Rocks Done Right

**Rocks Done Right** is a mod that overhauls Minecraft’s geology in a physically plausible manner. A handful of new stone types have been added that spawn under most biomes. Existing stone types now spawn in new, more geologically accurate ways, and often lead to the metamorphism of the rock surrounding them. Rocks deep underground, the same way that deepslate spawns in default Minecraft, have been metamorphosed by extended periods of pressure and elevated temperature. As such, even more stone types are available nearer the bottom of the world. **Note:** I am an amateur geologist and likely have not made the most geologically accurate experience possible (especially where future expansions are planned). Some of these inaccuracies are intentional as either necessary concessions or for the sake of gameplay. Still, if you have any knowledge of some process or feature I could attempt adding, I am taking feedback! **Planned Maintenance:** I am a busy college student and do not have the bandwidth to maintain a vast majority of my projects. Unfortunately I cannot promise future support for this mod. If you’d like to further its development yourself, feel free to reach out! ## Details and Specifics **New Blocks** _Almost all new blocks have stair and slab variants available via crafting and the stonecutter_ Sedimentary Rocks - Red Sandstone - Limestone (important as a precursor to concrete) - Shale - Mudstone - Phosphorite (watch out for intrusions in this rock! Having absorbed phosphorus from their surroundings they have taken on a new form) - Diatomite - Conglomerate - Chert (replaces Tuff around geodes) Metamorphic Rocks - Graphite - Quartzite - Red Quartzite - Phyllite - Sillimanite Schist - Metaconglomerate - Apatite (watch out for intrusions in this rock! Having absorbed phosphorus from their surroundings they have taken on a new form) - Greenschist - Wollastonite Skarn - Magnesian Skarn - Pink Leucogranite (found in gneiss, where granites have been mineralogically separated) - White Leucogranite (found in gneiss, where granites have been mineralogically separated) Igneous Rocks - Rhyolite - Gabbro Minerals - Citrine Block + Budding Citrine (spawns in Geodes under y=0) - Prasiolite Block + Budding Prasiolite (spawns in Geodes under y=0 in Mushroom Fields biomes) Artificial - Polished Rhyolite - Polished Gabbro - Quicklime - Stair and slab blocks Sediments - Red Sand - Carbonaceous Ooze - Siliceous Ooze Topsoils - Mollisolic Topsoil - Grassy Muck - Grassy Peat - (Grassy) Oxisolic Topsoil - (Grassy) Inceptisolic Topsoil - (Grassy) Gravelly Topsoil - (Grassy) Orthentic Topsoil - (Grassy) Cryeptic Topsoil - (Grassy) Cryalfic Topsoil - (Grassy) Xeralfic Topsoil - (Grassy) Ustalfic Topsoil - (Grassy) Aqualfic Topsoil - (Grassy) Udalfic Topsoil - (Grassy) Udultic Topsoil - (Grassy) Xerollic Topsoil - (Grassy) Psamment Topsoil - (Grassy) Red Psamment Topsoil - (Grassy) ArgidicTopsoil Subsoils - Peat - Underdeveloped Subsoil - Spodic Subsoil - Oxic Horizon - Inceptisolic Subsoil - Orthentic Subsoil - Gleyed Subsoil - Xerollic Subsoil - Gypsic Subsoil New Items - ~~Magnetite~~ - Citrine Shard - Prasiolite Shard (both used as alternatives to amethyst and have armor trim colors) **Renamed Blocks**\ Stone → Carbonaceous Limestone\ Cobblestone → Cobbled Carbonaceous Limestone\ Red Sand → Orange Sand\ Red Sandstone → Orange Sandstone\ Smooth Basalt → Basalt\ Netherrack → Scoria\ Basalt → Columnar Basalt\ Deepslate → Slate\ (Deepslate) Iron Ore → (Deepslate) Hematite Ore\ Raw Iron Block → Hematite Block **Renamed Items**\ Raw Iron → Raw Hematite **Alterations to existing mechanics** (excluding ores and world generation)\ Concrete\ Concrete