Glowstone Blob
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A glowstone blob is a feature composed of glowstone that generates on the underside of terrain blocks in the Nether.
Description
A glowstone blob consists of various tendrils of glowstone that extend outward from a central clump. Glowstone blobs serve as the main source of glowstone, which is a light-emitting block that can be used to charge respawn anchors. Mining glowstone without Silk Touch drops 2-4 glowstone dust, which can then be crafted into a glowstone block.
Generation
Glowstone blobs form in coral-like structures on the underside of hanging netherrack or basalt, found on the ceilings of the Nether including low-ceiling spaces such as caves or canyons. They cannot generate on any block other than netherrack or basalt. These blobs can intersect Nether fortresses and other structures during generation. Glowstone blobs vary massively in size, ranging from a dozen blocks to over fifty.
Glowstone blobs can be found in every Nether biome, although they are significantly rarer in soul sand valleys,[1] because the ceiling in this biome consists of soul sand and soul soil.
Data values
ID
| Feature type | Identifier |
|---|---|
 [No displayed name] | glowstone_blob |
| Configured feature | Identifier |
|---|---|
| [No displayed name] | glowstone_extra |
| Feature | Identifier |
|---|---|
| [No displayed name] | [No ID] |
Config
- [NBT Compound / JSON Object] config
- [String] block[upcoming: JE 26.3] Which block to place.
- [String] accepted_neighbors[upcoming: JE 26.3] Which blocks count as a valid neighbor.
- [String] can_replace[upcoming: JE 26.3] Which blocks to replace.
- [Int][NBT Compound / JSON Object] attempts[upcoming: JE 26.3] How many placements attempts to make. Value between 1 and 3,000 (inclusive).
- [Int][NBT Compound / JSON Object] xz_offset[upcoming: JE 26.3] What offsets to try against the x and z axes. Value between -16 and 16 (inclusive).
- [Int][NBT Compound / JSON Object] y_offset[upcoming: JE 26.3] What offsets to try against the y axis. Value between -16 and 16 (inclusive).
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History
Java Edition
| Java Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.2.0 | preview | Added glowstone blobs. | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Added the Nether, along with glowstone blobs. | |||||
Legacy Console Edition
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added glowstone blobs. |
Issues
Issues relating to "Glowstone Blob" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
Screenshots
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A naturally occurring blob of glowstone -
Glowstone blob next to a huge crimson fungus -
Glowstone blobs in basalt deltas
References
- ↑ MC-171520 – Glowstone clusters cannot generate in Soul Sand Valley biomes – resolved as "Works As Intended".
Navigation
Sources
- Glowstone Blob — Minecraft Wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0, revision 3674304.