Suspicious Sand
Archaeology block found in desert temples, desert wells, and warm ocean ruins, brushable to uncover pottery sherds, emeralds, and other buried loot.
1.21
Description
Suspicious sand appears in four generation contexts: desert temples — where it replaces regular sand in specific positions and contains a pool biased toward pottery sherds and emeralds — desert wells, warm ocean ruins, and trail ruins. Visually it is nearly identical to regular sand but shows a slightly uneven, speckled surface pattern.
To excavate it, the player holds a brush and right-clicks continuously. After several strokes the buried item appears as a drop and the block converts to regular sand, erasing the archaeological record. The block does not fall under gravity unlike regular sand, cannot be moved by pistons, and breaks instantly without dropping if mined without a brush — so accidental mining destroys the contents permanently.
Suspicious sand is not craftable and does not regenerate. Each block holds exactly one item pulled from the location's loot table, ranging from common outputs like sand itself to rare skull pottery sherds and golden apples. The specific loot table depends entirely on which structure the block generated in.
To excavate it, the player holds a brush and right-clicks continuously. After several strokes the buried item appears as a drop and the block converts to regular sand, erasing the archaeological record. The block does not fall under gravity unlike regular sand, cannot be moved by pistons, and breaks instantly without dropping if mined without a brush — so accidental mining destroys the contents permanently.
Suspicious sand is not craftable and does not regenerate. Each block holds exactly one item pulled from the location's loot table, ranging from common outputs like sand itself to rare skull pottery sherds and golden apples. The specific loot table depends entirely on which structure the block generated in.
Used in crafts
- Brown Concrete Powder
