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Glowing Obsidian

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Glowing Obsidian
Glowing Obsidian BE1.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Glowing Obsidian'
Invicon Glowing Obsidian.png: Inventory sprite for Glowing Obsidian in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Glowing Obsidian
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Glowing obsidian is an unobtainable decorative block that emits light. It emits obsidian_glow_dust_particle particles at the world origin (0, 0, 0) if placed.

Obtaining

Glowing obsidian drops itself only when mined with a diamond pickaxe or netherite pickaxe; otherwise, it drops nothing.

Block Glowing Obsidian
Hardness 35
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 175
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 87.5
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 43.75
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 35
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 29.2
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 6.6
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 5.85
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 14.6
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.

Usage

Glowing obsidian can be used for decoration.

Light

Glowing obsidian emits a light level of 12.

Sounds

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stonesubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.8–1.0
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedplace.stonesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8–1.0
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stonesubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.370.5
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockjump.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.121.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.221.0

Data values

ID

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite glowing-obsidian.png: Sprite image for glowing-obsidian in Minecraft Glowing Obsidianglowingobsidian246Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3] tile.glowingobsidian.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Unavailable with /give command
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

History

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.5.0 Added glowing obsidian.
Glowing obsidian is generated from the conversion of the blocks that make up the Nether reactor (Nether reactor core, cobblestone, and gold blocks) upon activation.
Glowing obsidian cannot be retrieved as a drop, instead regular obsidian is dropped.
Glowing obsidian takes the same amount of time to mine as obsidian using any pickaxe.
Glowing obsidian is a solid block that emits a light level of 12.
Glowing obsidian emits red smoke particles within proximity to it so long as it exists.
Glowing obsidian has the same blast resistance as normal obsidian.
v0.7.1Wooden and stone pickaxes no longer make glowing obsidian yield obsidian.
v0.7.3Glowing obsidian now requires a diamond pickaxe to mine (iron pickaxes no longer drop glowing obsidian).
v0.8.0build 1Glowing obsidian no longer has a red background in the inventory due to changes with how inventory icons are generated.
v0.11.0build 1Glowing obsidian no longer has a name. Prior to this version, it was named "Glowing Obsidian".
v0.12.1build 1Glowing obsidian can no longer be obtained, though any existing blocks remain.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.13beta 1.2.13.5Glowing obsidian now drops itself when mined, instead of normal obsidian.
26.0Preview 26.0.23Glowing obsidian now has a name again.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added glowing obsidian.

Issues

Glowing obsidian is an unsupported block, and as such, issues relating to them may not be fixed.

Trivia

  • Glowing obsidian makes an appearance in Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two, spawning around the observer when Jesse places the structure block, on the bottom of the obsidian cages Vos was in, and in the Netflix's Minecraft Story Mode Tutorial shortly before Episode 1 starts.
  • Glowing obsidian is 2 levels brighter than crying obsidian. However, at the time when glowing obsidian was available, crying obsidian was not.

See also

Sources