How do you get Smooth Basalt in Minecraft?

Smooth Basalt is obtained through mining, and Smooth Basalt from smelting. You mine Smooth Basalt rather than craft it, and a pickaxe is what the block asks for.

How many Smooth Basalt can you stack?

A slot of Smooth Basalt takes 64, so a shulker box holds 1,728 Smooth Basalt and a double chest twice that, at 3,456 Smooth Basalt. 36 inventory slots of Smooth Basalt is 2,304 Smooth Basalt carried at once.

How long does Smooth Basalt take to break?

The two numbers behind Smooth Basalt are 1.25 for mining Smooth Basalt and 4.2 against explosions. Smooth Basalt is not equally easy both ways, since the two figures on Smooth Basalt pull apart. Smooth Basalt is tagged for a pickaxe, and nothing is said about which one. Java 26.2 sets Smooth Basalt at these values, and we copied them onto Smooth Basalt.

When was Smooth Basalt added to Minecraft?

Smooth Basalt was added in version 1.17.

Utility Blocks

Smooth Basalt

A dark smooth stone variant that forms the outer shell of amethyst geodes underground. It is also produced by smelting basalt in a furnace.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Overview

Smooth Basalt is a block in the Utility Blocks category of Minecraft, obtained through mining and smelting. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Smooth Basalt.

Smooth Basalt is a 1.25-hardness block. For explosions the number that counts is 4.2. Smooth Basalt is tagged for a pickaxe, and nothing is said about which one.

How to Obtain

Mining
Smelting

Cooking Smooth Basalt

Smooth Basalt comes out of Basalt, and a furnace does it. Smooth Basalt needs 10 seconds in the furnace. Experience comes with it: 0.1 a piece, 6.4 for the 64 in a slot.

Notes

Obtained by smelting Basalt or by mining the outer layer of amethyst geodes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you get Smooth Basalt in Minecraft?
Smooth Basalt is obtained through mining, and Smooth Basalt from smelting. You mine Smooth Basalt rather than craft it, and a pickaxe is what the block asks for.
What is Smooth Basalt used for?
A dark smooth stone variant that forms the outer shell of amethyst geodes underground. It is also produced by smelting basalt in a furnace.
How many Smooth Basalt can you stack?
A slot of Smooth Basalt takes 64, so a shulker box holds 1,728 Smooth Basalt and a double chest twice that, at 3,456 Smooth Basalt. 36 inventory slots of Smooth Basalt is 2,304 Smooth Basalt carried at once.
How long does Smooth Basalt take to break?
The two numbers behind Smooth Basalt are 1.25 for mining Smooth Basalt and 4.2 against explosions. Smooth Basalt is not equally easy both ways, since the two figures on Smooth Basalt pull apart. Smooth Basalt is tagged for a pickaxe, and nothing is said about which one. Java 26.2 sets Smooth Basalt at these values, and we copied them onto Smooth Basalt.
When was Smooth Basalt added to Minecraft?
Smooth Basalt was added in version 1.17.
How do you cook Smooth Basalt?
Smooth Basalt comes out of Basalt, and a furnace does it. Smooth Basalt needs 10 seconds in the furnace. Experience comes with it: 0.1 a piece, 6.4 for the 64 in a slot.