now requires quicklime to be crafted; quicklime can replace sand or gravel in equal amounts (so you can craft white concrete with white dye, 1 sand and 1 gravel, 2 sand and 2 gravel, or 3 sand and 3 gravel, where any remaining slots of the crafting table must be filled with quicklime. **Changes and Additions to Ore Generation**\ _Building Resources_\ Sedimentary rocks \ The base stone of the overworld is now biome-dependent, reflecting the likely deposition environment in the land above ground. This rock is found in its metamorphosed state near igneous intrusions and deep underground, leading to a highly variable caving environment.\ Granite, Diorite, and Gabbro\ These intrusive igneous rocks spawn similarly to how Granite, Diorite, and Andesite did originally; large blobs of intrusive igneous rock form with signs of metamorphism surrounding them. This metamorphic rock is characterized by the country rock of the biome it spawns in. Their sizes have also been increased, complimented by a decrease in spawn frequency.\ Calcite, Quartzite, Schist, Phyllite, Skarn, Slate, and more\ These resources spawn in proximity to igneous intrusions and near to the bottom of the world where metamorphism is likely to have taken place.\ Rhyolite and Andesite\ These extrusive igneous rocks are now only available in biomes that either have had volcanic activity in their past or that are presently volcanic. More info on the blocks found in each biome can be found in the **Biome Layers** section. **Note:**\ As of right now, ores spawn more or less as usual, with regular variants spawning where non-metamorphic rock is present and deepslate variants spawning where (most) metamorphic rock is present. But in the future, a more complex—more geologically accurate—system is planned. **New Biomes**\ Volcanic biomes spawn where there are extremely steep cliffs leading into the ocean, simulating the volcanic ridges formed from active plate boundaries. Large quantities of extrusive igneous rocks and tuff spawn in these biomes. These include Andesite Peaks, Rhyolite Peaks, and Obsidian Peaks, with those respective stone types spawning. **Biomes Layers** (final section) Ocean - Clay - Shale - Slate - Basalt Basement Deep Ocean - Clay - Shale - Slate - Basalt Basement Warm Ocean - Sand - Sandstone - Quartzite - Basalt Basement Lukewarm Ocean - Clay - Shale - Slate - Basalt Basement Deep Lukewarm Ocean - Carbonaceous Ooze - Limestone - Marble - Basalt Basement Cold Ocean - Clay - Shale - Slate - Basalt Basement Deep Cold Ocean - Carbonaceous Ooze - Limestone - Marble - Basalt Basement Frozen Ocean - Sand - Sandstone - Quartzite - Basalt Basement Deep Frozen Ocean - Siliceous Ooze - Diatomite - Chert - Quartzite - Basalt basement Mushroom Fields - Purple Lichen - Columnar Basalt - Basalt - Gabbro Jagged Peaks - Snow Block - Shale + Schist - Slate + Schist Frozen Peaks - Snow Block + Packed Ice + ice - Packed Ice - Blue Ice Stony Peaks - Gray Marble - Coarse Gray Marble Meadow - Grassy Inceptisolic Topsoil - Inceptisolic Subsoil - Cobbled Mudstone - Mudstone - Slate Cherry Grove - Grassy Inceptisolic Topsoil - Inceptisolic Subsoil - Gravel - Phosphorite - Apatite Grove - Grassy Cryalfic Topsoil + Powder Snow - Powder Snow + Ice + Alfisolic Subsoil - Shale - Slate Snowy Slopes - Snow Blocks + Powder Snow - Snow Blocks + Powder Snow - Packed Ice - Mudstone - Slate Windswept Hills - Grassy Orthentic Topsoil - Orthentic Subsoil - Gravel - Rhyolite - Granite Windswept Gravelly Hills - Stone/Gravel/Grassy Gravelly Topsoil - Gravel - Carbonaceous Limestone - Gray Marble Windswept Forest - Grassy Inceptisolic Topsoil/Gravel - Inceptisolic Subsoil - Gravel - Andesite - Diorite Forest - Grassy