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Megalo's Realistic Ore Names

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Give all Vanilla and Megalo's Metallurgy Ores more realistic names
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This pack changes the names of the ore blocks to match the real names of the ores where the metal is naturally found. Textures will hopefully come at a later date in 2024.

 

Vanilla:

Iron Ore = Pyrite Ore (Iron).

Gold Ore = Calaverite Ore (Gold).

Copper Ore = Malachite Ore (Copper).

Lapis Ore = Lazurite Ore (Lapis Lazuli).

Diamond Ore = Kimberlite Ore (Diamond).

Coal Ore = Anthracite Ore = (Coal).

Emerald Ore = Iherzolite Ore (Emerald).

Redstone Ore = Rouge Quartzite Ore (Redstone).

Nether Quartz Ore = Nether Quartzite Ore (Nether Quartz).

 

Megalo's Metallurgy:

Aluminium Ore = Bauxite Ore (Aluminium).

Antimony Ore = Stibnite Ore (Antimony).
Arsenic Ore = Orpimentite Ore (Arsenic).
Barium Ore = Benitoite Ore (Barium).
Beryllium Ore = Chrysoberyl Ore (Beryllium).
Bismuth Ore = Bismuthinite Ore (Bismuth).
Cadmium Ore = Smithsonite Ore (Cadmium).
Calcium Ore = Calcite Ore (Calcium).
Caesium Ore = Blue Pollucite Ore (Caesium).
Chromium Ore = Chromite Ore (Chromium).
Cinnabar Ore = Cinnabar Ore (Mercury).
Cobalt Ore = Erythrite Ore (Cobalt).
Germanium Ore = Germanite Ore (Germanium).
Gallium Ore = Diaspore Ore (Gallium).
Hafnium Ore = Trachyte Ore (Hafnium).
Indium Ore = Roquesite Ore (Indium).
Iridium Ore = Cuproiridsite Ore (Iridium).
Lead Ore = Cerrusite Ore (Lead).
Lithium Ore = Lepidolite Ore (Lithium).
Magnesium Ore = Serpentite Ore (Magnesium).
Manganese Ore = Psilomelane Ore (Manganese).
Molybdenum  Ore = Molybdenite Ore (Molybdenum).
Nickel Ore = Garnierite Ore (Nickel).
Niobium Ore = Niobite Ore (Niobium).
Osmium Ore = Osmiumite Ore (Osmium).
Palladium Ore = Polarite Ore (Palladium).
Phosphorus Ore = Apatite Ore (Phosphorus).
Platinum Ore = Cooperite Ore (Platinum).
Potassium Ore = Sylvite Ore (Potassium).
Rhenium Ore = Rhenite Ore (Rhenium).
Rhodium Ore = Rhodplumsite Ore (Rhodium).
Rubidium Ore = Pink Pollucite Ore (Rubidium).
Ruthenium Ore = Pentlandite Ore (Ruthenium).
Scandium Ore = Thortveitite Ore (Scandium).
Selenium Ore = Berzelianite Ore (Selenium).
Silicon Ore = Biotite Ore (Silicon).
Silver Ore = Acanthite Ore (Silver).
Sodium Ore = Halite Ore (Sodium).
Strontium Ore = Celestine Ore (Strontium).
Tantalum Ore = Tantalite Ore (Tantalum).
Technetium Ore = Ekanite Ore (Technetium).
Tellurium Ore = Petzite Ore (Tellurium).
Thallium Ore = Crookesite Ore (Thallium).
Tin Ore = Cassiterite Ore (Tin).
Tungsten Ore = Wolframite Ore (Tungsten).,
Vanadium Ore = Carnotite Ore (Vanadium).
Yttrium Ore = Xenotite Ore (Yttrium).
Zinc Ore = Smithsonite Ore (Zinc).
Zirconium Ore = Ilmenite Ore (Zirconium).

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Requirements & install

How to use this resource pack in Minecraft
Resolution
Not specified
Minecraft
1.20.1 – 1.21
Install folder
.minecraft/resourcepacks

How to install resource packs

  1. Download the resource pack .zip file (do not extract it).
  2. In Minecraft open Options → Resource Packs → Open Pack Folder.
  3. Drop the .zip into the resourcepacks folder (.minecraft/resourcepacks).
  4. Move the pack to the Selected column and click Done.
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