GregTech 6/Stones and Minerals

has hundreds of ores and more than a dozen types of stone to harvest. Some types of stone are themselves ores, or are valuable resources in their own right. This guide covers all of the different goods a GregTech 6 player can find in or beneath the earth.
==Stones==
GregTech 6 adds several new types of stone which will generate in the world. These new stones have various properties and mining levels, which form the basis of the new Ore Layers world generation. Each type of stone layer can be found at any world height, but the layers can only be ore-bearing when they are found at heights specific to those ores. Some types of stone can be processed for resources even when they do not contain ores. 
Stones in the form of small Rocks found on the surface (sometimes informally called pebbles, not to be confused with stone Scrap (material form) Pebbles) can be used to craft tools including Pickaxes and Hammers, allowing players to obtain tools with Diamond mining level early in the game. Having these tools will be essential to mining ores contained in layers of tough stones like Basalt and the Granites. Many of the surface Rocks will be Ore-bearing Rocks instead of simple stone Rocks. These special Rocks indicate that there is a block of Ore directly below the Rock, which may appear at any height. Ore-bearing Rocks are only found above buried Ore blocks that are part of an Ore Layer, Mix Vein, or Bedrock Ore, meaning that they will always indicate a large deposit of Ore rather than a single block.
Hammers made from these stones can be as durable as ones made from Lead, offering a substantial cost savings if they are used in place of metal Hammers. Cobblestone of each stone type except vanilla can be hammered to obtain their corresponding Rocks used to craft Hammers and Pickaxes.
Name 	Mining Level	Durability	Innate Resources
Black Granite 	3 	6400 	Feldspar, Biotite, Flint
Red Granite 	3 	6400 	Feldspar, Biotite, Flint
Basalt 	2 	3200 	Olivine, Calcite, Flint, Dark Ashes
Komatiite 	2 	3200 	Olivine, Magnesite, Flint, Dark Ashes
Kimberlite 	2 	2400 	
Marble 	1 	1600 	Calcite
Limestone 	1 	1600 	Calcite
Granite 	1 	6400 	Feldspar, Biotite, Flint
Diorite 	1 	1600 	
Andesite 	1 	1600 	
Green Schist 	1 	2400 	
Blue Schist 	1 	2400 	
Quartzite 	1 	3200 	Silicon Dioxide, Quartzite (Gem)
Deep Slate 	1 	3200 	
Stone (Vanilla)	1 	1600 	
===Rock Ores===
The ores Bauxite, Lignite Coal, Anthracite Coal (i.e. Vanilla Coal), Rock Salt, Salt, Oil Shale, Gypsum, and Milky Quartz are now considered Rock Ores, which means that instead of being found as ores within a layer of stone, they are now found as entire stone layers consisting of a solid mass of thousands of blocks of a single ore. They are also dense ores, that produce two Raw Ores when mined, or more with Fortune. 
Rock ore layers abruptly stop at y=23, being replaced with (Deep)Slate below. "This prevents flammable Ores near Lava in most cases."
Three other layers could be pure ore, if the other mod block exists: Underground Biomes Lignite and Mineralogy Nitrate and Sulfur Ores. Otherwise these layers generate as Granite.
Name 	Mining Level
Anthracite Coal	0
Lignite Coal 	0
Salt 	1
Rock Salt 	1
Bauxite 	2
Oil Shale 	1
Gypsum 	1
Milky Quartz 	1
===Soft Earth===
GregTech 6 several additional clays, which substitute for vanilla Clay in crafting Crucibles, Molds, and other Ceramic equipment. All of these Clays will generate in large clay pits just beneath the surface of Plains and Savannah biomes. A Spade may be used to harvest any Clay as solid blocks instead of items.
Mud blocks will surround the water found in Swamp biomes, replacing any Dirt that would normally appear. Mud slows the movement speed of players and entities that walk across it, and may be smelted to obtain ordinary Dirt. A Spade may also be used to harvest Mud as solid blocks instead of items.
Black Sand forms large patches beside and under River biomes. It is Magnetite dust, which can be sifted or magnetically separated for Gold dust and nuggets plus some other materials, but when centrifuged is the primary source of V2O5 (Vanadium Pentoxide, a catalyst in sulfuric acid production).
==Ores==
Like in previous versions of GregTech, standard Vanilla ore generation is disabled and all vanilla ores will generate in Gregtech's unique distribution patterns. These patterns are compatible either by default or through configuration with almost all ores from almost all other mods, so unless explicitly noted, ore generation from other mods can and should be disabled, as GregTech will compensate.
GregTech ore blocks do not work exactly like other ore blocks. Most mods treat their ores as single blocks, with nothing special to them except for the few that must be harvested with Silk Touch or can be mined with a Fortune pick to increase yield. Most GregTech ores are non-ticking Tile Entities, defined less by block ID or metadata than by TileEntity data. Each of these TEs contains only two variables: the internal ID of the ore, and a True/False boolean indicating whether the ore block was placed by world generation or by other means. This is mainly used to determine whether or not the drops can be enhanced by a Fortune pick or Dynamite. Their being TEs though has some unfortunate consequences: not all mods are prepared to deal with TE ore blocks, and so GregTech ores are not always mined by other mods' automated mining systems (for example, for several months, the could not mine GregTech ores), or may be replaced with useless Empty Ore when moved by other mods (such as the Twilight Forest Miner's Tree, or in the pit of an Applied Energistics 2 meteor). The rendering of GregTech 6 ores is greatly improved over previous versions. Ores will no longer display telltale rendering artifacts when viewed at steep angles, nor will they noticeably interfere with smooth lighting and shading, affording them a much more natural look. (However, OptiFine's modifications to shading may still make them stand out.)
