So I decided to do few tests. Apparently you can find A LOT of diamonds in small area.
Here are tests in 1.6.2 Buildbox terrain. I spiraled outwards from starting point to approx. 100x100 area.
Yup, 82 diamonds are found, when spiraling outward in ~3000 blocks long, 10 blocks high and 1 block wide spiral.
Close look at this mine.
Here is theoretical data (yes, I noticed error, so had to edit it) of 1.7.2 fresh generated world (Seed is Discordia) of 3200x3200 size.
It was quite a lot of fun: First I had to generate that in MCEdit, then run Cartographer to find out how many ores per layers are, then put that data into Excel, and finally to make shots of it in Paint.
So yeah, 100x100 area can give you a lot of riches, if you mine very efficiently.
Efficiency V, Fortune III, Unbreaking III on diamond pickaxe will make you rich very quickly, when coupling it with efficient mining techniques.
Also abundant redstone will yield a lot of exp for you to create god pickaxes.
I put this thread to show how you can prosper in Discordia - basically its guide to underground.
Here are tests in 1.6.2 Buildbox terrain. I spiraled outwards from starting point to approx. 100x100 area.
Yup, 82 diamonds are found, when spiraling outward in ~3000 blocks long, 10 blocks high and 1 block wide spiral.
Close look at this mine.
Here is theoretical data (yes, I noticed error, so had to edit it) of 1.7.2 fresh generated world (Seed is Discordia) of 3200x3200 size.
It was quite a lot of fun: First I had to generate that in MCEdit, then run Cartographer to find out how many ores per layers are, then put that data into Excel, and finally to make shots of it in Paint.
So yeah, 100x100 area can give you a lot of riches, if you mine very efficiently.
Efficiency V, Fortune III, Unbreaking III on diamond pickaxe will make you rich very quickly, when coupling it with efficient mining techniques.
Also abundant redstone will yield a lot of exp for you to create god pickaxes.
I put this thread to show how you can prosper in Discordia - basically its guide to underground.