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Nautilus Fossil | A New "Ore" Found in Underwater Ravines and Caves

Currently, the method of acquiring Nautilus Shells is very grind-y. They are found as fishing treasure or as loot from Drowned.

"3%[Java Edition only] or 8%[Bedrock Edition only] of drowned will spawn with a nautilus shell that will always be in their offhand, and they will always drop it when killed, since drowned always drop equipment in their offhand."

This is the same issue as with Wither Skeletons dropping their skulls. You have to spend hours in order to acquire the treasured item. So how about we change that by appealing to the first word in Minecraft's name?

Nautilus Fossil would be a new block found deep in flooded caves, underwater ravines, and thermal vents. It would have the following traits:

- The vein rarity of Gold Ore | "gold ore's occurrence underground is at 0.1437%"

- The vein size of one block

- Drops 1-2 Nautilus Shells when mined with Fortune

- Drops itself when mined with Silk Touch

Minecraft would benefit from Nautilus Fossils because they would be another useful ore, a reason to explore underwater cave structures and a definite method of acquiring the all-too-rare Nautilus Shells.

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    While I feel that a nautilus mob of some sort would be more aesthetically pleasing, I love the attempt to turn underwater ravines and caves into a worthwhile destination. You have my vote.

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    this would definitely make me want to bother to visit an underwater ravine ^^

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    Love the idea!

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    Amazing idea. I hope the Mojang crew sees this right away.

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    I think that the nautilus shell would require more uses first.

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    Excellent idea! It would make underwater mining interesting, because actually it's useless

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    hey as an aspiring paleontologist finding a fossil like this would be awesome. i would love to be in a cave and all the sudden i see a fossil nautiloid!

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    sounds cool but I want a nautilus mob like for real how do you have the shell if the mob doesn't exist

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    This would be a great addition to Caves & Cliffs (or a future ocean trench update for it), fitting with how fossils can be found in the Deep Dark.

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    weird....