A subset of GregTech ores are made in an additional variant specifically for generation in the Twilight Forest in vanilla-alike lumps; these are simple blocks like other mods' and are fully compatible with all the trouble points listed above.
There are four types of ore generation: Small Ores, Mix Veins, Ore Layers, and Bedrock Ores. Both Ore Layers and Bedrock Ores are new in GregTech 6.
===Small Ores===
Small Ores generate as semi-common single blocks. They are intended as a way to get started and acquire initial tools, but are not intended to be used as primary sources of metal for machinery. When broken, they drop a Crushed Ore or, if applicable, a Gem of some quality. They may also drop a Dust of the Stone they were found in. Small Ores cannot be picked up with a Silk Touch Pickaxe, however a Fortune Pickaxe will slightly increase their yields. Importantly, Small Ores can be mined at 1 mining level lower than the ores they contain (to a minimum of the stone type's mining level), allowing a miner with a Stone-level pickaxe to obtain enough Copper and Tin to begin crafting Bronze tools and machines. In GregTech 6, Small Ores can appear in any type of GregTech stone, and will also appear in Sand or Gravel. As a result, Deserts and Beaches present a large number of Small Ores clearly visible on the surface.
Mineral 	Min Y	Max Y	Amount	Dimensions 	Other 	Worlds 	Requirement
Copper 	60 	120 	16 	Overworld, End 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Moon, Mars, Asteroids, Planets	
Chalcopyrite 	60 	120 	16 	Overworld, End 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	Mars 	
Malachite 	40 	70 	8 	Overworld, End 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	Mars 	
Tin 	60 	120 	16 	Overworld, End 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Moon, Mars, Asteroids, Planets	
Cassiterite 	60 	120 	16 	Overworld, Nether, End	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Mars 	
Zinc 	40 	70 	4 	Overworld, End 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Moon, Mars, Asteroids, Planets	
Sphalerite 	30 	60 	12 	Overworld, End 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	Mars 	
Smithsonite 	30 	60 	2 	Overworld, End 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Mars 	
Stibnite 	20 	40 	2 	Overworld, End 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	Mars 	
Bismuth 	80 	120 	8 	Overworld, Nether 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Moon, Mars, Asteroids, Planets	
Lead 	40 	80 	16 	Overworld, End 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Moon, Mars, Asteroids, Planets	
Galena 	40 	80 	16 	Overworld, End 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	Mars 	
Silver 	20 	40 	4 	Overworld, End 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Moon, Mars, Asteroids, Planets	
Gold 	20 	40 	4 	Overworld, Nether, End	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Moon, Mars, Asteroids, Planets	
Pyrite 	20 	40 	4 	Overworld, End 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	Moon, Mars, Asteroids, Planets	
Hematite 	40 	80 	24 	Overworld, End 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Mars 	
Pyrolusite 	20 	40 	4 	Overworld, End 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Moon, Mars, Planets 	
Garnierite 	20 	40 	4 	Overworld, End 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Mars 	
Pentlandite 	20 	40 	4 	Overworld, End 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	Mars 	
Scheelite 	5 	50 	1 	Overworld, Nether, End	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Moon, Mars, Asteroids, Planets	
Coltan 	1 	250 	1 	Overworld, Nether 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim 	 	
Salt 	40 	80 	6 	Overworld, Nether, End	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Mars 	
Rocksalt 	40 	80 	6 	Overworldm Nether, End	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Mars 	
Borax 	10 	40 	4 	Overworld, Nether, End	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Mars 	
Asbestos 	20 	40 	8 	Overworld, Nether 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	 	
Diamond 	5 	10 	2 	Overworld, Nether 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Aether 	Moon, Mars, Asteroids, Planets	
Amber 	5 	70 	1 	Overworld 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Aether 	 	
Craponite 	5 	250 	2 	Overworld, Nether, End	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Moon, Mars, Asteroids, Planets	
Redstone 	5 	20 	16 	Overworld, Nether 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Mars, Planets 	
Lapis 	20 	40 	8 	Overworld 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	 	
Eudialyte 	20 	40 	4 	Overworld 	 	 	
Azurite 	20 	40 	4 	Overworld 	 	 	
Coal 	60 	100 	24 	Overworld 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	 	
Graphite 	5 	10 	2 	Overworld, Nether 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Mars, Asteroids 	
Pollucite 	1 	250 	1 	Overworld, Nether 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim 	 	
Zeolite 	1 	250 	1 	Overworld, Nether 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim 	 	
Platinum 	20 	40 	6 	End 	Alfheim, Aether 	Asteroids 	
Iridium 	20 	40 	6 	End 	Alfheim, Aether 	Asteroids 	
Sperrylite 	20 	40 	4 	End 	Alfheim, Aether 	Asteroids 	
Cooperite 	20 	40 	4 	End 	 	Asteroids 	
Naquadah 	10 	80 	6 	End 	 	Mars, Asteroids, Planets 	
Trinium 	10 	80 	12 	End 	 	Mars, Asteroids, Planets 	
Dolamide 	5 	250 	8 	 	 	Mars, Asteroids, Planets 	
