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.

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. It needs 10 seconds in the furnace. Experience comes with it: 0.1 a piece, 6.4 for the 64 in a slot.

How many Smooth Basalt can you stack?

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

How long does Smooth Basalt take to break?

The two numbers behind Smooth Basalt are 1.25 for mining and 4.2 against explosions. It is not equally easy both ways, since the two figures on it pull apart. It 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 it.

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

Smooth Basalt at a glance

Smooth Basalt comes from mining and smelting, and Utility Blocks is where it sits as a block. A single slot takes 64 Smooth Basalt, a hotbar row 576, and 3456 fill a double chest.

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. It sits between Smoker and Smooth Stone in Utility Blocks, number 287 of 340 there.

How to obtain

Mining
Smelting

Cooking

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 about Smooth Basalt

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.
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. It needs 10 seconds in the furnace. Experience comes with it: 0.1 a piece, 6.4 for the 64 in a slot.
How many Smooth Basalt can you stack?
64 Smooth Basalt to a slot, so a shulker box holds 1,728 and a double chest twice that, at 3,456. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 2,304 at once.
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 long does Smooth Basalt take to break?
The two numbers behind Smooth Basalt are 1.25 for mining and 4.2 against explosions. It is not equally easy both ways, since the two figures on it pull apart. It 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 it.

Building with it

Smooth basalt is the outer shell of an amethyst geode and also comes from smelting basalt. Its very dark, fine texture makes it the best pure black stone in the game, and geode hunting is the only way to get it in quantity without a furnace running for hours.

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