|---|---|
| [No displayed name] | geode |
History[]
| October 3, 2020 |  Amethyst geodes are shown at Minecraft Live 2020. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 6, 2020 |   Cory Scheviak tweeted a screenshot where an updated amethyst geode was shown with budding amethyst and amethyst buds. | ||||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.17 | 20w45a | Added amethyst geodes. | |||
| 20w46a |   Changed textures of calcite, block of amethyst, and budding amethyst. | ||||
| 20w48a |  Changed textures of block of amethyst and budding amethyst, once again. | ||||
| 21w08a |   The tuff layer of amethyst geodes has been replaced with smooth basalt.
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| Amethyst geodes can no longer generate fully in midair.[2] | |||||
| 21w19a | Amethyst geodes have been stated to be significantly rarer. However, they are still as common as before.[3] | ||||
| 21w20a | Amethyst geodes have now actually been made rarer, from 1 geode in 30 chunks to 1 geode in 53 chunks. | ||||
| 1.18 | 21w41a | Amethyst geodes no longer generate above Y=30. | |||
| The rarity of amethyst geodes has been adjusted to match 1.17 levels. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.17.0 | beta 1.17.0.50 | Added amethyst geodes. | |||
| beta 1.17.0.52 | Amethyst geodes are now available without enabling experimental gameplay. | ||||
| beta 1.17.0.56 | Amethyst geodes have now been made slightly rarer, from 1 geode in 48 chunks to 1 geode in 53 chunks. | ||||
| 1.18.0 | beta 1.18.0.20 | Amethyst geodes are now able to generate below Y=0.[4] | |||
| beta 1.18.0.21 | Amethyst geodes no longer generate above Y=30. | ||||
| The rarity of amethyst geodes has been adjusted to match 1.17 levels. | |||||
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Amethyst Geode" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery[]
The amethyst geode menu screen in Java Edition 1.17.1.
An amethyst geode in spectator mode. The geode is next to a lush caves biome.
Concept artwork[]
Concept art of underground crystals, which was later reiterated into the amethyst geode.
Ditto.
Odd generation[]
An amethyst geode generating in an iceberg.
Amethyst geode generated on desert superflat world.
An amethyst geode generating above the ground.[5]
An amethyst geode in a village.
A geode intersecting an ocean monument.
Three amethyst geodes that all spawned in close proximity, with two of them touching.
A fossil in an amethyst geode.
A geode with an odd growth in its basalt shell. Note that the protrusion is much smaller in the calcite layer, and missing entirely in the amethyst core.
A dungeon overwritten by an amethyst geode.
A shipwreck overwritten by an amethyst geode.
A stronghold overwritten by an amethyst geode.
Amethyst geode and mineshaft.
Amethyst geode with mineshaft and 2 cave spider spawners.
An exposed amethyst geode in the desert.
A geode that is intersecting with a lava lake.
References[]
- ↑ MC-205854 – "Geodes do not connect to caves properly" – resolved as "Works As Intended"
- ↑ MC-214782 – "Geodes can generate floating in caves" – resolved as "Fixed"
- ↑ MC-225352 – "Geodes have not been made "significantly rarer"" – resolved as "Fixed"
- ↑ MCPE-141326 – "[Experimental] Amethyst Geode doesn't generate on negative Y levels / below Y=0" – resolved as "Fixed"
- ↑ MC-203636 – "Amethyst geodes can generate above ground" – resolved as "Works As Intended"
- ↑ MC-203758 – "Amethyst geodes don't generate properly when intersecting a mineshaft" – resolved as "Works As Intended"
