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Basalt

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Basalt
Basalt (UD) JE1 BE1.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Basalt'
Invicon Basalt.png: Inventory sprite for Basalt in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Basalt
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Basalt is a block found in the basalt deltas in the Nether along with soul sand valleys and bastion remnants.

Obtaining

Breaking

Basalt drops as an item if mined by any pickaxe. If mined by any other tool, it drops nothing.

Block Basalt
Hardness 1.25
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 6.25
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 0.95
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.5
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.4
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.35
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.25
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.25
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.2
Options
Efficiency
000
Haste
001
1JEBE
Legend
  • incorrect tool, drops nothing
  • correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
  • correct tool, drops the block itself
  • italicized can be instant mined
  1. ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.

Natural generation

Basalt generates naturally as basalt pillars, which are found in the soul sand valley biome. They also generate in the basalt deltas biome as regular terrain and as part of basalt columns. In Java Edition, they also generate in blobs, which attempt to replace netherrack 75 times per chunk in blobs of radius 3–7 from levels 0 to 127 in basalt deltas biomes.

Basalt can also be found naturally as part of bastion remnants.

Post-generation

A simple basalt generator

Basalt also generates when lava flows into a space that is on top of soul soil and adjacent to blue ice. The flowing lava is then replaced with basalt.

Usage

Basalt's only current use is as building material. Like logs and quartz pillars, basalt blocks point perpendicular to whatever block face they are placed on.

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Polished Basalt Basalt

Stonecutting ingredient

Name Ingredients Cutting recipe
Polished Basalt Basalt
Invicon Basalt.png: Inventory sprite for Basalt in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: BasaltInvicon Polished Basalt.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Basalt in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Polished Basalt.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Basalt in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Basalt with description: Polished Basalt

Smelting ingredient

Name Ingredients Smelting recipe
Smooth Basalt Basalt +
Any fuel
Invicon Basalt.png: Inventory sprite for Basalt in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Basalt
Invicon Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Coal with description: CoalInvicon Charcoal.png: Inventory sprite for Charcoal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Charcoal with description: CharcoalInvicon Oak Log.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Log with description: LogInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Overworld PlanksInvicon Lava Bucket.png: Inventory sprite for Lava Bucket in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lava Bucket with description: Lava BucketInvicon Block of Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Coal with description: Block of Coal
Invicon Smooth Basalt.png: Inventory sprite for Smooth Basalt in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Smooth Basalt with description: Smooth Basalt0.1

Sounds

Java Edition:

BlockSprite basalt.png: Sprite image for basalt in Minecraft basalt sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.basalt.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.basalt.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.basalt.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.basalt.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.basalt.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite basalt.png: Sprite image for basalt in Minecraft basalt sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokendig.basalt​ ?1.00.8–1.0
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placeduse.basalt​ ?1.00.8–1.0
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.basalt​ ?0.230.5
​Something fellPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.basalt​ ?0.41.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.basalt​ ?0.191.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockjump.basalt​ ?0.121.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.basalt​ ?0.141.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tags Translation key
BlockSprite basalt.png: Sprite image for basalt in Minecraft BasaltbasaltBlock & Itembase_stone_nether
mineable/pickaxe		 block.minecraft.basalt

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite basalt.png: Sprite image for basalt in Minecraft Basaltbasalt489Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -234)		 tile.basalt.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
axisy xThe basalt is oriented east–west.
yThe basalt is oriented vertically.
zThe basalt is oriented north–south.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
pillar_axis0x1
0x2		y x1The basalt is oriented east–west.
y0The basalt is oriented vertically.
z2The basalt is oriented north–south.

Videos

History

Announcement

January 12, 2014On Reddit, Jens Bergensten says that he was considering adding basalt, but did not want to add yet another black block.
September 28, 2019 Basalt is shown unnamed as part of basalt pillars in a clip at MINECON Live 2019.

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.1620w06a Added basalt.
20w12aPolished basalt can currently be obtained only by smelting the normal basalt block.
20w13aBasalt can now be formed when lava flows over soul soil next to blue ice, making it renewable.
Basalt can no longer be smelted into polished basalt.
4 blocks of basalt can now be used in a 2×2 grid or stonecutting to create polished basalt.
20w15aAdded the basalt deltas, a biome in which basalt is abundant.
20w16aBasalt now generates as part of bastion remnants.
Basalt can now generate as part of ruined portals.
1.1721w08aBasalt can now be smelted to yield smooth basalt.
26.2snap1Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb basalt, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
snap6Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.51 Added basalt.
beta 1.16.0.57Basalt can now be formed when lava flows over soul soil next to blue ice, making it renewable.
Added the basalt deltas, a biome in which basalt is abundant.
Basalt now generates as part of bastion remnants.
beta 1.16.0.59Basalt can now be used in the stonecutter.
1.16.100beta 1.16.100.51Basalt now takes longer to break.
Basalt is said to be immune to ghast fireballs, but is still broken by them.[1]
1.16.200beta 1.16.200.56Basalt blocks now take slightly more time to destroy again.
Basalt is now truly immune to ghast fireballs.
1.17.0beta 1.17.0.50Basalt can now be smelted to yield smooth basalt.
26.20
Experiment
Drop 2 of 2026		Preview 26.20.23Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb basalt, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.30Preview 26.30.20Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
Preview 26.30.27Basalt's sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.

Issues

Issues relating to "Basalt" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

  • Geologically, basalt is a volcanic rock that cools from mafic lava flows. Mafic lava is runny, much like lava in the Nether, and under the right conditions it can cool into the stacks of basalt columns, much like those seen in basalt deltas.
  • Despite being an extrusive igneous rock, basalt has a lower mining time than granite and diorite, which are intrusive.
  • Basalt is the only rock-like block to have both a polished and smooth variant.

Renders

  • A basalt block on the east-west axes
    A basalt block on the east-west axes
  • A basalt block on the north-south axes
    A basalt block on the north-south axes

Screenshots

In other media

References

  1. ↑ MCPE-75252

Sources