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Guide to Mining

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Grimmcat
Lvl 40Master Wolf
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Welcome to my Guide to Mining!

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Emeralds
-These are ONLY found in extreme hills biomes!
-They come in "groups" of 1
-Can be mined with Iron or Diamond pickaxe
-Is usually found on layers 5-29
-Found up to layer 29
-Rare on layers 30-32
-Not found above layer 33
-Can drop 1 piece at a time
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Iron
-Is usually found on layers 5-54
-Found up to layer 64
-Rare on layers 65-67
-Not found above layer 68
-Iron can usually be found A LOT in caves
-Can be mined with Stone, Iron, or Diamond pickaxe
-Can drop 1 piece at a time
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Coal
-Is usually found on layers 5-52
-Found up to layer 128
-Rare on layers 129-131
-Not found above layer 132
-Can be found in little pools of water around the world
-Can be mined with Any pickaxe
-Can drop 1 piece at a time
-XP can come from mining it
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Lapis
-Is usually on layers 14-16
-Found up to layer 23
-Rare on layers 31-33
-Not found above layer 34
-Can drop 4-8 pieces at a time
-Can be mined with Stone, Iron, or Diamond pickaxe
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Redstone
-Is usually at layers 5-12
-Found up to layer 12
-Rare on layers 13-15
-Not found above layer 16
-Can be mined with Iron or Diamond pickaxe
-Can drop 4-5 pieces at a time
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Diamond
-Is usually on layers 5-12
-Found up to layer 12
-Rare on layers 13-15
-Not found above layer 16
-Can be mined with Iron or Diamond pickaxe
-Can drop 1 piece at a time
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Gold
-Is found on layers 5-29
-Found up to layer 29
-Rare on layers 31-33
-Not found above layer 34
-Can be mined with Iron or Diamond pickaxe
-Can drop 1 piece at a time
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Quartz
-Is found in the nether ONLY
-Is usually on layers 15-120
-Found up to layer 120
-Rare on layers 124-125
-Not found above layer 126
-Can be mined with Any pickaxe
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Any questions can be posted below, any errors I have made can be mailed to me!

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Update #1 : by Grimmcat 10/04/2013 2:20:35 pmOctober 4, 2013 @ 6:20 pm UTC

Sorry about white highlighting

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atabler
02/12/2014 12:50 pm
Level 40 : Master Warrior
sometimes coal ore gives me more than 1 peiece of coal you know... expecially with a fourtune pickaxe.
same with diamonds.
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Mabzs
10/04/2013 5:09 pm
Level 3 : Apprentice Miner
I am dwarf, so this is a good guide for me! ;)
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