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# Certus Quartz Ore

Alongside the introduction of the Purified Certus Quartz Crystal production chain, AECS also reintroduces Certus Quartz Ore and its deepslate variants.
These ores serve as an alternative source of Certus Quartz Crystals.

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## Ore Variants

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AECS provides the following four Certus Quartz Ore variants:

- Certus Quartz Ore
- Deepslate Certus Quartz Ore
- Charged Certus Quartz Ore
- Deepslate Charged Certus Quartz Ore

Among them, Charged Ores differ from regular ores in both behavior and appearance.

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## World Generation

Certus Quartz Ore generates in the Overworld with the following rules:

- Generation height range: **Y = -59 to Y = 72**
- Automatically generates as regular or deepslate ore based on depth
- Charged variants account for approximately **10%** of total generation
- Charged ores emit a faint light in the world, making their state easier to identify

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## Mining and Drops

The mining and drop rules for Certus Quartz Ore are as follows:

- Requires an appropriate-tier tool to be mined
- By default, each ore drops **1–2 Certus Quartz Crystals** or **1–2 Charged Certus Quartz Crystals**
- Enchantment effects:
  - **Fortune III**: Increases drops to **1–8**
  - **Silk Touch**: Drops the corresponding ore block directly

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## Further Processing

Certus Quartz Ore obtained from mining can be further processed:

- Process the ore using the **<ItemLink id="ae2cs:crystal_pulverizer" />**
- Each ore reliably yields **6 Certus Quartz Crystals**
- Even Charged Ores will not produce Charged Crystals when pulverized directly

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## Block Properties

In terms of overall behavior, Certus Quartz Ore follows the general rules of vanilla ores,
with distinct characteristics depending on whether it is a deepslate or charged variant:

- **Mining Properties**
  - Regular ores have mining times similar to standard stone-based ores
  - Deepslate ores take longer to mine and have higher blast resistance

- **Luminescence**
  - Charged Certus Quartz Ore and its deepslate variant emit continuous light in the world, distinguishing their charged state