Ustalfic Topsoil/Grassy Aqualfic Topsoil (at sea level) - Alfisolic Subsoil/Gleyed Subsoil (at sea level) - Alfisolic Subsoil/Clay (at sea level) - Cobbled Carbonaceous Limestone - Carbonaceous Limestone + some Lignite deposits - Gray Marble + some Bituminous Coal Flower Forest - Grassy XeralficTopsoil/Grassy Aqualfic Topsoil (at sea level) - Alfisolic Subsoil/Gleyed Subsoil (at sea level) - Alfisolic Subsoil/Clay (at sea level) - Limestone + some Lignite - Marble + some Bituminous Coal Taiga - Grassy Cryeptic Topsoil - Inceptisolic Subsoil - Gravel - Rhyolite - Granite Old Growth Pine Taiga - Grassy Podzolic Topsoil - Spodic Subsoil - Cobbled Carbonaceous Limestone - Carbonaceous Limestone - Gray Marble Old Growth Spruce Taiga - Grassy Podzolic Topsoil - Spodic Subsoil - Cobbled Limestone - Limestone - Marble Snowy Taiga - Grassy Cryalfic Topsoil - Alfisolic Subsoil/Ice - Gravel - Andesite - Diorite Birch Forest - Grassy Ustalfic Topsoil/Grassy Aqualfic Topsoil (at sea level) - Alfisolic Subsoil/Gleyed Subsoil (at sea level) - Alfisolic Subsoil/Clay (at sea level) - Cobbled Mudstone - Mudstone + some Lignite - Slate + some Bituminous Coal Old Growth Birch Forest - Grassy Ustalfic Topsoil/Grassy Aqualfic Topsoil (at sea level) - Alfisolic Subsoil/Gleyed Subsoil (at sea level) - Alfisolic Subsoil/Clay (at sea level) - Cobbled Mudstone - Mudstone - Slate Dark Forest - Grassy Udalfic Topsoil - Red Clay - Cobbled Carbonaceous Limestone - Carbonaceous Limestone + Lignite deposits - Gray Marble + Bituminous Coal Jungle - Grassy Oxisolic Topsoil - Oxic Horizon - Cobbled Carbonaceous Limestone - Carbonaceous Limestone - Gray Marble Sparse Jungle - Grassy Udultic Topsoil - Gleyed Subsoil - Cobbled Mudstone - Mudstone - Slate Bamboo Jungle - Grassy Udultic Topsoil - Gleyed Subsoil - Gravel - Phosphorite - Apatite River - Sand (above water)/Gravel (under water) - Conglomerate - Metaconglomerate Frozen River - Sand (above water)/Gravel (under water) - Conglomerate - Metaconglomerate Swamp - Grassy Peat/Grassy Muck (at sea level) - Peat/Muck (at sea level) - Mudstone + lots of Lignite deposits - Slate + Bituminous Coal Mangrove Swamp - Grassy Peat/Grassy Muck (at sea level) - Peat/Muck (at sea level) - Shale + lots of Lignite deposits - Slate + Bituminous Coal Beach - Sand - Sandstone - Quartzite Snowy Beach - Sand - Sandstone - Quartzite Stony Shore - Carbonaceous Limestone + Gravel - Gray Marble Plains - Grassy Mollisolic Topsoil - Mollisolic Subsoil - Cobbled Mudstone - Mudstone - Slate Sunflower Plains - Grassy Xerollic Topsoil - Xerollic Subsoil - Packed Mud - Mudstone Snowy Plains - Grassy Mollisolic Topsoil - Mollisolic Subsoil/Ice - Mudstone - Slate Ice Spikes - Snow - Packed Ice - Blue Ice Desert - Sand/Psamment - Sand - Sandstone - Quartzite Savanna - Argidic Topsoil - Gypsic Subsoil - Gravel - Andesite - Sandstone - Quartzite Savanna Plateau - Argidic Topsoil - Gypsic Subsoil - Gravel - Andesite - Sandstone - Quartzite Windswept Savanna - Orthentic Topsoil/Coarse Dirt - Orthentic Subsoil - White Leucogranite + Diorite + Gabbro - Quartzite Badlands - Clay bands/Red Sand/Red Psamment - Red Sandstone - Sandstone - Quartzite Wooded Badlands - Argidic Topsoil/Coarse Dirt/Clay Bands/Red Sand/Red Psamment - Gypsic Subsoil - Red Sandstone - Sandstone - Quartzite Eroded Badlands - Clay bands/Red Sand/Red Psamment - Red Sandstone - Sandstone - Quartzite Deep Dark - Deepslate - Gabbro Dripstone Caves - Limestone - Marble Lush Caves - Phosphorite - Apatite Rhyolite Peaks + Tuff - Rhyolite - Shale + Schist - Slate + Schist Obsidian Peaks - Obsidian + Tuff - Rhyolite - Packed Ice - Blue Ice Andesite Peaks - Andesite + Tuff - Gray Marble - Coarse Gray Marble