Ores & Minerals

Small Ores and Nuggets

Small ores can be found scattered around on the surface. These are samples of what ore veins are located within 35 blocks underneath. It is a sample of a vein in the top layer of stone or in the upper section of the middle stone layer in areas where the top layer is thin enough. Note: The maximum distance from the surface to a vein required for a small ore piece to generate is larger than the scanning range of the Prospector's Pick. If using the prospector's pick on the surface in an area where small ore pieces are found, and only negative readings are given, it means that the vein is deeper underground.

They can also be found using the sluice that will give ore based on what is present in the area.

Copper, gold, silver, and platinum native nuggets can also be found using a Gold Pan.

Depending on the type of ore, its smaller counterpart is either called a nugget for native metals, or a small ore for the rest. One small ore/nugget produces 10 metal units.

Ore quality

Ore veins are made up of a single type of ore, either poor, normal or rich in quality. When an ore vein generates , it has a 20% chance to be rich, a 30% chance to be poor, and a 50% chance to be normal. One poor ore produces 15 metal units, one normal ore produces 25 metal units, and one rich ore produces 35 metal units.

Falling blocks, from landslides and cave-ins will destroy ore and mineral blocks, including their drops.

Veins

Ores and Minerals can generate in two different shapes: cluster and sphere. The cluster is generated by placing several spheres, giving more complex shape. Other settings for veins include the size, density, rarity and valid height.

The lower tier metals also have surface veins variation, that are more frequent, but smaller and less dense than the normal veins.

Ore Generation

Ores are natural metal deposits that can be processed and turned into ingots.

Ores		Bismuthinite	Cassiterite	Garnierite	Hematite	Limonite	Magnetite	Malachite	Native Copper	Native Gold	Native Silver	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite
Stone Type (Layers)	Stone Name	Bismuth	Tin	Nickel	Iron	Iron	Iron	Copper	Copper	Gold	Silver	Zinc	Copper
Igneous Extrusive (All)	Andesite	XS			X				XS	X
	Basalt	XS			X				XS	X
	Dacite	XS			X				XS	X
	Rhyolite	XS			X				XS	X
Igneous Intrusive (All)	Diorite		X							X
	Gabbro		X	X						X
	Granite		XS							X	X
Metamorphic (Top & Middle)	Gneiss										X	XS	XS
	Marble							X				XS	XS
	Phyllite											XS	XS
	Quartzite											XS	XS
	Schist											XS	XS
	Slate											XS	XS
Sedimentary (Top)	Chalk	XS				X	X
	Chert	XS				X	X
	Claystone	XS				X	X
	Conglomerate	XS				X	X
	Dolomite	XS				X	X
	Limestone	XS				X	X	X
	Rock Salt	XS				X	X
	Shale	XS				X	X

^S Also spawns as a surface vein in the top half of the top layer of stone.

Main article: Metals

Mineral Generation

Minerals are natural deposits that can be used or crafted into various types of resources.

Minerals		Bituminous Coal	Borax	Cinnabar	Cryolite	Graphite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Kimberlite	Lapis Lazuli	Lignite	Saltpeter	Sulfur
Stone Type (Layers)	Stone Name
Igneous Extrusive (All)	Andesite			X
	Basalt			X
	Dacite			X
	Rhyolite			X
Igneous Intrusive (All)	Diorite
	Gabbro								X
	Granite				X
Metamorphic (Top & Middle)	Gneiss					X
	Marble					X				X
	Phyllite
	Quartzite			X		X
	Schist					X
	Slate
Sedimentary (Top)	Chalk	X					X	X			X	X
	Chert	X					X	X			X	X
	Claystone	X					X	X			X	X
	Conglomerate	X					X	X			X	X
	Dolomite	X					X	X			X	X
	Limestone	X					X	X			X	X
	Rock Salt	X	X				X	X			X
	Shale	X		X			X	X			X	X

Useless

The following have no current use in TFC.

Useless Ores/Minerals		Native Platinum	Sylvite
Stone Type (Layers)	Stone Name	Platinum
Igneous Extrusive (All)	Andesite
	Basalt
	Dacite
	Rhyolite
Igneous Intrusive (All)	Diorite
	Gabbro
	Granite
Metamorphic (Top & Middle)	Gneiss
	Marble
	Phyllite
	Quartzite
	Schist
	Slate
Sedimentary (Top)	Chalk	X
	Chert	X
	Claystone	X
	Conglomerate	X
	Dolomite	X
	Limestone	X
	Rock Salt	X	X
	Shale	X

In addition, these ores and minerals still exist, but do not currently spawn in the world: Galena (Lead), Jet, Microcline, Olivine, Petrified Wood, Pitchblende, Satinspar, Selenite, Serpentine

Configuration

ore_spawn_data.json is used to determine the world generation of ores. Other mod ores can be added .json file to have them generate with TFC's terrain.

Option	Default Value	Description
native_copper
ore	tfc:native_copper	The Block ID of the ore.
loose	tfc:native_copper	The Block ID of the ore.
width	32	Width of the vein.
height	40	Height of the vein.
shape	cluster	The shape of the ore spawn. Cluster of Sphere.
rarity	120	Veins will spawn in 1 out of X chunks.
minimum_height	5	The minimum y-level the vein can spawn at.
maximum_height	128	The maximum y-level the vein can spawn at.
density	70	How dense the ore vein is vertically, out of 100.
baseRocks	tfc:igneous_extrusive	The stone type the ore can spawn in. Can be a category or a specific rock. Entries should be all lowercase, with each new entry on a new line.