Cal's Extra Gems!

Some extra crystals and gems for your world! adds 2 new armor and tool sets and over 90 new blocks in total!

140 items and blocks · 101 recipes · 103 loot tables

Build 1.2.1 · checked 13 September 2026

Guides

• Cal's Extra Gems!: Mountain Beryl and Aquamarine Masonry
• Cal's Extra Gems!: Biome-Locked Tourmaline Crystals
• Cal's Extra Gems!: Blue, Rose, and Smoky Nether Quartz
• Cal's Extra Gems!: Opal and Sapphire Gear and Trim Blocks
• Cal's Extra Gems!: Four-Color Topaz Mining and Building Blocks

Recipes

Every recipe Cal's Extra Gems! adds, grouped by how it is made.

Items

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which gems can be crafted into tools and armor in Cal's Extra Gems!?

Only Sapphire and Opal can be forged into pickaxes, axes, shovels, hoes, swords, and full four-piece armor sets; the remaining gems are decorative building materials.

Where do Beryl and Aquamarine ores generate?

All five beryl varieties—including Aquamarine—spawn in any Overworld biome between Y -16 and 320 and are most common high in mountains around Y 168.

Which biomes contain each color of Tourmaline?

Tourmaline spawns between Y -50 and 50 (peaking at Y 0) by biome: Black in Savannas, Green in Forests, Blue and Watermelon in Jungles, Pink in Taigas, and Orange in Hills.

Where do you find Blue, Rose, and Smoky Quartz?

Nether Blue Quartz Ore, Nether Rose Quartz Ore, and Nether Smoky Quartz Ore generate throughout the Nether at any elevation and biome.

How many Topaz or Tourmaline items are needed to craft a block?

Both Topaz and Tourmaline shards craft into blocks in a two-by-two grid of four items, though only Tourmaline blocks can be uncrafted back into four shards.

Download Links

• modrinth.com modrinth.com/mod/cals-extra-gems