How do you get Bone Block in Minecraft?

Bone Block is crafted from Bone Meal at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from mining, not just the recipe above.

When was Bone Block added to Minecraft?

Bone Block was added in version 1.10.

Where do you find Bone Block in chests?

Bone Block is chest loot in one place and one only: bastion chests (about 24%, 3 to 6 at a time). No other generated chest lists it, so that single structure is the whole search, and every other chest in the game will disappoint you.

How long does Bone Block take to break?

The block data for Bone Block holds 2 for hardness on it and 2 for blast resistance. The pair on Bone Block being level means it has no hidden strength against explosives. Use a pickaxe on Bone Block to speed it up; no particular tier is required. Java 26.2 defines Bone Block here, so no timing of our own went into it.

How many Bone Block can you stack?

64 Bone Block fill one slot, and filling it costs 576 Bone Meal: 64 crafts. A double chest of Bone Block comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

Utility BlocksCraftable

Bone Block

A decorative storage block that holds nine bone meal. It generates naturally as part of fossils.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Bone Block at a glance

Utility Blocks holds Bone Block: a block out of crafting and mining. A single slot takes 64 Bone Block, a hotbar row 576, and 3456 fill a double chest.

Bone Block has a hardness of 2. For Bone Block the blast resistance is not separate: it is 2 as well. Use a pickaxe on Bone Block to speed it up; no particular tier is required. Generated chests only ever hold Bone Block in one place: bastion chests (about 24%, 3 to 6 at a time). It sits between Blue Stained Glass and Brewing Stand in Utility Blocks, number 59 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Bone Meal
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Bone Block
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Bone Block has the grid for Bone Block

How to obtain

Crafting
Mining

Notes

Found in fossils in deserts, swamps and the Nether. Can be uncrafted back into 9 bone meal.

Frequently asked questions about Bone Block

How do you get Bone Block in Minecraft?
Bone Block is crafted from Bone Meal at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from mining, not just the recipe above.
When was Bone Block added to Minecraft?
Bone Block was added in version 1.10.
What is Bone Block used for?
A decorative storage block that holds nine bone meal. It generates naturally as part of fossils.
Where do you find Bone Block in chests?
Bone Block is chest loot in one place and one only: bastion chests (about 24%, 3 to 6 at a time). No other generated chest lists it, so that single structure is the whole search, and every other chest in the game will disappoint you.
How long does Bone Block take to break?
The block data for Bone Block holds 2 for hardness on it and 2 for blast resistance. The pair on Bone Block being level means it has no hidden strength against explosives. Use a pickaxe on Bone Block to speed it up; no particular tier is required. Java 26.2 defines Bone Block here, so no timing of our own went into it.
How many Bone Block can you stack?
64 Bone Block fill one slot, and filling it costs 576 Bone Meal: 64 crafts. A double chest of Bone Block comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

Building with it

Nine bone meal make a bone block, and it is the block fossils are built from underground. It works as a compact way to store bone meal from a skeleton farm, and its pale texture makes it a common choice for pillars and desert-themed builds.

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