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Marble Mines are bright, pristine caves dominated by white and light-colored materials, featuring impressive calcite formations.

Overview

Biome ID: MARBLE_MINES
Vanilla Replacement: minecraft:dripstone_caves
Color Code: #F5EEED

Terrain Palette

Marble Mines use bright, white materials:

Surface Layers (2 blocks deep)

  • Stone
  • White Concrete
  • White Concrete Powder
  • Calcite (dominant)

Subsurface Layer (1 block deep)

  • Stone
  • White Concrete
  • Calcite

Deepslate Transition

Below Y-level 7, terrain uses the MARBLE_MINES_DEEPSLATE palette.

Features

Landforms

  • Giant Calcite Stalacmites - Massive white calcite formations rising from floors
  • Giant Calcite Stalactites - Large calcite formations hanging from ceilings

Environment

Marble Mines are among the brightest and most pristine-looking cave biomes. The white and light gray color scheme creates an almost carved, architectural feel, as if these caves were quarried rather than naturally formed. The giant calcite formations add dramatic vertical elements reminiscent of marble columns.
The abundant calcite makes this biome excellent for builders who want large quantities of this clean white material.

Palette Configuration

The terrain generation uses:
  • Sampler Type: Cellular with domain warp
  • Frequency: 0.08 (surface), 0.8 (subsurface)
  • Warp Frequency: 0.01 (surface), 0.1 (subsurface)
  • Dimensions: 2D sampling
Source: /biomes/cave/substratum/marble_mines.yml:1

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