1.18-like growth for element crystals

[AverageUser67]

And so the gates of the Suggestion Box opened, and the world would never be the same...

with that out of the way uhh
I feel like the ore form of the elemental crystals is really showing its age with all the stuff going on after the Caves and Cliffs update. I suggest adding either:

• crystal buds, similar to Amethyst ones that generate in caves
• rare elemental geodes that are full of a certain aspect

This would also be an easy way to implement renewability in line with vanilla, by having budding crystal blocks like the ones in geodes that slowly grow new crystal buds.

[rabbitscreams]

(sorry for the necropost) for all its flaws, i think thaumcraft 6 had it right in having the elemental crystals grow on cave walls and spread on their own. i'd personally love to see that system adapted to modern versions (maybe elemental crystal geodes? budding crystal blocks that you can use a spell to move... sorry im getting ahead of myself)

[alegian]

While these ideas are interesting, I feel like the amethyst looking stuff has been heavily overused (ae2, dire things, geore) so it doesnt sound very fun. I am open to some more unique system if we can find any. Also I should say that I myself like the retro feel of infused stone just being a colored cracked stone. But maybe these 2 systems can coexist (crystals being alchemically craftable?)

Also apologies to @AverageUser67 , their comment mustve slipped through my notifications and I never responded.