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A non-renewable resource (as opposed to a renewable resource) is a resource that can be obtained in survival without exploiting glitches or using commands, but can't be recreated indefinitely without doing so. While running out of most resources isn't likely to be a factor due to massive size of an Minecraft map, this is a list of resources that can't be produced indefinitely without eventually having to explore more terrain.

Most non-renewable resources aren't renewable because they can be only obtained trough crafting recipe which consumes non-renewable items, others can only be obtained by finding them as naturally generated blocks, in structure loot chests or as a drop from certain enemies which don't respawn; Elder guardians Illagers and shulkers, which only spawn as a part of structure generation, the Wither, which can only be spawned by the player using non-renewable soulsand

Many normally renewable resources become non-renewable if playing on peaceful difficulty, as monsters do not spawn.

The degree of impact non-renewability has on normal game play largely depends on how limited the resource in question is.

Non-renewable, but abundant

While technically not renewable, these resources or their non-renewable raw materials are so common in the default world generation that they are unlikely to be used up in even small areas of the map. The non-renewability may become significant in custom maps.

Resource	Non-renewable products	How to obtain
Andesite, Diorite, And Granite		Found in large veins in stone in overworld. Can be crafted using nether quartz and stone.
Clay	Clay (Block)	Obtained from breaking Clay Blocks, which are often found in small pockets in swamp biomes.
Coarse Dirt		Found in all Mega Taiga variants, Mesa Plateau F (M), and Savanna (Plateau) M Biomes Can be crafted with dirt and gravel
Concrete Powder		Crafted from Gravel, Sand and a Dye
Dirt		Commonly found in most overworld biomes, under the layer of grass Can be made by tilling Coarse Dirt with a Hoe Breaking Grass, Mycelium or Podzol blocks without the silk touch enchantment, or Grass path blocks at all results in a dirt block dropping.
Flint and Steel	―	Crafted with Iron and Flint Can be found in some Nether Fortress chests.
Gravel		Generates in large pockets underground, as a layer on the bottom of rivers and oceans, in the paths of some generated villages and in The Nether
Lava Bucket	―	Obtained by collecting lava with a Bucket, Lava generates in small lakes in The Overworld, in random pockets in The Nether, and in large amounts at low Y-levels in both dimensions
Nether Star		Dropped by The Wither, spawned using Soul Sand and Wither Skeleton Skulls
Nether Brick		Naturally generates in Nether Fortresses Can be crafted from theNether Brick Items
Netherrack	Nether Brick (Item)Red Nether Brick	Generates in massive quantities in the nether
Ores	―	Emerald ore generates underground in Extreme Hills Biomes The other ores listed generate underground in all biomes of The Overworld.
Sand		Generates in desert biomes, on beaches and underwater in Swamps.
Sandstone		Generates under the sand layer in deserts, and in desert villages, wells and temples. Can be crafted from Sand
Soul Sand		Generates in large quantities in The Nether
TNT	―	Can be crafted with Sand and Gunpowder Generates in small quantities in desert temples
Terracotta		Generates large quantities in Mesa Biomes, can be made by smelting Clay (block)

Non-renewable, less abundant

These resources are less common, and players may be forced to explore further out to find more, especially on servers involved in multiple large building projects using them. Often they don't really run out, but the remaining material is far harder to collect than it is to just explore more. For example nether quartz generates throughout netherrack, but most players only harvest the veins visible from on cavern surfaces.

Resource	Non-renewable products	How to obtain
Cobweb	―	Can be collected with shears from Strongholds and abandoned mineshafts.
Dead Bush	―	Can be collected with shears in Mesa and Desert Biomes.
Diamond Ore		Generates in veins in overworld, bellow Y=16.
Diamond		Obtained by mining [Diamond Ore] Can be found in chests in most types of generated structures. Can be crafted from Blocks of Diamond
Horse Armor	―	Can be found in generated chests of various generated structures.
Nether Quartz Ore		Generates in medium-sized veins in the nether
Packed Ice	―	Can be collected with a Silk Touch-enchanted tool from the ice plains spikes Biome.
Podzol		Can be collected with a Silk Touch-enchanted tool from mega taiga Biomes.
Red Sand		Spawns as a thin layer in Mesa biomes.
Shulker Shell		Dropped by Shulkers, which spawn as a part of End Cities.
Wet Sponge		Spawn in the sponge rooms of some Ocean Monuments Dropped by Elder Guardians Formed when water touches a Sponge.

Non-renewable, rare

These resources are limited enough to force players wander far and wide to find them in any significant quantity, especially on servers.

Resource	Non-renewable products	How to obtain
Dragon Egg	―	Spawns on top of The End return portal when The Enderdragon is defeated for the first time, only 1 is obtainable in each world.
Dragon Head	―	Spawns as a part of the ships of End Cities.
Elytra	―	Spawns on the ships of End Cities.
Totem of Undying	―	Dropped by Evokers, who generate with [Woodlands Mansion]]s.
Enchanted Golden Apple	―	Rarely found in the chests of dungeons, desert temples, abandoned mineshafts and woodland mansions

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