Endium 	10 	80 	32 	End 	 	 	
Sugilite 	10 	80 	16 	End 	 	 	
Ambrosium 	30 	120 	64 	 	Aether 	 	
Zanite 	30 	120 	16 	 	Aether 	 	
Sulfur 	5 	15 	8 	Overworld 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	Mars 	
Niter 	10 	120 	32 	Nether 	 	 	
Efrine 	90 	120 	8 	Nether 	 	 	
Cinnabar 	5 	250 	16 	Nether 	 	 	
Ancient Debris 	5 	90 	16 	Nether 	 	Mars 	No other mod adds it
Black Quartz 	20 	40 	1 	Overworld 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	 	Actually Additions
Certus Quartz 	20 	40 	1 	Overworld 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Moon, Mars, Asteroids, Planets	Applied Energistics
Vinteum 	30 	60 	8 	Overworld 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Mars, Planets 	Ars Magica
Chimerite 	10 	40 	8 	Overworld 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Mars, Planets 	Ars Magica
Red Hexorium 	0 	60 	30 	Overworld 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	 	HEXCraft
Green Hexorium 	0 	60 	30 	Overworld 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	 	HEXCraft
Blue Hexorium 	0 	60 	30 	Overworld 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	 	HEXCraft
Black Hexorium 	0 	20 	6 	Overworld 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	 	HEXCraft
White Hexorium 	0 	20 	6 	Overworld 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	 	HEXCraft
Infused Entropy 	10 	60 	8 	Overworld, Nether, End	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Mars, Planets 	Thaumcraft
Infused Fire 	10 	60 	8 	Overworld, Nether, End	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Mars, Planets 	Thaumcraft
Infused Air 	10 	60 	8 	Overworld, Nether, End	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Mars, Planets 	Thaumcraft
Infused Water 	10 	60 	8 	Overworld, Nether, End	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Mars, Planets 	Thaumcraft
Infused Earth 	10 	60 	8 	Overworld, Nether, End	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Mars, Planets 	Thaumcraft
Infused Order 	10 	60 	8 	Overworld, Nether, End	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Mars, Planets 	Thaumcraft
Bischofite 	40 	80 	1 	Overworld 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	 	IHL
Datolite 	40 	80 	1 	Overworld 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	 	IHL
Mica 	40 	80 	1 	Overworld 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	 	IHL
Gypsum 	40 	80 	1 	Overworld 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	 	IHL
Potassiumfeldspar	40 	80 	1 	Overworld 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	 	IHL
Trona 	40 	80 	1 	Overworld 	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum 	 	IHL
Nikolite 	10 	40 	4 	Overworld, Nether, End	Erebus, Betweenlands, Atum, Alfheim, Aether	Mars, Planets 	Any mod adds Teslatite, Electrotine, or Nikolite
===Mix Veins===
Mix Veins are the 3x3 chunk veins familiar to GregTech 5 players. Mix Veins can contain up to four different ores. Vein contents are dependent upon height and dimension, but are not dependent upon biome. Veins can range in size from 16x16x5 up to 80x80x8 blocks, with very few and small gaps between ore blocks. In GregTech 6, ores found in Mix Veins can replace any type of GregTech or Vanilla stone, and will also appear in Sand or Gravel. By default, Mix Veins will not generate in the Overworld (due to being replaced by the new ore layer system described below) nor most other dimensions added by supported mods. They do generate on Galacticraft expansion's and Advanced Rocketry planets, The Aether, Alfheim, Atum, Betweenlands, the Deep Dark, and Erebus.
===Ore Layers===
Ore Layers are new in GregTech 6 and will generate only in the Overworld, the Nether, the EnviroMine Cave Dimension, Caveworld 2 dimensions, Aroma97's Mining Dimension, Mystcraft Ages, and the Witchery Spirit World. Ore Layers replaces not only the vanilla ore generation, but also the generation of Stone underground. Vanilla Stone is replaced by large layers of the various GregTech (and other modded) stones, each two to twenty blocks thick and about six chunks across. A single column of rock will be made of several layers of different stones. Each stone layer can appear at any height, and share an equal-weight chance with the Rock Ore layers (each 1 in 130).
When an ore-bearing stone layer is found at the correct height, many of its stone blocks will instead be ore blocks masked as the stone of a type listed at that height level. Ore blocks near the top and bottom edges of the layer will be small ores, while those near the middle will be normal-sized ores. Each type of ore is associated with a type of stone, so Chalcopyrite Ore for example will only ever be found in a layer of Marble, and never in a layer of Granite. 
Unlike in previous version of GregTech, multiple veins may be found in a single chunk; the number of layered ore veins that may be found in a single column of rock is only limited by the number of different stones in that column. Ore-bearing Rocks can be found on the surface and in caves indicating the topmost normal ore (not small) at that x-z coordinate below; when multiple ore-bearing layers overlap rocks can be from any of the veins that are below. When multiple ores are listed for the same stone type and elevation they will generally be interspersed; however sets of ores that will not cross-mix (meaning, for example, that a vein of Thaumcraft crystals will always be a single pure type, and Amber will never mix with Cinnabar).
