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Polished Blackstone Slab

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Polished Blackstone Slab
Polished Blackstone Slab.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Polished Blackstone Slab'
Invicon Polished Blackstone Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Polished Blackstone Slab
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A polished blackstone slab is a decorative slab variant of polished blackstone that generates in ruined portals and is used for building.

Obtaining

Breaking

Polished blackstone slabs can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block BlockSprite polished-blackstone-slab.png: Sprite image for polished-blackstone-slab in MinecraftPolished Blackstone Slab
Hardness 2
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 10
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 1.5
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.75
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.6
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.5
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.4
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.35
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.25
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 blackstone slabs generate as part of ruined portals in the Nether.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Polished Blackstone
Invicon Polished Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Blackstone with description: Polished BlackstoneInvicon Polished Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Blackstone with description: Polished BlackstoneInvicon Polished Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Blackstone with description: Polished Blackstone
Invicon Polished Blackstone Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Polished Blackstone Slab6

Stonecutting

Ingredients Cutting recipe
Blackstone or 
Polished Blackstone
Invicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blackstone with description: BlackstoneInvicon Polished Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Polished Blackstone with description: Polished BlackstoneInvicon Polished Blackstone Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone Slab in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Polished Blackstone Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Polished Blackstone Slab2

Usage

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Chiseled Polished Blackstone Polished Blackstone Slab
Invicon Polished Blackstone Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Polished Blackstone SlabInvicon Polished Blackstone Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Polished Blackstone Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Polished Blackstone Slab
Invicon Chiseled Polished Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Polished Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Chiseled Polished Blackstone with description: Chiseled Polished Blackstone

Sounds

In Bedrock Edition, when a polished blackstone slab is combined into a double slab, the block's use sound is played.[1]

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

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
Bedrock Edition combine sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block placedBlocksWhen a polished blackstone slab is combined into a double slabuse.stonesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tags Translation key
BlockSprite polished-blackstone-slab.png: Sprite image for polished-blackstone-slab in Minecraft Polished Blackstone Slabpolished_blackstone_slabBlock & Itemslabs
mineable/pickaxe		slabs block.minecraft.polished_blackstone_slab

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite polished-blackstone.png: Sprite image for polished-blackstone in Minecraft Polished Blackstone Double Slabpolished_blackstone_double_slab549Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3] —
BlockSprite polished-blackstone-slab.png: Sprite image for polished-blackstone-slab in Minecraft Polished Blackstone Slabpolished_blackstone_slab548Block & Giveable Item[i 4]Identical[i 3] tile.polished_blackstone_slab.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Unavailable with /give command
  3. ↑ a b The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.
  4. ↑ Available with /give command.

Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
typebottom bottom
top		Where the slab is within its block.
doubleThe block is a double slab.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true		Whether or not there's water in the same place as this slab.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
minecraft:vertical_halfNot Supportedbottom bottom
top		UnsupportedWhere the slab is within its block.

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.1620w15a Added polished blackstone slabs.
20w16aPolished blackstone slabs now generate as part of ruined portals.
1.16.220w28aPolished blackstone slabs are now renewable as piglins have an 8.71% chance to trade 8-16 blackstone during bartering.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57 Added polished blackstone slabs.
beta 1.16.0.59Polished blackstone slabs now generate as part of ruined portals.

Data history

Bedrock Edition
1.20.30Preview 1.20.20.20Polished blackstone slabs now use the minecraft:vertical_half block state instead of top_slot_bit.

Issues

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

References

  1. ↑ MCPE-79659

Sources