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Smooth Basalt

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Smooth Basalt
Smooth Basalt.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Smooth Basalt'
Invicon Smooth Basalt.png: Inventory sprite for Smooth Basalt in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Smooth Basalt
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Smooth basalt is an ornamental rock smelted from basalt or found as part of amethyst geodes and ancient cities.

Obtaining

Breaking

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

Block Smooth 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

Smooth basalt generates naturally as a part of the outer layer of amethyst geodes.

Smooth basalt also generates in ancient cities.

Smelting

Ingredients Smelting recipe
Basalt +
Any fuel
Invicon Basalt.png: Inventory sprite for Basalt in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Basalt 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 with description: Smooth Basalt0.1

Usage

Smooth basalt is a decorative block.

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 smooth-basalt.png: Sprite image for smooth-basalt in Minecraft Smooth Basaltsmooth_basaltBlock & Itemmineable/pickaxe block.minecraft.smooth_basalt

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite smooth-basalt.png: Sprite image for smooth-basalt in Minecraft Smooth Basaltsmooth_basalt632Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -377)		 tile.smooth_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.

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.1721w08a Added smooth basalt.
Basalt can now be smelted to yield smooth basalt.
Smooth basalt now replaces tuff as the outer generation of amethyst geodes.
1.19Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1Smooth basalt now generate as part of ancient cities.
26.2snap1Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb smooth basalt, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
snap6Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.17.0
Experiment
Caves and Cliffs		beta 1.17.0.50 Added smooth basalt.
It generates as the outer layer of amethyst geodes.
Basalt can now be smelted to yield smooth basalt.
1.17.0beta 1.17.0.52Smooth basalt are no longer available only through Experimental Gameplay.
26.20
Experiment
Drop 2 of 2026		Preview 26.20.23Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb smooth 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 26.30.27Smooth basalt's sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.

Issues

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

Sources