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	=== Ice caves ===		=== Ice caves ===
	{{main\|Ice Caves}}		{{main\|Ice Caves}}
	The ice caves are an upcoming cave biome that consists of [[Minecraft:packed ice]], [[Minecraft:calcite]], and [[Minecraft:icicle]]s, where [[Minecraft:frostbite]]s naturally spawn.		The ice caves are an upcoming cave biome that consists of [[Minecraft:packed ice]], [[Minecraft:calcite]], and [[Minecraft:icicle]]s, where [[Minecraft:frostbite]]s naturally spawn. Crevasses also generate here, with [[Minecraft:Brittle Ice\|brittle ice]] covering a hole filled with water.

	== History ==		== History ==
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	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
	===Carvers===		=== Carvers ===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	EarlyClassicCave.png\|A cave in early Classic.		EarlyClassicCave.png\|A cave in early Classic.
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	=== Noise caves ===		=== Noise caves ===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	~~File:~~Cheese caves (Minecraft Alpha 1.0.11).png\|Alpha's characteristic terrain quirks were generated just like modern cheese caves, though limited to higher y-axes.		Cheese caves (Minecraft Alpha 1.0.11).png\|Alpha's characteristic terrain quirks were generated just like modern cheese caves, though limited to higher y-axes.
	Start of spaghetti cave.png\|The start of a spaghetti cave.		Start of spaghetti cave.png\|The start of a spaghetti cave.
	Winding spaghetti cave.png\|A spaghetti cave winding through the underground.		Winding spaghetti cave.png\|A spaghetti cave winding through the underground.
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	Hollow 1.png\|A hollow formed by the terrain generator.		Hollow 1.png\|A hollow formed by the terrain generator.
	Hollow 2.png\|A larger hollow with a lake inside.		Hollow 2.png\|A larger hollow with a lake inside.
	~~</gallery>~~

	~~=== Cracks ===~~
	~~<gallery>~~
	~~Xray view of crack carvers.png\|Crack carvers from the caves & cliffs snapshots.~~
	~~</gallery>~~

	~~==== Mojang screenshots ====~~
	~~<gallery>~~
	~~Crack Carver Light.jpg\|Light shining through cracks in a cave ceiling.~~
	~~Illuminated Cavern.png\|A cave lit by light from cracks.~~
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	=== In other media ===		=== In other media ===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	~~File:~~Minecraft PlayStation Cover art.png\|Artwork of [[Minecraft:Steve]] in a cave		Minecraft PlayStation Cover art.png\|Artwork of [[Minecraft:Steve]] in a cave
	~~File:~~MCD Cave (Entrance).png\|A cave as it appears in {{MCD}}		MCD Cave (Entrance).png\|A cave as it appears in {{MCD}}
	~~File:~~MCMS Cave spider ambush.png\|A cave as it appears in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Mini-Series]]		MCMS Cave spider ambush.png\|A cave as it appears in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Mini-Series]]
	~~File:~~AMCM Creeper cave.jpeg\|A {{AMCM\|Redstone Mountains\|cave}} as it appears in {{AMCM}}		AMCM Creeper cave.jpeg\|A {{AMCM\|Redstone Mountains\|cave}} as it appears in {{AMCM}}
	~~File:~~LEGO The Cave.jpg\|[[Minecraft:21113 The Cave]]		LEGO The Cave.jpg\|[[Minecraft:21113 The Cave]]
	~~File:~~Strip mining in a closet.jpeg		Strip mining in a closet.jpeg
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	=== Ice caves ===		=== Ice caves ===
	{{main\|Ice Caves}}		{{main\|Ice Caves}}
	The ice caves are an upcoming cave biome that consists of [[Minecraft:packed ice]], [[Minecraft:calcite]], and [[Minecraft:~~icicles~~]], where [[Minecraft:frostbite]] naturally spawn.		The ice caves are an upcoming cave biome that consists of [[Minecraft:packed ice]], [[Minecraft:calcite]], and [[Minecraft:icicle]]s, where [[Minecraft:frostbite]]s naturally spawn.

	== History ==		== History ==

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	A cave may connect to the surface of the terrain, creating natural entrances to the cave. They sometimes connect to the sea. Caves and [[Minecraft:~~mineshafts~~]] also regularly contain at least minor [[Minecraft:water]] or [[Minecraft:lava]] flows as well as caves being made up of a number of aquifers of water and lava.		A cave may connect to the surface of the terrain, creating natural entrances to the cave. They sometimes connect to the sea. Caves and [[Minecraft:mineshaft]]s also regularly contain at least minor [[Minecraft:water]] or [[Minecraft:lava]] flows as well as caves being made up of a number of aquifers of water and lava.

