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Prospecting Results
To interpret the information, one must understand that this tool does not detect the actual presence of ore blocks; but detects the chance that ores are present. The game uses randomly generated ore density maps whenever a chunk is generated. These determine the chance for ores to appear. Even if a player removed all the ores from a chunk, the prospecting reading would remain the same. Additionally, some ores are not detected by prospecting: quartz, rock salt, or surface copper.
