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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 with this mode: quartz, or surface copper or rock salt (not to be confused with Halite, which does show up in this propick mode).
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 with this mode, like  quartz or surface copper.


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