Newish player here: when I see builds like this, I always assume it’s in creative because I haven’t been able to find it anywhere that placing amethyst buds like this is actually possible (not talking about the blocks, obviously there’s no issue with collecting/placing those). Some sources say silktouch, but are usually disproven. So am I wrong, is there a way to place these in survival?
by Double-Contest
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You can silktouch them
Budding amethyst (the solid amethyst blocks with X patterns on them) are the ones that cause amethyst crystals to grow on them and cannot be obtained in survival.
These amethyst crystals, however (I forgot what their official names are) are non-solid blocks that can be obtained with silk-touch and placed wherever you like.
You can’t get the Budding Amethyst block itself with Silk Touch. However you can get the buds in their four different sizes by using Silk Touch. Pop those on top of a normal Amethyst block or whatever else you want.
You can place and dig with sulktouch them
[https://minecraft.wiki/w/Budding_Amethyst](https://minecraft.wiki/w/Budding_Amethyst)
Budding amethyst can only be obtained via the [Creative inventory](https://minecraft.wiki/w/Creative_inventory) or with [commands](https://minecraft.wiki/w/Commands).
It is unobtainable in [Survival](https://minecraft.wiki/w/Survival), using a tool enchanted with [Silk Touch](https://minecraft.wiki/w/Silk_Touch) doesn’t drop anything.
Budding amethyst is unobtainable in survival. The crystals can be silk touched though.
Hey op, I see you haven’t been told 12 times yet
You can silk touch the crystals, but not the blocks.
Budding amethyst is impossible to pick up and move, but you can silk-touch and move the crystals
If your on java, there is a data pack that allows to silk touch amethyst on vanillatweaks.
Yes but there doesn’t seem to be any budding amethyst in this screenshot.
You can mine the amethyst crystals with silk touch
Budding amethyst cannot be collected in survival
However you can use the amethyst buds.