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Amethyst Shard

An amethyst shard is a crystal obtained from mining a fully grown amethyst cluster in naturally spawning amethyst geodes. They can also be found in chests in ancient cities and trial chambers.

An amethyst cluster, mined using a pickaxe without Silk Touch or Fortune enchantments, 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 8 shards, averaging 5.33 shards; Fortune II gives a 25% chance (each) to give 8 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 an amethyst cluster in any of its growth stages is mined using a pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch, it drops itself rather than amethyst shards.

Source: Minecraft Wiki cacheUpdated: 2026-06-06 Open Original

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Amethyst Shard

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