# Useful Minerals (1.21.x)
\nMojang has added quite a bit of materials in the world that we usually ignore and discard as useless. This mod changes that. There are now new tools and swords that are made out of:
\n– Amethyst
\n– Copper
\n– Quartz
\n– Emerald
\n– Sculk<\/p>\n
This mod is extremely simple and easy to understand and get used to. Copper and Quartz need their respective shards to make all the tools. To make Copper and Quartz shards, simply put a `Copper Ingot` in a Stonecutter to make 1x `Copper Shard`. For Quartz shards, you need to put `Quartz` in a Stonecutter to make 1x `Quartz Shard`. Same thing with Emeralds to Emerald Shards.<\/p>\n
For Amethyst and Sculk tools, just use `Amethyst Shard`s for the Amethyst tools and `Echo Shard`s for the Sculk tools, they’ll work fine. Only Copper, Quartz and Emerald need shards.<\/p>\n
For Copper tools however, you need breeze rods instead of sticks. The recipes for all the tools are straightforward like all the other tools.<\/p>\n
This *is* my first mod, so I’ll be trying my best to fix any weird bugs (which there shouldn’t be any, all there is tools and shards) and add anything that needs adding. If this mod ever gets to **500 downloads**, I’ll add armor for all the materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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