	Some biome decoration might appear as well. For example, in [[Minecraft:jungle]] biomes, [[Minecraft:vines]] generate in carver caves near the surface, while [[Minecraft:sculk]] and related blocks may appear in the [[Minecraft:deep dark]].		Some biome decoration might appear as well. For example, in [[Minecraft:jungle]] biomes, [[Minecraft:vines]] generate in carver caves near the surface, while [[Minecraft:sculk]] and related blocks may appear in the [[Minecraft:deep dark]].

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	=== Ice caves ===		=== Ice caves ===
	{{main\|Ice Caves}}		{{main\|Ice Caves}}
	The ice caves are an upcoming cave biome that consists of [[Minecraft:packed ice]], [[Minecraft:calcite]], and [[Minecraft:icicles]], where [[Minecraft:~~Frozen (mob)\|frozens~~]] naturally spawn.		The ice caves are an upcoming cave biome that consists of [[Minecraft:packed ice]], [[Minecraft:calcite]], and [[Minecraft:icicles]], where [[Minecraft:frostbite]] naturally spawn.

	== History ==		== History ==

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	=== Sulfur caves ===		=== Sulfur caves ===
	{{main\|Sulfur Caves}}		{{main\|Sulfur Caves}}
	The sulfur caves are a cave ~~[[Minecraft:~~biome]] that consist of [[Minecraft:sulfur]], [[Minecraft:sulfur spike]] and [[Minecraft:cinnabar]] blocks, where [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s and [[Minecraft:cave spider]]s naturally spawn. [[Minecraft:Sulfur pool]]s generate in this biome, which include a block of [[Minecraft:potent sulfur]]. [[Minecraft:Sulfur spring]]s can spawn above a sulfur cave, indicating the presence of one nearby.		The sulfur caves are a cave biome that consist of [[Minecraft:sulfur]], [[Minecraft:sulfur spike]] and [[Minecraft:cinnabar]] blocks, where [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s and [[Minecraft:cave spider]]s naturally spawn. [[Minecraft:Sulfur pool]]s generate in this biome, which include a block of [[Minecraft:potent sulfur]]. [[Minecraft:Sulfur spring]]s can spawn above a sulfur cave, indicating the presence of one nearby.

			=== Ice caves ===
			{{main\|Ice Caves}}
			The ice caves are an upcoming cave biome that consists of [[Minecraft:packed ice]], [[Minecraft:calcite]], and [[Minecraft:icicles]], where [[Minecraft:Frozen (mob)\|frozens]] naturally spawn.

	== History ==		== History ==

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	=== Mineshaft ===		=== Mineshaft ===
	{{main\|Mineshaft}}		{{main\|Mineshaft}}
	A mineshaft is a generated structure found underground or underwater, having 3×3 mazes of tunnels with cave spiders and ores exposed on the walls or floor regularly.		A mineshaft is a generated structure found underground or underwater, having 3×3 mazes of tunnels with cave spiders and ores exposed on the walls or floor regularly. Mineshafts also generate pillars of oak logs if a part of the mineshaft floats over a cave in the air, along with iron chains that hang from the ceiling.

