Eroding Stone Entities
🌊 Stone-type block entities left in flowing water turn into clay and sand.
About this Mod
Eroding Stone Entities was created to give players access to a more sustainable way of farming sand and clay. After playing a while you'll have chests upon chests of cobblestone, but that precious sand for your glass castle is nowhere to be found. Now you can drop any type of stone block into a moving water stream and after 150 seconds it will turn into sand, red sand or clay. See the list below for the compatible blocks. You can still have item transport streams without worrying about all the stone eroding, just have ice blocks below the stream. This will prevent the erosion.
The water source must move for the erosion effect to occur.
Default erosion properties, can be changed in the config:
Blocks that turn into sand:
Cobblestone, Mossy Cobblestone, Stone, Stone Bricks, Chiseled Stone Bricks, Cracked Stone Bricks, Smooth Stone, Gravel, Andesite, Polished Andesite, Diorite, Polished Diorite, Granite, Polished Granite, Sandstone, Chiseled Sandstone, Cut Sandstone, Smooth Sandstone, End Stone and End Stone Bricks.
Blocks that turn into red sand:
Red Sandstone, Chiseled Red Sandstone, Cut Red Sandstone, Smooth Red Sandstone, Netherrack, Nether Bricks and Red Nether Bricks.
Blocks that turn into clay:
All non-glazed terracotta blocks.
All available config options:
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durationInSecondsStoneErodes default 150, min 1, max 3600
The duration in seconds after a stone-type item entity in the world erodes if it's in a water stream.
preventErosionIfAboveIceBlock default true
If enabled, prevents the erosion of stone blocks if the item entity is above an ice block. Useful for when you use water streams to transport items you don't want to have eroded, just place ice underneath the streams.
erodeIntoClayBlockInsteadOfClayBall default false
If enabled, the items specified in 'itemsWhichErodeIntoClay' will erode into a clay block instead of the default clay ball.
itemsWhichErodeIntoSand default "minecraft:cobblestone, minecraft:mossy_cobblestone, minecraft:stone, minecraft:stone_bricks, minecraft:chiseled_stone_bricks, minecraft:cracked_stone_bricks, minecraft:smooth_stone, minecraft:gravel, minecraft:andesite, minecraft:polished_andesite, minecraft:diorite, minecraft:polished_diorite, minecraft:granite, minecraft:polished_granite, minecraft:sandstone, minecraft:chiseled_sandstone, minecraft:cut_sandstone, minecraft:smooth_sandstone"
The items which erode into normal sand when left in flowing water. Divided by a comma.
itemsWhichErodeIntoRedSand default "minecraft:red_sandstone, minecraft:chiseled_red_sandstone, minecraft:cut_red_sandstone, minecraft:smooth_red_sandstone, minecraft:netherrack, minecraft:nether_bricks, minecraft:red_nether_bricks"
The items which erode into redsand when left in flowing water. Divided by a comma.
itemsWhichErodeIntoClay default "minecraft:terracotta, minecraft:white_terracotta, minecraft:orange_terracotta, minecraft:magenta_terracotta, minecraft:light_blue_terracotta, minecraft:yellow_terracotta, minecraft:lime_terracotta, minecraft:pink_terracotta, minecraft:gray_terracotta, minecraft:light_gray_terracotta, minecraft:cyan_terracotta, minecraft:purple_terracotta, minecraft:blue_terracotta, minecraft:brown_terracotta, minecraft:green_terracotta, minecraft:red_terracotta, minecraft:black_terracotta"
The items which erode into clay when left in flowing water. Divided by a comma.
The config option 'durationInSecondsStoneErodes' is set to 3 seconds in the examples. By default it'll take 2.5 minutes for the blocks to erode:
An assortment of blocks. Some turn into sand, others in red sand:
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Works with entire stacks:
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More block examples:
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If the water stream has ice underneath it, it won't erode the blocks on top. This can be toggled in the config.
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And terracotta blocks turning into clay balls:
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You may freely use this mod in any modpack, as long as the download remains hosted within the CurseForge or Modrinth ecosystem.
Serilum.com contains an overview and more information on all mods available.
For issues, ideas, suggestions or anything else there is the Github repo. Thanks!
Available Versions
How to Install Eroding Stone Entities on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Eroding Stone Entities". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+24 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Eroding Stone Entities server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Eroding Stone Entities compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Eroding Stone Entities officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Eroding Stone Entities – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Eroding Stone Entities consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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