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Polished Basalt

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Polished Basalt
Polished Basalt (UD) JE1 BE1.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Polished Basalt'
Invicon Polished Basalt.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Basalt in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Polished Basalt
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Polished basalt is the polished version of basalt and can be found as part of ancient cities and bastion remnants.

Obtaining

Breaking

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

Block Polished 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

Polished basalt can be found naturally as part of ancient cities and bastion remnants.

Crafting

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Polished Basalt Basalt
Invicon Basalt.png: Inventory sprite for Basalt in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Basalt with description: BasaltInvicon Basalt.png: Inventory sprite for Basalt in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Basalt with description: BasaltInvicon Basalt.png: Inventory sprite for Basalt in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Basalt with description: BasaltInvicon Basalt.png: Inventory sprite for Basalt in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Basalt with description: Basalt
Invicon Polished Basalt.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Basalt in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Polished Basalt4

Stonecutting

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

Usage

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

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 polished-basalt.png: Sprite image for polished-basalt in Minecraft Polished Basaltpolished_basaltBlock & Itemmineable/pickaxe block.minecraft.polished_basalt

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite polished-basalt.png: Sprite image for polished-basalt in Minecraft Polished Basaltpolished_basalt490Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -235)		 tile.polished_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

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.1620w12a Added polished basalt.
Polished basalt can currently be obtained only by smelting the normal basalt block.
20w13aBasalt can no longer be smelted into polished basalt.
Polished basalt can now be obtained by crafting 4 blocks of basalt in a 2×2 grid or stonecutting it, similar to other polished stones.
20w16aPolished basalt now generates as part of bastion remnants.
1.19Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1Polished basalt now generates as part of ancient cities.
26.2snap1Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb polished 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 polished basalt.
beta 1.16.0.57Polished basalt now generates as part of bastion remnants.
beta 1.16.0.59Crafting polished basalt now gives the correct amount of blocks in return.[1]
Polished basalt can now be crafted using a stonecutter.
1.18.30
Experiment
Wild Update		beta 1.18.30.32Polished basalt now generates as part of ancient cities.
26.20
Experiment
Drop 2 of 2026		Preview 26.20.23Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb polished 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 26.30.27Polished basalt's sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.

Issues

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

Renders

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

References

  1. ↑ MCPE-66515

Sources