Amethyst Shard

Amethyst Shard

Rarity color	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)

An amethyst shard is a crystalline mineral obtained from mining a fully grown amethyst cluster.

Obtaining

Mining

An amethyst cluster mined using a non-Silk Touch iron, diamond or netherite pickaxe drops four amethyst shards. When mined using any other tool or item, it drops two shards. The maximum amount of amethyst shards dropped can be increased with Fortune. Fortune I gives a ¹⁄₃ chance for eight shards, averaging 5.33 shards, Fortune II gives a 25% chance (each) to give eight or 12 shards, averaging seven shards, and Fortune III gives a 20% chance (each) to give eight, 12, or 16 shards, averaging 8.8 shards.

If the amethyst cluster in any of its growth stages is mined using an iron, diamond or netherite pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch, it will drop itself rather than amethyst shards.

Usage

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Block of Amethyst	Amethyst Shard
Spyglass	Amethyst Shard + Copper Ingot
Tinted Glass	Amethyst Shard + Glass	2	‌[upcoming: JE 1.17 & BE 1.17.0]

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Form	Translation key
Amethyst Shard	amethyst_shard	Item	item.minecraft.amethyst_shard

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Amethyst Shard	amethyst_shard	?	Item	item.amethyst_shard.name

History

October 3, 2020					Amethyst shards are mentioned, but not shown at Minecraft Live 2020.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17		20w45a			Added amethyst shards.
		20w46a			The texture for amethyst shards has changed.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.17.0		beta 1.17.0.50			Added amethyst shards under the Caves and Cliffs experimental gameplay toggle.
		beta 1.17.0.52			Amethyst shards are no longer available only through Experimental Gameplay.

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