Your world seed map · Java 26.3
Enter your world seed, generation version and dimension to locate biomes and structures. Ore deposits still require the depth and tool instructions below.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Gather the Badlands surface layer
Overworld — Badlands, Eroded Badlands or Wooded Badlands surface.
SEE WHERE TO GO
Interactive location map
Interactive maps & location tools
Before you go
- Shovel recommended.
- Inventory space for red sand.
- Regular furnace and fuel if making glass.
Farming steps
- Find a Badlands biome and scan its surface for orange-red sand.
- Dig through the visible red sand layer with a shovel and collect each dropped block.
- Move along the surface to another exposed patch when the layer ends.
- Check your inventory for the red sand item before processing it.
- For glass, put the red sand in a regular furnace with fuel.
- Collect the glass output and keep it separate from ordinary sand products.
- Return to another Badlands area if you still need more red sand.
- The natural deposit is a single surface layer; deeper digging does not reveal a thick red-sand bed.
- Concrete powder requires ordinary sand, so keep red sand for projects that accept that specific block.
Repeat, collect and use
Repeatable only by traveling to additional surface patches; mined red sand does not regrow.
Common mistakes
- Digging deep below the surface layer: move to another patch instead.
- Using red sand for a recipe that requires ordinary sand: check the block name first.
- Using a blast furnace to make glass: use a regular furnace.
When to stop or switch
Stop when the build has enough red sand or glass; leave the biome when only unrelated terrain remains.
Sources & fact checks
What you can get here
Open a guide to find other locations and see what the item is used for.