Ores found in stone layers are still blocks of that particular stone and will inherit its minimum mining level, so a Pickaxe or Hammer of mining level 3 is needed to mine any ores found in layers of Black or Red Granite. As noted above, those stones themselves can be used to make Pickaxes of the appropriate type. 
GregTech ore blocks drop as Broken Ore blocks normally, or as Crushed Ore when mined with a Hammer. If mined with a fortune effect they instead drop, usually multiple, Raw Ore items.
Some ores will only be present in specific types of biomes. Ores originating from many supported mods will also generate in ore layers, sometimes as GT ores rather than that mod's ore block. 
Stone Layer 	Ore 	Min Y	Max Y	Ores per 384 Stone	Biomes / Mods
Slate (or Deepslate) 	Emerald Generates Et Futurum ore blocks if available. 	0 	32 	6 	MOUNTAINS
Slate (or Deepslate) 	Diamond 	0 	12 	6 	JUNGLE or VOLCANIC
Slate (or Deepslate) 	Lapis 	16 	24 	96 	FROZEN or TAIGA
Slate (or Deepslate) 	Redstone 	0 	20 	24 	
Slate (or Deepslate) 	Gold 	0 	16 	12 	MESA
Slate (or Deepslate) 	Copper 	0 	32 	24 	DESERT or SAVANNA
Slate (or Deepslate) 	Iron 	0 	32 	24 	SWAMP or WOODS
Slate (or Deepslate) 	Coal 	0 	32 	24 	PLAINS or SHROOM
Slate (or Deepslate) 	Nikolite 	0 	20 	12 	Any mod adds Teslatite, Electrotine, or Nikolite
Slate (or Deepslate) 	Black Hexorium 	0 	16 	12 	HEXCraft
Slate (or Deepslate) 	White Hexorium 	0 	16 	12 	HEXCraft
Slate (or Deepslate) 	Deep Iron 	0 	16 	24 	Metallurgy
Stone (various) x10 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Stone (or Chert) x3 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Stone (or Mineralogy Pumice) 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Stone (or UB Ecologite) 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Stone (or UB Greywacke) 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Stone (or UB Migmatite) 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Stone (or PFAA "Peridotite") 	Olivine 	32 	64 	6 	
Stone (or EB Dacite) 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Stone (or UB Dacite) 	Nikolite 	0 	20 	12 	Any mod adds Teslatite, Electrotine, or Nikolite
Stone (Vanilla) <1> 	Vinteum 	16 	40 	6 	Ars Magica
Stone (Vanilla) <1> 	InfusedOrder 	24 	40 	6 	MAGICAL_GOOD, Thaumcraft
Stone (Vanilla) <1> 	InfusedWater 	48 	64 	6 	MAGICAL_GOOD, Thaumcraft
Stone (Vanilla) <1> 	InfusedEarth 	0 	16 	6 	MAGICAL_GOOD, Thaumcraft
Stone (Vanilla) <1> 	Cinnabar 	16 	40 	12 	MAGICAL_GOOD, Thaumcraft
Stone (Vanilla) <2> 	Uraninite 	0 	48 	24 	HBM Nuclear Tech
Stone (Vanilla) <2> 	InfusedEntropy 	24 	40 	6 	MAGICAL_GOOD, Thaumcraft
Stone (Vanilla) <2> 	InfusedAir 	48 	64 	6 	MAGICAL_GOOD, Thaumcraft
Stone (Vanilla) <2> 	InfusedFire 	0 	16 	6 	MAGICAL_GOOD, Thaumcraft
Stone (Vanilla) <2> 	Amber 	16 	40 	12 	MAGICAL_GOOD, Thaumcraft
Stone (Vanilla) <3> 	 	 	 	 	
Stone (Vanilla) <3> 	Emerald Generates vanilla ore blocks 	16 	60 	6 	MOUNTAINS
Stone (Vanilla) <3> 	Diamond 	8 	24 	6 	
Stone (Vanilla) <3> 	Lapis 	16 	48 	16 	
Stone (Vanilla) <3> 	Redstone 	8 	24 	48 	
Stone (Vanilla) <3> 	Gold 	8 	32 	12 	
Stone (Vanilla) <3> 	Gold 	33 	64 	12 	MESA
Stone (Vanilla) <3> 	Copper 	20 	50 	24 	MESA or DESERT or SAVANNA
Stone (Vanilla) <3> 	Iron 	40 	80 	48 	
Stone (Vanilla) <3> 	Coal 	60 	100 	48 	
Stone (Vanilla) <3> 	Silverfish infested 	0 	255 	6 	
Stone (Vanilla) <4> 	Hematite 	30 	70 	64 	
Stone (Vanilla) <4> 	Jasper 	40 	64 	6 	MOUNTAINS
Stone (Vanilla) <4> 	Blue Jasper 	40 	64 	6 	FROZEN
Stone (Vanilla) <4> 	Green Jasper 	40 	64 	6 	DESERT
Stone (Vanilla) <4> 	Yellow Jasper 	40 	64 	6 	SAVANNA
Stone (Vanilla) <4> 	Rainforest Jasper 	40 	64 	6 	JUNGLE
