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Calcite – Wiki Guide

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This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft calcite with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, calcite is a new item that was introduced in the Caves & Cliffs Update: Part I. Calcite is an item that you can not make with a crafting table or furnace. Instead, you need to find and gather this item in the game.

Let’s explore how to add calcite to your inventory.

Where to find Calcite in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find calcite in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.17 – 1.19	Building Blocks
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3	Natural Blocks

Platform is the platform that applies.

Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).

Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

How to get Calcite in Survival Mode

In Minecraft, you can add calcite to your inventory in Survival mode by finding calcite in a geode in your world and then gathering it. So, let’s get started!

1. Find a Geode

First, you need to find a geode in your Minecraft world. Geodes are found underground in the Overworld, sometimes at the end of an underground cave system.

A geode is made of 3 layers – the outer layer is tuff, the second layer is calcite, and the inner layer is blocks of amethyst and budding amethyst (with different growth stages of amethyst).

2. Hold a Pickaxe

To mine calcite, you need to dig up the calcite with a pickaxe. These are the pickaxes you can choose from.

How to make a Diamond Pickaxe
How to make a Golden Pickaxe
How to make a Iron Pickaxe
How to make a Stone Pickaxe
How to make a Wooden Pickaxe
How to make a Netherite Pickaxe

If you try to dig up the calcite with your hand or other tool (that is not a pickaxe), the small block of calcite will not appear. And you will not be able to add the calcite to your inventory.

In this example, we are going to use a stone pickaxe to dig up the calcite.

3. Mine the Calcite

Find the calcite layer in the geode and mine the calcite with a pickaxe.

The game control to break the calcite depends on the version of Minecraft:

For Java Edition (PC/Mac), left click and hold on the calcite.
For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap and hold on the calcite.
For Xbox One, press and hold the RT button on the Xbox controller.
For PS4, press and hold the R2 button on the PS controller.
For Nintendo Switch, press and hold the ZR button on the controller.
For Windows 10 Edition, left click and hold on the calcite.
For Education Edition, left click and hold on the calcite.

You will need to continue to dig until the block breaks and a smaller block of calcite finally appears. The block of calcite will float on the ground.

4. Pick up the Calcite

Make sure you pick up the calcite before it disappears.

Once you pick up the calcite, it will appear in your hotbar.

Calcite is a useful item and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.