	=== Lava lake ===		=== Lava lake ===

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	==== Configuration ====		==== Configuration ====
	In [[Minecraft:custom world generation]], aquifers are controlled by the [[Minecraft:noise settings]]. Aquifers are enabled by the {{cd\|aquifers_enabled}} boolean, with the {{cd\|barrier}}, {{cd\|fluid_level_floodedness}}, {{cd\|fluid_level_spread}} and {{cd\|lava}} density functions taken from the [[Minecraft:noise router]] and the exclusion region fixed to the deep dark region.{{until\|java 26.3}} Aquifers are controlled by the optional {{cd\|aquifers}} object, which holds the density functions {{cd\|barrier}}, {{cd\|fluid_level_floodedness}}, {{cd\|fluid_level_spread}}, {{cd\|lava}}, {{cd\|exclusion}} and {{cd\|surface_level}}; omitting the object disables aquifers. The {{cd\|sea_level}} and {{cd\|default_fluid}} fields of the noise settings define the global fluid rule.		In [[Minecraft:custom world generation]], aquifers are controlled by the optional {{cd\|aquifers}} object, which holds the density functions {{cd\|barrier}}, {{cd\|fluid_level_floodedness}}, {{cd\|fluid_level_spread}}, {{cd\|lava}}, {{cd\|exclusion}} and {{cd\|surface_level}}; omitting the object disables aquifers. The {{cd\|sea_level}} and {{cd\|default_fluid}} fields of the noise settings define the global fluid rule.
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	==== Configuration ====		==== Configuration ====
	In [[Minecraft:custom world generation]], aquifers are controlled by the [[Minecraft:noise settings]]. Aquifers are enabled by the {{cd\|aquifers_enabled}} boolean, with the {{cd\|barrier}}, {{cd\|fluid_level_floodedness}}, {{cd\|fluid_level_spread}} and {{cd\|lava}} density functions taken from the [[Minecraft:noise router]] and the exclusion region fixed to the deep dark region.{{until\|java 26.3}} Aquifers are controlled by the optional {{cd\|aquifers}} object, which holds the density functions {{cd\|barrier}}, {{cd\|fluid_level_floodedness}}, {{cd\|fluid_level_spread}}, {{cd\|lava}}, {{cd\|exclusion}} and {{cd\|surface_level}}; omitting the object disables aquifers.~~{{upcoming\|java 26.3}}~~ The {{cd\|sea_level}} and {{cd\|default_fluid}} fields of the noise settings define the global fluid rule.		In [[Minecraft:custom world generation]], aquifers are controlled by the [[Minecraft:noise settings]]. Aquifers are enabled by the {{cd\|aquifers_enabled}} boolean, with the {{cd\|barrier}}, {{cd\|fluid_level_floodedness}}, {{cd\|fluid_level_spread}} and {{cd\|lava}} density functions taken from the [[Minecraft:noise router]] and the exclusion region fixed to the deep dark region.{{until\|java 26.3}} Aquifers are controlled by the optional {{cd\|aquifers}} object, which holds the density functions {{cd\|barrier}}, {{cd\|fluid_level_floodedness}}, {{cd\|fluid_level_spread}}, {{cd\|lava}}, {{cd\|exclusion}} and {{cd\|surface_level}}; omitting the object disables aquifers. The {{cd\|sea_level}} and {{cd\|default_fluid}} fields of the noise settings define the global fluid rule.
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 === Aquifer ===
-[[File:A lava lake.png|right|thumb|Example of two underground liquid bodies and a lava lake.]]
+[[File:A lava lake.png|right|thumb|A water aquifer and a lava aquifer meeting in a cave, kept apart by stone.]]
-[[File:Aquifers of different levels.jpg|thumb|Example of two water bodies of differing levels.]]
+Aquifers are the part of terrain generation that decides what fills every non-solid block: water, lava, air or, near the boundary between two bodies of fluid, stone. They produce the underground lakes, the lava lakes below Y=-10, the water and lava falls in caves, and the stone "rims" that keep neighboring bodies of fluid apart. Rivers and oceans are ''not'' produced by aquifers: they are filled by the global fluid rule below, which applies whether aquifers are enabled or not. Note that [[Minecraft:lava lake]]s are also generated underground, but are not aquifers.
-Aquifers are liquid systems used to generate bodies of liquids in a world. Almost all liquids in a world (including those in carvers, noise caves, rivers, and oceans) are generated by aquifers. Aquifers may create underground liquid bodies that look like lakes, as well as water or lava waterfalls. Note that [[Minecraft:lava lake]]s are also generated underground, but are not aquifers.
+The following describes ''[[Minecraft:Java Edition]]''. Aquifers were added in {{ver|1.18}} and the algorithm has been the same since.
-Aquifers below Y=0 may sometimes generate with [[Minecraft:lava]] instead of water, with aquifers from Y=-55 to -63 always consisting of lava.
+==== Global fluid rule ====
-If two liquid bodies of different levels or types are too close, some blocks may be generated between them to separate them.  These may resemble "rimstone dams" in caves.
+Without aquifers this rule alone fills every cave: water below sea level and lava below Y=-54. This is why the Nether has its lava ocean at Y=32 and why the ''Caves'' [[Minecraft:world preset]] has water below Y=32 and lava below Y=-54. In a dimension whose sea level is below −54 (the ''Floating Islands'' preset, sea level −64) there is no lava layer at all.
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	Aquifers are liquid systems used to generate bodies of liquids in a world. Almost all liquids in a world (including those in carvers, noise caves, rivers, and oceans) are generated by aquifers. Aquifers may create underground liquid bodies that look like lakes, as well as water or lava waterfalls. Note that [[Minecraft:lava lake]]s are also generated underground, but are not aquifers.		Aquifers are liquid systems used to generate bodies of liquids in a world. Almost all liquids in a world (including those in carvers, noise caves, rivers, and oceans) are generated by aquifers. Aquifers may create underground liquid bodies that look like lakes, as well as water or lava waterfalls. Note that [[Minecraft:lava lake]]s are also generated underground, but are not aquifers.

	Aquifers below Y=0 may sometimes generate with [[Minecraft:lava]] instead of water, with aquifers from y=-55 to -63 always consisting of lava.		Aquifers below Y=0 may sometimes generate with [[Minecraft:lava]] instead of water, with aquifers from Y=-55 to -63 always consisting of lava.

	If two liquid bodies of different levels or types are too close, some blocks may be generated between them to separate them. These may resemble "rimstone dams" in caves.		If two liquid bodies of different levels or types are too close, some blocks may be generated between them to separate them. These may resemble "rimstone dams" in caves.