Stone (Vanilla) <4> 	Ocean Jasper 	40 	64 	6 	OCEAN_BEACH
Stone (Vanilla) <4> 	Tiger Eye 	40 	64 	6 	TAIGA
Stone (Vanilla) <4> 	Cat's Eye 	40 	64 	6 	SWAMP
Stone (Vanilla) <4> 	Dragon Eye 	40 	64 	6 	PLAINS
Stone (Vanilla) <4> 	Hawk's Eye 	40 	64 	6 	RIVER_LAKE
Stone (Vanilla) <4> 	Black Eye 	40 	64 	6 	MESA
Stone (Vanilla) <4> 	Tiger Iron 	40 	64 	6 	SHROOM
Stone (Vanilla) <5> 	Red Hexorium 	0 	64 	6 	HEXCraft
Stone (Vanilla) <5> 	Green Hexorium 	0 	64 	6 	HEXCraft
Stone (Vanilla) <5> 	Blue Hexorium 	0 	64 	6 	HEXCraft
Stone (Vanilla) <5> 	Black Hexorium 	0 	20 	6 	HEXCraft
Stone (Vanilla) <5> 	White Hexorium 	0 	20 	6 	HEXCraft
Komatiite (or Gabbro) x3 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Komatiite (UB) 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Komatiite (GT) 	Magnesite 	20 	50 	24 	
Komatiite (GT) 	Cinnabar 	0 	32 	32 	
Komatiite (GT) 	Redstone 	0 	30 	48 	
Komatiite (GT) 	Pyrite Appropriate to its nickname of "Fool's Gold", Pyrite ores are labeled "Gold Ore" when initially found and mined. They cannot be distinguished from actual Gold until crushed, or by reading the contained materials list shown by pressing F3+H. True GregTech Gold Ore will only be found in layers of Andesite or (Deep)Slate, or blooming from a Bedrock Gold vein (while Vanilla Gold Ore can be found in Vanilla Stone).	0 	30 	32 	
Kimberlite 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Kimberlite 	Diamond 	0 	12 	3 	
Kimberlite 	Spinel 	24 	48 	6 	MOUNTAINS
Kimberlite 	BalasRuby 	24 	48 	6 	JUNGLE
Basalt (various) x6 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Basalt (HBM) 	Asbestos 	16 	48 	24 	
Basalt (HBM) 	White Fluorite 	0 	48 	24 	
Basalt (HBM) 	Sulfur 	0 	32 	48 	
Basalt (UB) 	Bastnasite 	24 	32 	16 	
Basalt (UB) 	Monazite 	24 	32 	12 	
Basalt (UB) 	Pyrolusite 	16 	48 	48 	
Basalt (GT) 	Olivine 	0 	32 	12 	
Basalt (GT) 	Uvarovite 	8 	40 	12 	
Basalt (GT) 	Grossular 	16 	48 	12 	
Basalt (GT) 	Chromite 	32 	64 	48 	
Andesite (or Rhyolite) x4 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Andesite (various) x2 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Andesite (UB) 	Bromargyrite 	0 	32 	48 	
Andesite (GT) 	Gold 	0 	32 	32 	
Andesite (GT) 	Gold 	33 	64 	48 	MESA
Marble (or UB Talc) 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Marble (or Chalk) x2 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Marble (various) x6 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Marble (UB) 	Dioptase 	24 	48 	6 	MOUNTAINS
Marble (GT) 	Cassiterite 	40 	80 	24 	
Marble (GT) 	Stannite 	38 	82 	24 	
Marble (GT) 	Kesterite 	38 	82 	24 	
Marble (GT) 	Sphalerite 	10 	30 	48 	
Marble (GT) 	Chalcopyrite 	0 	20 	48 	
Marble (GT) 	Pyrite 	0 	30 	32 	
Limestone (or Dolomite) x2 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Limestone (or UB Dolomite) 	Bone 	30 	60 	48 	
Limestone (various) x4 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Limestone (Chisel) 	Salt Generates as Pam's salt ore, if the layer generated with Chisel limestone (to match texture). 	40 	80 	48 	
Limestone (UB) 	Stibnite 	10 	30 	16 	
Limestone (UB) 	Galena 	30 	120 	48 	
Limestone (UB) 	Lead 	50 	70 	24 	
Limestone <1> (GT) 	Pyrite 	0 	30 	24 	
Limestone <1> (GT) 	Arsenopyrite 	0 	20 	24 	
Limestone <1> (GT) 	Galena 	5 	25 	48 	
Limestone <1> (GT) 	Galena 	80 	120 	48 	
Limestone <1> (GT) 	Wulfenite 	30 	45 	12 	
Limestone <1> (GT) 	Powellite 	35 	50 	12 	
Limestone <1> (GT) 	Molybdenite 	30 	50 	3 	
Limestone <1> (GT) 	Tetrahedrite 	40 	80 	48 	
Limestone <1> (GT) 	Copper 	40 	80 	24 	
Limestone <2> (GT) 	Scheelite 	0 	16 	6 	
Limestone <2> (GT) 	Wolframite 	0 	16 	6 	
Limestone <2> (GT) 	Ferberite 	0 	16 	6 	
Limestone <2> (GT) 	Huebnerite 	0 	16 	6 	
