Since dripstone caves are not generated in version 1.17, the best way to collect a lot of dripstone blocks is by building a pointed dripstone farm. From pointed dripstones, players can craft dripstone blocks by placing four of them in a square in the crafting grid.

Can you get Dripstone in Minecraft?

Natural Generation in Minecraft

Pointed dripstone can be found in masses in dripstone caves, a new underground biome that is filled with dripstone blocks. They can be found in small groups inside ordinary caves as well and may even be found inside ravines.

How does Dripstone grow?

These structures form when limestone dissolves a little in water. As that water flows through cracks in the rock, it leaves behind traces of what's dissolved in it – slowly building up on the ceiling and the floor. Eventually, a stalactite and stalagmite will grow together into a single column.