Among the many new blocks added through Minecraft's Caves and Cliffs update part 1, copper stands as one of the more interesting. This new mineable mineral has quite a few uses and comes with a game mechanic that is completely new to the game: oxidation.
Copper has many forms in Minecraft, and it can be gathered, smelted, shaped, waxed, and even cut. In its ore form, copper can be found as a regular copper ore block (mainly light grey with orange and green spots) or in its deepslate variant
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