Limestone <2> (GT) 	Tungstate 	0 	16 	6 	
Limestone <2> (GT) 	YellowLimonite 	16 	48 	48 	
Limestone <2> (GT) 	BrownLimonite 	32 	64 	48 	
Limestone <2> (GT) 	Malachite 	16 	64 	32 	
Limestone <2> (GT) 	Azurite 	16 	64 	16 	
Black Granite (various) x2 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Black Granite (GT) 	Cooperite 	0 	16 	12 	
Black Granite (GT) 	Sperrylite 	0 	16 	12 	
Black Granite (GT) 	Iridium 	0 	8 	6 	
Black Granite (GT) 	Emerald 	24 	48 	6 	MOUNTAINS
Black Granite (GT) 	Aquamarine 	8 	32 	6 	OCEAN_BEACH
Black Granite (GT) 	Morganite 	24 	48 	6 	JUNGLE
Black Granite (GT) 	Heliodor 	24 	48 	6 	DESERT
Black Granite (GT) 	Goshenite 	24 	48 	6 	FROZEN
Black Granite (GT) 	Bixbite 	24 	48 	6 	SAVANNA
Black Granite (GT) 	Maxixe 	24 	48 	6 	TAIGA
Red Granite (various) x2 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Red Granite (GT) 	Pitchblende 	0 	18 	12 	
Red Granite (GT) 	Uraninite 	0 	16 	12 	
Red Granite (GT) 	Tantalite 	30 	40 	6 	HBM Nuclear Tech
Red Granite (GT) 	Columbite 	30 	40 	6 	HBM Nuclear Tech
Red Granite (GT) 	Coltan 	20 	50 	24 	HBM Nuclear Tech
Granite <1> (GT) 	BlueTopaz 	8 	32 	6 	OCEAN_BEACH
Granite <1> (GT) 	Topaz 	24 	48 	6 	FROZEN
Granite <2> (GT) 	Apatite 	32 	64 	48 	
Granite <2> (GT) 	Phosphate 	36 	60 	16 	
Granite <2> (GT) 	Phosphorite 	40 	56 	16 	
Granite <2> (GT) 	Red Phosphorus 	44 	52 	16 	
Diorite (various) x3 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Diorite <1> 	Sapphire 	24 	48 	6 	FROZEN
Diorite <1> 	GreenSapphire 	24 	48 	6 	JUNGLE
Diorite <1> 	YellowSapphire 	24 	48 	6 	MOUNTAINS
Diorite <1> 	OrangeSapphire 	24 	48 	6 	SAVANNA
Diorite <1> 	BlueSapphire 	8 	32 	6 	OCEAN_BEACH
Diorite <1> 	PurpleSapphire 	24 	48 	6 	TAIGA
Diorite <1> 	Ruby 	24 	48 	6 	DESERT
Diorite <2> 	Garnierite 	16 	48 	48 	
Diorite <2> 	Pentlandite 	24 	56 	48 	
Diorite <2> 	Cobaltite 	32 	64 	48 	
Diorite <2> 	Craponite 	24 	48 	6 	JUNGLE
Diorite <2> 	Amethyst 	24 	48 	6 	TAIGA
Diorite <2> 	Alexandrite 	24 	48 	6 	JUNGLE
Stone (or Gneiss) x3 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Stone (or HBM Gneiss) 	Graphite 	0 	64 	48 	
Stone (or HBM Gneiss) 	Asbestos 	0 	48 	48 	
Stone (or HBM Gneiss) 	Methane 	0 	48 	64 	HBM Nuclear Tech
Stone (or HBM Gneiss) 	Uraninite 	0 	48 	24 	HBM Nuclear Tech
Stone (or PFAA Pink Schist) 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Stone (or EM Gray Schist) 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Green Schist (various) x2 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Green Schist (GT) 	Andradite 	8 	40 	12 	
Green Schist (GT) 	Almandine 	16 	48 	12 	
Blue Schist (various) x2 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Blue Schist (GT) 	Spessartine 	8 	40 	12 	
Blue Schist (GT) 	Pyrope 	16 	48 	12 	
Shale (various) x6 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Slate (various) x10 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Quartzite (or PFAA Red Sandstone)	Niter 	40 	70 	64 	DESERT
Quartzite (or PFAA Sandstone) 	Niter 	40 	70 	64 	DESERT
Quartzite (or EB Sandstone) 	Niter 	40 	70 	64 	DESERT
Quartzite (or Siltstone) x2 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Quartzite (various) x2 	nothing 	 	 	0 	
Quartzite (GT) 	CertusQuartz 	16 	48 	24 	
Quartzite (GT) 	Barite 	0 	32 	12 	
====Interface Ores====
Some ores will only be found where a particular stone type is directly overlapping a layer of another stone type. It will be present in both layers in the nearest two or three blocks to the interface; the Rock Ores cannot have other ores in them though. It does not matter if either of the two layers is ore-bearing by themselves, only the type of stones meeting.
