This is an article about the ores “copper ore” and “copper ingots” that appear in Minecraft. Copper ingots can be use in various ways as a material. In this blog post, you will read about the copper ore in Minecraft and its use. If you want to know more about copper ore and its uses then keep reading this blog post.
What is Copper in Minecraft?
Copper is an ore implement by the “Cave and Cliffs Update 1st”. If you break the copper ore with a pickaxe, the rough copper stone (raw copper) will drop. By baking it in a kamado, it can be transform into a “copper ingot” and You can use it as a material for various items.
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How to Get Copper Ore?
Copper Ore in Minecraft is produce between Y = -16 and Y = 112, with Y = 48 having the highest production rate. And the farther away from it, the lower the production rate. If you break a copper ore with a pickaxe that is larger than a stone.
You will drop 2 to 5 rough copper stones. It is also found as deep copper ore (deep slate copper ore) in deep places with Y = 0 or less. The difference between deep copper ore and regular copper ore is that it takes longer to break the block.
How to Use Copper in Minecraft?
To use copper, you need to bake the rough copper dropped from the copper ore in a kamado to make a “copper ingot”. Copper ingots are use as materials for the following items.
- Telescope
- Lightning rod
- Copper block
#01. Telescope Material
You can make a “telescope” by crafting two Copper ingots in Minecraft and one piece of amethyst. As the name implies, a telescope is a tool that allows you to zoom in on distant objects.
#02. Material of Lightning Rod
You can make a “lightning rod” by crafting 3 copper ingots. A lightning rod is a block that can direct the position where lightning strikes to the place where the lightning rod is placed.
By throwing lightning at the target position, you can turn the creeper into a charged creeper or restore the rusted copper.
#03. Copper Block Material
You can make a “copper block” by crafting 9 copper ingots in Minecraft. Copper blocks are decorative blocks, but they are characterize by their color changing over time.
It is divide into 4 stages “copper block-> weather-> rust-> oxidization” and gradually changes over time. But you can also use a honeycomb to stop the change.
In addition, copper blocks can be process into various shapes such as half-blocks and stairs by using a stone cutter.
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