Sulfur Chunk

| Type | Item |
|---|---|
| Replaces | Gunpowder |
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Resource location | minecraft:gunpowder |
| Defined in | sulfur_chunk_from_potent_sulfur.json |
A sulfur chunk is a yellow mineral used for explosives, fire and alchemy. It replaces gunpowder: it is mined from sulfur ores as well as dropped by creepers, and it links to the sulfur blocks of the sulfur caves, which can be broken back down into chunks.
Obtaining
Mining
Sulfur chunks drop from the pack's sulfur ores: sulfur deposits and sulfurous hellstone (1–2 each), and sulfurous quartz deposits, which also drop quartz.[1] See Ores.
Crafting
| Name | Ingredients | Recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Sulfur Chunk | Potent Sulfur | matcha:crafting/sulfur_chunk_from_potent_sulfur |
| Sulfur Chunk | Sulfur | matcha:crafting/sulfur_chunk_from_sulfur |
Mob loot
Creepers and ghasts drop sulfur chunks as they drop gunpowder in vanilla. Sulfur cubes, which drop nothing in vanilla, drop 1–2 sulfur chunks and 1–2 sulfur goo when killed by a player.[4]
Other sources
Chest loot
| Source | Stack size | Chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abandoned mineshaft (chests/abandoned_mineshaft) | 4–9 | 31.5% | |
| Desert pyramid (chests/desert_pyramid) | 1–4 | 80.2% | |
| Shipwreck supply (chests/shipwreck_supply) | 1–5 | 37.1% | |
| Simple dungeon (chests/simple_dungeon) | 1–8 | 70.4% | |
| Village / village fisher (chests/village/village_fisher) | 3 | 21.4% | biome: minecraft:sulfur_caves |
| Woodland mansion (chests/woodland_mansion) | 1–8 | 42.1% |
Mob drops
| Source | Stack size | Chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creeper (entities/creeper) | 0–2 | 66.7% | |
| Elder guardian (entities/elder_guardian) | 3 | 21.4% | biome: minecraft:sulfur_caves |
| Ghast (entities/ghast) | 0–2 | 66.7% | |
| Sulfur cube (entities/sulfur_cube) | 1–2 | 100% | player kill |
Fishing
| Source | Stack size | Chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing (gameplay/fishing) | 3 | 7.73% | biome: minecraft:sulfur_caves |
Archaeology
| Source | Stack size | Chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert pyramid (archaeology/desert_pyramid) | 1 | 12.5% |
Structures
| Source | Stack size | Chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey / common (pots/abbey/common) | 2–4 | 8.08% |
Block drops
| Source | Stack size | Chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deepslate redstone ore (blocks/deepslate_redstone_ore) | 1–2 | 50.0% | |
| Nether quartz ore (blocks/nether_quartz_ore) | 1–2 | 50.0% | |
| Redstone ore (blocks/redstone_ore) | 1 | 33.3% |
Usage
| Name | Ingredients | Recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Benzene | Glass Bottle + 3 × Hellspore + Sulfur Chunk |
matcha:crafting/benzene |
| Fire Charge | Sulfur Chunk + Estus Ash + Coal or Charcoal |
matcha:crafting/fire_charge |
| Green Dye | Potion + Raw Copper + Sulfur Chunk |
matcha:crafting/green_dye_from_patina |
| Phosphor | Potion + Sulfur Chunk + 4 × Glow Lichen |
matcha:crafting/phosphor |
| Potent Sulfur | 9 × Sulfur Chunk or Sulfur | matcha:crafting/potent_sulfur |
| Sulfur | 4 × Sulfur Chunk | matcha:crafting/sulfur_from_sulfur_chunk |
| TNT | 5 × Paper or Sand + 4 × Sulfur Chunk |
matcha:crafting/tnt |
| Firework Rocket (vanilla recipe) | Sulfur Chunk + Paper |
Sulfur chunks keep every use of gunpowder, and add several of their own:
- TNT: four sulfur chunks with five paper or sand make 2 TNT.
- Benzene: one sulfur chunk with a glass bottle and three hellspore.
- Phosphor: one sulfur chunk, a water bottle and four glow lichen make 8.
- Fire charges: a sulfur chunk, estus ash and coal or charcoal make 4.[5]
- Green dye: a sulfur chunk, raw copper and a water bottle make 2.
- Sulfur blocks: four chunks make 4 blocks of sulfur, and nine chunks (or blocks of sulfur) make a block of potent sulfur.
Picking up a sulfur chunk unlocks these recipes.[6]
History
| 0.4-alpha | Sulfur was renamed sulfur chunk, with a slightly changed texture. Sulfur chunks work with the new vanilla sulfur blocks. Sulfurous quartz deposits drop both sulfur and quartz. |
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| 1.12.1-alpha | The witch loot table no longer drops sulfur chunks. |
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