One Stone Layer 	Other Stone Layer 	Ore 	Min Y	Max Y	Ores per 384 Stone	Biomes or Mod Required
Stone (Vanilla) 	Coal , Lignite, or Oil Shale	Amber 	30 	70 	96 	OCEAN_BEACH
Stone (Vanilla) 	Coal , Lignite, or Oil Shale	Amber 	30 	70 	48 	RIVER_LAKE
Stone (Vanilla) 	Coal , Lignite, or Oil Shale	Dominican Amber	30 	70 	48 	SHROOM
Komatiite 	Basalt 	Perlite 	0 	16 	96 	
Gabbro 	Basalt 	Perlite 	0 	16 	96 	
Limestone 	Basalt 	Ilmenite 	0 	32 	48 	
Limestone 	Basalt 	Rutile 	0 	32 	32 	
Dolomite <top> 	Diorite <bottom> 	Opal 	48 	64 	6 	
Dolomite <top> 	Diorite <bottom> 	Diatomite 	16 	64 	24 	
Dolomite 	Rock Salt 	Iodine Salt 	32 	64 	32 	
Dolomite 	Quartzite 	Kyanite 	32 	72 	24 	
Dolomite 	Quartzite 	Lepidolite 	16 	48 	48 	
Dolomite 	Quartzite 	Spodumene 	32 	64 	48 	
Dolomite 	Quartzite 	Tantalite 	16 	48 	3 	HBM Nuclear Tech
Dolomite 	Quartzite 	Columbite 	16 	48 	3 	HBM Nuclear Tech
Dolomite 	Quartzite 	Coltan 	8 	56 	12 	HBM Nuclear Tech
Talc 	Salt 	Borax 	16 	48 	48 	
Chalk 	Quartzite 	Asbestos 	0 	48 	96 	
Chalk 	Quartzite 	Talc 	0 	80 	96 	
Chalk 	Quartzite 	Glauconite 	32 	80 	96 	
Rhyolite 	Quartzite 	Alunite 	32 	80 	96 	
Gypsum 	Gneiss 	Mirabilite 	16 	64 	48 	
Gypsum 	Gneiss 	Trona 	16 	64 	48 	
Granite 	Salt 	Zeolite 	16 	48 	48 	
Granite 	Rock Salt 	Pollucite 	16 	48 	48 	
Red Granite 	Gneiss 	Vermiculite 	48 	80 	48 	
Red Granite 	Gneiss 	Asbestos 	16 	48 	6 	
Black Granite 	Gneiss 	Mica 	16 	48 	48 	
Black Granite 	Gneiss 	Biotite 	16 	48 	24 	
Black Granite 	Marble 	Lapis 	0 	48 	48 	
Black Granite 	Marble 	Sodalite 	0 	48 	24 	
Black Granite 	Marble 	Lazurite 	0 	48 	24 	
Black Granite 	Marble 	Pyrite 	0 	48 	24 	
Black Granite <top>	Basalt <bottom> 	Diamond 	0 	32 	6 	
Black Granite <top>	Basalt <bottom> 	Pink Diamond 	0 	32 	8 	JUNGLE
Black Granite <top>	Basalt <bottom> 	Graphite 	0 	32 	48 	
Black Granite 	Red Granite 	Zircon 	0 	32 	16 	
Black Granite 	Granite 	Zircon 	0 	32 	16 	
These check the desired material of the layer, not the actual block that is spawned. So if no mod creates the correct block it will default to another when generated, as mentioned in the stone layers table above.
Material 	Default Block
Gneiss 	Stone
Siltstone	Quartzite
Dolomite 	Limestone
Talc 	Marble
Chalk 	Marble
Rhyolite 	Andesite
Gabbro 	Komatiite
Dacite 	Stone
Chert 	Stone
===Bedrock Ores===
New in GregTech 6, many ores can be found embedded in the Bedrock at the bottom of the world. These Bedrock Ores provide an infinite supply of ores, but cannot be harvested by hand, the Bedrock Mining Drill must be used to extract them. Bedrock Ore deposits are indicated by flowers found on the surface (if the surface blocks can support them) mixed with Rocks containing Raw Ore chunks, and also by a "muffin" cloud of matching Normal and Small ores in the stone directly above Bedrock divot (which is replaced with Deepslate when Et Futurum is present). These indicator ores will spawn in any stone type, so if an ore is found below Y=8 in a type of stone where it does not normally appear, this is a sure sign a Bedrock Ore deposit is beneath it. Further, several intermittent trails of Small Ore blocks generate winding up from the indicator ore cloud to world sea level, in every available stone type, gravel, or sand.
