Copper Ore

Copper ore is an ore block found underground. Deepslate copper ore is the deepslate variant of copper ore, usually found deeper underground.

Natural generation

Copper ore can be generated anywhere on the Overworld in the form of ore blobs. Copper ore generate in two batches, the first batch generate anywhere on the overworld biomes except dripstone caves 16 times per chunks in groups from 0 to 16, in layer -16 to 112, being most common in layers 47 and 48 and less common at the ends. The second batch generate only in dripstone caves 16 times per chunks in groups from 0 to 52, in layer -16 to 112, being most common in layers 47 and 48 and less common at the ends. Copper ore can replace stone, andesite, diorite, granite, tuff, and deepslate. Copper ore that replaces tuff or deepslate becomes deepslate copper ore. It can also spawn rare ore veins above Y=0, mixed with granite and the occasional raw copper blocks. In dripstone caves biomes, copper ore veins are larger on average.

Usage

The primary usage of copper ore is to mine it for raw copper. Copper ore does not oxidize like its block counterparts, despite the ore's texture showing some oxidation.

Screenshots

File:CoalandCopper.png|Coal and copper ores in mountains. File:CopperRavine.png|Deepslate copper ore in a ravine. File:Copper vein.png|A copper ore vein with lots of copper ore blocks and a block of raw copper. File:Zuri and Kai mine.png|Zuri and Kai mining deepslate copper.

Mojang images

File:Sunny in a hole.jpeg|Sunny mining copper ore

In other media

File:Copper Ore MCC Event.png|Copper ore as it appeared in the MCC x Minecraft 15th Anniversary Party. File:Copper ore in race.png|Copper ore in the Eerie Mojang Office Party.