Ores Above Diamonds (Fabric)
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16–1.17. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
The Ores Above Diamonds Mod adds the Amethyst and Black Opal, late-game gems that are far rarer than diamonds, yet also noticeably more powerful.
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Amethyst:
Spawns below y:16 and in chests that spawn diamonds.
Mined by a Diamond Pickaxe.
3x rarer than Diamonds.
+50% Efficiency from Diamond.
1.75x Durability from Diamond.
+1 Attack Damage from Diamond (Amethyst Sword gives 8 Attack Damage while the Diamond Sword gives 7 Attack Damage).
+25 Enchantability from Diamond (Diamond has 10 Enchantability, Gold has 25 Enchantability, Amethyst has 35 Enchantability).
+1 Toughness per armor piece from Diamond (Diamond gives 2 Toughness, Amethyst gives 3 Toughness).
80 + 4% Damage Reduction with full set (compared to 80% with a set of Diamond).
-Simply put, the Amethyst can make you up to 25% tankier than Diamond armor.
If enabled in the config file, it can spawn in the Nether and the End with significant customizability!
Black Opal:
Spawns below y:16 and in chests that spawn diamonds.
Mined by an Amethyst Pickaxe.
9x rarer than Diamonds.
+100% Efficiency from Diamond.
3.5x Durability from Diamond.
+2 Attack Damage from Diamond (Black Opal Sword gives 9 Attack Damage while the Diamond Sword gives 7 Attack Damage).
+5 Enchantability from Diamond (Diamond has 10 Enchantability, Gold has 25 Enchantability, Black Opal has 15 Enchantability).
+2 Toughness per armor piece from Diamond (Diamond gives 2 Toughness, Black Opal gives 4 Toughness).
80 + 8% Damage Reduction with full set (compared to 80% with a set of Diamond).
-Simply put, the Black Opal armor can make you up to +60% tankier than Diamond armor.
If enabled in the config file, it can spawn in the Nether and the End with significant customizability!
1.16 - Can be upgraded into Netherite Opal: +1 Attack Damage, +20% efficiency and durability, +1 Toughness, +1 Knockback Resistance, and +5 Enchantability.
(Use a smithing table and add a netherite ingot)
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.16.5, 1.17
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as ores_above_diamonds_fabric_1.16.5_1.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 179 KB
- Download link checked 14 Oct 2026 — working
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