Material 	Probability	Flower 	Dimension restrictions
Diamond 	1/128000 	Pandanus Candelabrum 	
Tungstate 	1/96000 	Tungstus 	
Ferberite 	1/96000 	Tungstus 	
Wolframite 	1/96000 	Tungstus 	
Stolzite 	1/96000 	Tungstus 	
Scheelite 	1/96000 	Tungstus 	
Huebnerite 	1/96000 	Tungstus 	
Russellite 	1/96000 	Tungstus 	
Pinalite 	1/96000 	Tungstus 	
Uraninite 	1/60000 	Tufted Evening Primrose 	
Pitchblende 	1/60000 	Thompsons Locoweed 	
Gold 	1/32000 	Altered Andesite Buckwheat 	
Gold 	1/32000 	Desert Trumpet 	
Cooperite 	1/16000 	Narcissus Sheldonia 	
Copper 	1/16000 	Becium Homblei 	
Monazite 	1/16000 	Orechid 	
Powellite 	1/14000 	Orechid 	
Bastnasite 	1/8000 	Orechid 	
Arsenopyrite 	1/8000 	Artemisia Tridentata or Big Sagebrush 	
Redstone 	1/7000 	Prince's Plume 	
Vanadium 	1/6000 	Orechid 	
Galena 	1/6000 	Crosby Buckwheat 	
Coal 	1/5000 	Orechid 	
Graphite 	1/5000 	Orechid 	
Stibnite 	1/4000 	Atriplex Canescens or Four Wing Saltbush	
Hematite 	1/4000 	Orechid 	
Sphalerite 	1/3000 	Viola Calaminaria 	
Smithsonite 	1/3000 	Viola Calaminaria 	
Pentlandite 	1/3000 	Thlaspi Lereschianum 	
Saltpeter 	1/3000 	Orechid 	
Bauxite 	1/2000 	Orechid 	
Cassiterite 	1/2000 	Orechid 	
Chalcopyrite 	1/2000 	Alpine Catchfly 	
Void Quartz 	1/4000 	Orechid 	Nether
Glowstone 	1/4000 	Orechid 	Nether
Gloomstone 	1/4000 	Orechid 	Nether
Efrine 	1/2000 	Orechid 	Nether
Nether Quartz 	1/2000 	Orechid 	Nether
Ancient Debris	1/8000 	Orechid 	Nether, Mars
Naquadah 	1/10000 	Orechid 	Mars
Desh 	1/2000 	Orechid 	Mars
Dolamide 	1/5000 	Orechid 	Mars, Planets
Adamantine 	1/10000 	Orechid 	Mars, The Erebus, Betweenlands
Octine 	1/5000 	Orechid 	Betweenlands
Syrmorite 	1/2000 	Orechid 	Betweenlands
Hexorium 	1/9000 	Hexalily 	Mod loaded restriction: HEXCraft
===Nether Crystals===
Many of the Sulfide ores generate as crystal formations above the lava lakes of the Nether, in structures reminiscent of how mcw:Glowstone generates. These were added in version 6.14.02 "so that it is now possible to actually live in the Nether with most of GT6s features."
Material
Arsenopyrite
Chalcopyrite
Cinnabar
Cobaltite
Galena
Kesterite
Molybdenite
Pyrite
Sphalerite
Stannite
Stibnite
Tetrahedrite
===Twilight Ores===
To provide compatibility with the Miners Tree and Ore Magnet, GregTech generates vanilla-alike ore blocks in Vanilla-alike blobs in the Twilight Forest.
Mineral 	Number	Size of blob	Chance	Min Y	Max Y	Biome or Mod Required
Anthracite Coal	1 	50 	1/100 	16 	32 	
Lignite Coal 	1 	50 	1/100 	16 	32 	
Salt 	1 	50 	1/100 	16 	32 	
Rock Salt 	1 	50 	1/100 	16 	32 	
Bauxite 	1 	50 	1/100 	16 	32 	
Oil Shale 	1 	50 	1/100 	16 	32 	
Gypsum 	1 	50 	1/100 	16 	32 	
Milky Quartz 	1 	50 	1/100 	16 	32 	
Sulfur 	1 	16 	1 	0 	8 	
Apatite 	1 	16 	2 	24 	32 	
Ruby 	1 	12 	1 	40 	52 	
Amber 	1 	12 	1 	40 	52 	
Amethyst 	1 	12 	1 	40 	52 	
Galena 	1 	24 	4 	8 	32 	
Tetrahedrite 	1 	24 	4 	8 	32 	
Cassiterite 	1 	24 	4 	8 	32 	
Cooperite 	1 	6 	1 	40 	52 	
Pentlandite 	1 	16 	4 	8 	24 	
Scheelite 	1 	12 	4 	8 	24 	
Rutile 	1 	6 	1 	8 	24 	
Bastnasite 	1 	16 	1 	40 	52 	
Graphite 	1 	6 	2 	0 	8 	
Pitchblende 	1 	16 	1 	8 	16 	SWAMP
Borax 	2 	6 	1 	0 	16 	LAKE
Mercury 	1 	12 	1 	8 	16 	VOLCANIC, Thaumcraft
Air Infused 	2 	16 	1 	8 	32 	MAGICAL, Thaumcraft
Fire Infused 	2 	16 	1 	8 	32 	MAGICAL, Thaumcraft
Water Infused 	2 	16 	1 	8 	32 	MAGICAL, Thaumcraft
Earth Infused 	2 	16 	1 	8 	32 	MAGICAL, Thaumcraft
Order Infused 	2 	16 	1 	8 	32 	MAGICAL, Thaumcraft
Entropy Infused	2 	16 	1 	8 	32 	MAGICAL, Thaumcraft
Vinteum 	2 	16 	1 	8 	32 	MAGICAL, Ars Magica
Chimerite 	2 	16 	1 	8 	32 	MAGICAL, Ars Magica
Blue Topaz 	1 	8 	1 	8 	16 	DARK_FOREST, Ars Magica
Ancient Debris 	8 	8 	1 	8 	80 	MOUNTAINS, in Deadrock
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