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Minecraft:Sulfur Caves

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Template:Infobox biome The sulfur caves is a cave Minecraft:biome composed of Minecraft:sulfur and Minecraft:cinnabar blocks, where Minecraft:sulfur cubes and Minecraft:cave spiders spawn. Minecraft:Sulfur pools with Minecraft:potent sulfur generate here, as well as Minecraft:sulfur spikes.

Generation

Sulfur caves generate underground at the same depth as Minecraft:lush caves and Minecraft:dripstone caves, although they are much smaller in size and more fragmented. Minecraft:Sulfur springs sometimes generate at the surface, indicating there are sulfur caves below.

The biome generates only at low Minecraft:weirdness values (≤ -0.45), with additional requirements being medium continentalness and medium to high erosion. This means that they never generate directly under river valleys, but as small spots under hilltops. Sulfur caves do not generate under oceans and high mountains, although they can generate close. They are more common under flatland terrain near Minecraft:swamps and Minecraft:deserts.

Rarely, sulfur caves can generate above ground at weirdness values below -1.0. They can also leak out of cave openings or ravines.

Description

The main landscape is composed of Minecraft:sulfur and Minecraft:cinnabar, layers in approximately same amount of blocks, with frequent Minecraft:sulfur pools possessing a unique acid-green color of Minecraft:water. Minecraft:Potent sulfur is found only on the bottom of these pools, creating noxious gas with white bubbles particles in and on top of the water. Minecraft:Nausea is inflicted to mobs and players when they come in contact with this noxious gas.

Sulfur spikes in varying patches and sizes generate on top of sulfur. Other terrain blocks such as Minecraft:deepslate and Minecraft:stone variants generate between the sulfur and cinnabar.

Minecraft:Ores rarely generate here, because sulfur and cinnabar replace most stone and deepslate blocks. Template:IN, the sky Minecraft:fog has a unique green color.

When a minecart with chest from a Minecraft:mineshaft spawns in sulfur caves, it has a chance to contain the "Minecraft:Bounce" music disc. In Bedrock Edition, Minecraft:woodland mansions can generate in sulfur caves, similar to other cave biomes, although this is nearly impossible.

With Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals, sulfur caves use warmish color grading, which tints the biome to look more humid and warm. They use a strong, dense Minecraft:volumetric fog; however, this is only visible on the surface with directional lighting.

Mobs

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

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Sounds

Music

Filename
in Minecraft
Minecraft:Gameplay Soundtrack title Soundtrack Track preview Weight
an_ordinary_day.ogg Minecraft:Dripstone Caves, Minecraft:Snowy Slopes and Sulfur Caves "Minecraft:An Ordinary Day" Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 10 File:An ordinary day.ogg 1
danny.oggTemplate:Only
hal4.oggTemplate:Only
Minecraft:The Overworld "Minecraft:Danny" Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 21 File:Danny.ogg 1
deeper.ogg Minecraft:Deep Dark, Minecraft:Dripstone Caves and Sulfur Caves "Minecraft:Deeper" Minecraft: Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 7 File:Deeper.ogg 1
ebb.ogg Minecraft:SwampTemplate:Only, Minecraft:Jagged Peaks, Minecraft:Frozen Peaks, Minecraft:Dripstone Caves, Sulfur Caves, Minecraft:the Overworld and Minecraft:Main Menu "Minecraft:Ebb" Minecraft: Chaos Cubed (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 2 File:Ebb.ogg 2
eld_unknown.ogg Minecraft:Dripstone Caves, Minecraft:Grove, Minecraft:Jagged Peaks, Minecraft:Stony Peaks and Sulfur Caves "Minecraft:Eld Unknown" Minecraft: Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 8 File:Eld Unknown.ogg 1
endless.ogg Minecraft:Dripstone Caves, Minecraft:Grove, Minecraft:Jagged Peaks, Minecraft:Stony Peaks and Sulfur Caves "Minecraft:Endless" Minecraft: Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 9 File:Endless.ogg 1
infinite_amethyst.ogg Minecraft:Dripstone Caves, Minecraft:Grove and Sulfur Caves "Minecraft:Infinite Amethyst" Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 5 File:Infinite amethyst.ogg 1
key.oggTemplate:Only
nuance1.oggTemplate:Only
Minecraft:The Overworld "Key" Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 1 File:Key.ogg 1
nightly.ogg Minecraft:Cherry Grove, Minecraft:Dripstone Caves, Minecraft:Frozen Peaks, Minecraft:Jagged Peaks, Minecraft:Snowy Slopes, Minecraft:Stony Peaks, Sulfur Caves, Minecraft:the Overworld and Minecraft:Main Menu "Minecraft:Nightly" Minecraft: Chaos Cubed (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 5 File:Nightly.ogg 2
oxygene.oggTemplate:Only
nuance2.oggTemplate:Only
Minecraft:The Overworld "Minecraft:Oxygène" Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 9 File:Oxygene.ogg 1
pokopoko.ogg Minecraft:Dripstone Caves, Minecraft:Grove, Minecraft:Jagged Peaks, Minecraft:Snowy Slopes and Sulfur Caves "Minecraft:pokopoko" Minecraft: Tricky Trials (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 5 File:Pokopoko.ogg 1
shores.ogg Minecraft:Dripstone Caves, Minecraft:Forest, Minecraft:Flower Forest, Minecraft:Grove, Minecraft:Lush Caves, Minecraft:Old Growth Taiga, Sulfur Caves, Minecraft:the Overworld and Minecraft:Main Menu "Minecraft:Shores" Minecraft: Chaos Cubed (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 4 File:Shores.ogg 2
subwoofer_lullaby.oggTemplate:Only
hal1.oggTemplate:Only
Minecraft:The Overworld "Minecraft:Subwoofer Lullaby" Minecraft - Volume Alpha No. 3 File:Subwoofer lullaby.ogg 1
wending.ogg Minecraft:Dripstone Caves, Minecraft:Grove, Minecraft:Jagged Peaks, Minecraft:Stony Peaks and Sulfur Caves "Minecraft:Wending" Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack) No. 4 File:Wending.ogg 1

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