Pretty Gems And Metals (Discontinued)
by WoofNBark
Pretty Gems And Metals is a NeoForge world generation mod that adds gems, metals and ores, including materials with uncommon locations and effects.
What it does
The mod targets materials that other mods rarely include. Some are drawn from real life and some are invented. Ores spawn in the world, and each material can be used as a tool set item or a crafting ingredient for another material. Several materials give effects, and armor from certain materials grants a set bonus.
Locations are tied to specific parts of the world: Sunstone appears near the nether roof, Thalassilite on the ocean floor, Painite only in lush caves and Caelite only at high altitudes. Files are published for NeoForge 1.21.1 only. Pretty Gems And Metals runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. The license is Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0, and the project is not open source. Its public source code and issue tracker are linked from its page. The project has been discontinued, so no further updates are planned.
Key features
Uncommon materials
The mod focuses on materials that appear rarely in other mods, mixing real-world metals and gems with invented ones.
Location-based ores
Each ore is restricted to a fixed place in the world, such as lush caves, the ocean floor or the nether roof.
Crafting and tool use
Materials can be used for tool sets and as ingredients to craft other materials.
Material effects
Several materials have unique properties, and some armor sets grant a set bonus.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Exploring for rare ores
Players who explore caves, oceans and the nether can search for the materials that spawn in those specific places.
Who it’s for: Players who want new ores and materials in a survival world, and server owners adding gem and metal content for players who join with the mod installed.
How it compares
Simply Gems - White Diamond is a NeoForge gem mod for 1.21 – 1.21.1 that is not open source and is released under All rights reserved. Gems and Crystals is open source under the MIT License and runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.21.1 – 26.2. Pretty Gems And Metals is limited to NeoForge and to 1.21.1, and its materials are placed by world location rather than general spawning.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pretty Gems And Metals (Discontinued) | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-17 |
| Simply Gems - White Diamond | NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-09-02 |
| Gems and Crystals | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-12 |
Questions
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In the catalog
Pretty Gems And Metals (Discontinued) is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,175 World generation mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
[Thank u everyone who played this mod. This was my first ores/materials mod I did and I learned a lot of things through it, but going on I'll be working on a new similar but bigger project, a bit more organized/sophisticated. You'll see when it is finished:3 ] This Mod aims to add many new materials that specifically…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/pretty-gems-and-metals
- Owner
- WoofNBark
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15