How to Find Rubies, Sapphires, and Garnet

Jays Ores Mod introduces several colorful gemstones, including onyx, jade, garnet, rubies, and sapphires. While some of these generate as standard underground deposits, a few require you to search in specific biomes, dimensions, or block types rather than mining plain Overworld stone.

Finding Garnet in Gravel

Instead of only looking for ore veins in solid rock, you can gather garnet by digging through gravel.

1. Craft a shovel—adding the Fortune or Efficiency enchantment will help speed up the process.

2. Locate large natural gravel patches underground, along cave floors, or on beaches and ocean floors.

3. Dig through the gravel blocks until garnet gems drop directly from the broken blocks.

Mining Rubies and Sapphires in the Nether

You will not find ruby and sapphire ores in regular Overworld caves. These two gemstones generate specifically inside Nether basalt formations.

1. Build and light a Nether portal, then travel into the Nether.

2. Search for areas containing large amounts of basalt, such as Basalt Deltas or basalt pillars.

3. Look closely at the dark basalt blocks. Because the mod adds a visual shimmer to precious ores and gemstone blocks, ruby and sapphire ores will glint in the dark, making them stand out clearly against the dark gray basalt.

4. Mine the shimmering blocks with your pickaxe to collect your rubies and sapphires.