Basalt
Basalt — block.
Obtaining
Mine basalt with a pickaxe to collect one block. The local block loot table returns the block itself when it survives an explosion; hand mining does not provide the normal drop because the block requires the correct tool.
Loot tableBasaltDetailed drops are not published yet.| Tool | PickaxeTool |
|---|---|
| Drop | 1 basalt |
| Natural sources | Basalt deltas, soul sand valleys, bastions |
| Correct tool | Pickaxe |
Breaking
Basalt drops itself when mined with any pickaxe. A different tool or an empty hand breaks the block without a normal item drop, while explosions only preserve the drop when the block survives the blast.
| Hardness | 1.25 |
|---|---|
| Blast resistance | 4.2 |
| Tool | PickaxeTool |
| Correct tool required | Yes |
| Correct tool | Any pickaxe |
| Wrong tool | No normal drop |
| Explosion rule | Drop survives when the block survives |
Natural generation
Basalt is the dark volcanic stone of Basalt Deltas and Soul Sand Valleys. Basalt Deltas add basalt blobs and small/large basalt-column features, while Soul Sand Valleys add basalt pillars. It can also appear in bastion remnants. A separate liquid rule turns lava into basalt when the lava is above soul soil and touches blue ice, making the block renewable. The column dimensions come from the generator: small columns are 1–4 blocks high, while large columns are 5–10 blocks high.
| Basalt Deltas | Basalt blobs and basalt columns |
|---|---|
| Soul Sand Valley | Basalt pillars |
| Basalt blobs | Replacement radius 3–7 blocks |
| Small columns | Height 1–4, reach 1 block |
| Large columns | Height 5–10, reach 2–3 blocks |
| Lava conversion | Lava above soul soil beside blue ice → basalt |
Crafting and processing
Four basalt blocks make four polished basalt blocks in a two-by-two recipe. A stonecutter makes the polished form directly, and a furnace smelts basalt into smooth basalt with 0.1 experience.
| Shaped recipe | 4 basalt → 4 polished basalt |
|---|---|
| Stonecutter | Basalt → polished basalt |
| Furnace | Basalt → smooth basalt, 0.1 XP |
Usage
The block occupies a standard full volume and is shown with an isometric preview.
Basalt is a building material with a column-friendly texture. A stonecutter makes polished basalt, four blocks craft four polished blocks, and smelting basalt produces smooth basalt. Placing the block against a face records an axis, so pillars can be built vertically or turned sideways without a separate block type.
| Shape | Full cube |
|---|---|
| Rendering | Isometric preview |
Sounds
Basalt uses a dedicated basalt sound family for placement, footsteps, mining, breaking, falling, and impacts. The same dense profile is retained by the polished and smooth variants.
| Note block instrument | basedrum |
|---|---|
| Break | block.basalt.break |
| Step | block.basalt.step |
| Place | block.basalt.place |
| Hit | block.basalt.hit |
| Fall | block.basalt.fall |
Behavior
The blockstate stores an axis of `x`, `y`, or `z`. The axis is selected by the face used for placement, which lets the same basalt block serve as a floor, wall, or pillar material without a rotation tool. Basalt uses the same axis-based pillar model as the polished variant, and its hard stone profile requires the correct tool for drops.
| Stack size | 64 |
|---|---|
| Solid block | Yes |
| Map color | color_black |
| Note block instrument | basedrum |
| State count | 3 |
| Axis | x / y / z |
| Default placement | y axis |
| Sound family | Basalt stone |
| Tool requirement | Correct tool required for drops |
| Renewable route | Lava above soul soil beside blue ice |
Data values
The block identifier is `minecraft:basalt`. Its blockstate exposes the axis used by the model and its block loot sequence is `minecraft:blocks/basalt`.
| Identifier | minecraft:basalt |
|---|---|
| Version | Minecraft 26.2 |
| Blockstate | assets/minecraft/blockstates/basalt.json |
| Loot table | BasaltLoot table |
| Axis | x / y / z |
| Loot sequence | minecraft:blocks/basalt |
| Hardness | 1.25 |
| Blast resistance | 4.2 |
| Note-block instrument | Base drum |
| Tag family | base_stone_nether, mineable/pickaxe |
History
- 26.2Block facts were published from the verified snapshot.Provenance: 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
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References
This page checks basalt against the local loot table, processing recipes and world-generation configurations. The prose explains those records without creating a second source of truth.
| Source | Validated DeepMine snapshot |
|---|---|
| Snapshot ID | 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5 |
| Digest | 839cd5f7e743519d34641d1d787d0257160fe943563cd6c5a8da71ff49352df8 |
| Loot table | BasaltLoot table |
| Polished recipe | data/minecraft/recipe/polished_basalt.json |
| Stonecutting | data/minecraft/recipe/polished_basalt_from_basalt_stonecutting.json |
| Smelting | data/minecraft/recipe/smooth_basalt.json |
| Blobs | data/minecraft/worldgen/configured_feature/basalt_blobs.json |
| Columns | data/minecraft/worldgen/configured_feature/small_basalt_columns.json and large_basalt_columns.json |
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Data and provenance
minecraft:basalt
Snapshot digest verified.
839cd5f7e743519d34641d1d787d0257160fe943563cd6c5a8da71ff49352df8Provenance and publication
- Readiness
- Pending
- Snapshot
- 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
- Source set
- 918feb41c87c05a6f3e94e327fb01a82543180a2376b65610c6f0521456532a5
- Entity identifier
- minecraft:basalt
- Digest
- 839cd5f7e743519d34641d1d787d0257160fe943563cd6c5a8da71ff49352df8
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