Exploring the bottom of a ravine is an easy way of obtaining obsidian, as there are often some blocks of it already made.Ravines are usually found connected to caves, and if explored further, an abandoned mineshaft may connect to the ravine, which could in turn lead to a stronghold. These ores can usually be collected by naturally generated ridges, which travel along the walls, and can be reached by building a staircase or bridge from one patch of ore to another. Emerald ore is rare, with only single blocks spawning at a time, usually around other ores. Sometimes, lapis lazuli can be found in small quantities as well as gold ore. Typical finds in a ravine can be Lava or water, along with ore veins, the most common of which are veins of coal and iron.
Despite them being a rarity, ravines have the potential to be spawned underwater, forming a peculiar type of blue hole.ĭue to how the map generator adds ravines to the game, ravines can also intersect abandoned mine shafts, caves, and strongholds. Ravines also almost always connect to at least one cave system because of the shape. Ravines have the potential to be up to 40 blocks deep, and they are approximately five blocks wide. On occasion, one ravine may connect to or intersect with another.
However, some ravines can be located above ground, completely exposed to the sky above. Many ravines are located below the surface of the Overworld, with the top completely covered by a few layers of stone or dirt. Ravines are large chambers that extend beneath sea level. Ravines are very similar to open-surface caves, and they can be found in all biomes except tundra and mushroom island biomes. A ravine is a type of naturally-generated, eroded land-form.