An amethyst shard is a crystal ore obtained from mining a fully grown amethyst cluster or can be obtained from chests in ancient cities.
Obtaining[]
Mining[]
An amethyst cluster mined using a non-Silk Touch, non-Fortune pickaxe drops 4 amethyst shards. When mined using any other tool, item or mechanism (such as explosions or pistons) it drops 2 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 7 shards, and Fortune III gives a 20% chance (each) to give 8, 12, or 16 shards, averaging 8.8 shards.
If the amethyst cluster in any of its growth stages is mined using a pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch, it drops itself rather than amethyst shards.
Chest loot[]
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Amethyst Shard | Ancient City | Chest | 1–15 | 23.2% |
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Amethyst Shard | Ancient City | Chest | 1–15 | 23.2% |
Usage[]
Crafting ingredient[]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Block of Amethyst | Amethyst Shard | |
| Calibrated Sculk Sensor | Amethyst Shard + Sculk Sensor |
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| Spyglass | Amethyst Shard + Copper Ingot |
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| Tinted Glass | Amethyst Shard + Glass |
Smithing ingredient[]
| Ingredients | Smithing recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Any Armor Trim + Any Armor Piece + Amethyst Shard | All armor types can be used in this recipe; a netherite chestplate is shown as an example. |
- Trim color palette
The following color palette is shown on the designs on trimmed armor:
Allay duplication[]
If an amethyst shard is given to an allay that is currently dancing to an active jukebox, the allay emits heart particles, consumes the amethyst shard and duplicates into another allay. After this, there is a 5 minute cool down until both allays can be duplicated like this again.
Sounds[]
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amethyst chimes | Friendly Creatures | When an amethyst shard duplicates an allay | block | subtitles | 0.4 | 1.0 | 16 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks | When an amethyst shard duplicates an allay | chime | 1.0 | 0.5-1.7 |
Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amethyst Shard | amethyst_shard | Item | item.minecraft.amethyst_shard |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amethyst Shard | amethyst_shard | 625 | Item | item.amethyst_shard.name |
History[]
| October 3, 2020 | Amethyst shards are mentioned, but not shown at Minecraft Live 2020. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.17 | 20w45a |  Added amethyst shards. | |||
| 20w46a |  The texture for amethyst shards has changed. | ||||
| 1.19 | 22w13a | Amethyst shards can now be found in ancient city chests. | |||
| 1.19.1 | 22w24a | Amethyst shards can now be used to duplicate allays. | |||
| 1.20 (Experimental) | 23w04a | Amethyst shards can now be used as an armor trim material. | |||
| 1.20 | 23w12a | Amethyst shards can now be used to craft calibrated sculk sensors. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.17.0 | beta 1.17.0.50 | Added amethyst shards. | |||
| beta 1.17.0.52 | Amethyst shards are now available without enabling Experimental Gameplay. | ||||
| 1.19.0 | beta 1.19.0.26 | Amethyst shards can now be found in ancient city chests. | |||
| 1.19.10 | beta 1.19.10.22 | Amethyst shards can now be used to duplicate allays. | |||
| 1.20.0 (Experimental) | beta 1.19.80.21 | Amethyst shards can now be used as an armor trim material. | |||
| beta 1.19.80.22 | Amethyst shards can now be used to craft calibrated sculk sensors. | ||||
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Amethyst Shard" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[]
- Although in real life amethyst is a variety of quartz like nether quartz, the two resources are not interchangeable.
- Amethyst is the only ore other than netherite to not be found in caves.
External Links[]
- Taking Inventory: Amethyst Shard – Minecraft.net on May 20, 2021