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Blackstone Slab

Blackstone Slab

A blackstone slab is a decorative slab variant of blackstone that generates in bastion remnants and is used for building.

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Blocks Stackable resources Renewable resources Manufactured blocks Generated structure blocks Slabs
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Contents (17)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Breaking
  3. Natural generation
  4. Crafting
  5. Stonecutting
  6. Usage
  7. Sounds
  8. Data values
  9. ID
  10. Block states
  11. Videos
  12. History
  13. Java Edition
  14. Bedrock Edition
  15. Data history
  16. Issues
  17. References
Blackstone Slab
Invicon Blackstone Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Blackstone Slab
Renewable Yes
Stackable Yes (64)
Tool Invicon Wooden Pickaxe.png: Sprite image for Wooden Pickaxe in Minecraft
Blast resistance 6
Hardness 2
Luminous No
Transparent Double slab: No

Single slab: Partial (blocks light)‌[JE only]
Partial (diffuses sky light)‌[BE only]

Waterloggable Yes
Flammable No
Catches fire
from lava 		No
Map color
 29 COLOR_BLACK
Note block instrument Bass Drum

A blackstone slab is a decorative slab variant of blackstone that generates in bastion remnants and is used for building.

Obtaining

Breaking

Blackstone slabs can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block BlockSprite blackstone-slab.png: Sprite image for blackstone-slab in MinecraftBlackstone Slab
Hardness 2
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 10.05 (JE)
10 (BE)
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 1.5 (JE)
1.5 (BE)
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.75 (JE)
0.75 (BE)
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.6 (JE)
0.6 (BE)
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.5 (JE)
0.5 (BE)
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.4 (JE)
0.4 (BE)
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.35 (JE)
0.35 (BE)
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.25 (JE)
0.25 (BE)
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

Blackstone slabs generate as part of bastion remnants.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Blackstone
Invicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blackstone with description: BlackstoneInvicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blackstone with description: BlackstoneInvicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blackstone with description: Blackstone
Invicon Blackstone Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Blackstone Slab6

Stonecutting

Ingredients Cutting recipe
Blackstone
Invicon Blackstone.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blackstone with description: BlackstoneInvicon Blackstone Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone Slab in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Blackstone Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Blackstone Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Blackstone Slab2

Usage

For information about the placement mechanics of all slabs, see Slab § Usage.

Sounds

In Bedrock Edition, when a blackstone slab is combined into a double slab, the block's use sound is played.[1]

Java Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]BlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stonesubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.8–1.0
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedplace.stonesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8–1.0
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stonesubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.370.5
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockjump.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.121.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.221.0
Bedrock Edition combine sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block placedBlocksWhen a blackstone slab is combined into a double slabuse.stonesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8
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Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tags Translation key
BlockSprite blackstone-slab.png: Sprite image for blackstone-slab in Minecraft Blackstone Slabblackstone_slabBlock & Itemslabs
mineable/pickaxe		slabs block.minecraft.blackstone_slab

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite blackstone.png: Sprite image for blackstone in Minecraft Blackstone Double Slabblackstone_double_slab538Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3] —
BlockSprite blackstone-slab.png: Sprite image for blackstone-slab in Minecraft Blackstone Slabblackstone_slab537Block & Giveable Item[i 4]Identical[i 3] tile.blackstone_slab.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Unavailable with /give command
  3. ↑ a b The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.
  4. ↑ Available with /give command.

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
typebottom bottom
top		Where the slab is within its block.
doubleThe block is a double slab.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true		Whether or not there's water in the same place as this slab.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
minecraft:vertical_halfNot Supportedbottom bottom
top		UnsupportedWhere the slab is within its block.

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.1620w15a Added blackstone slabs.
20w16a Blackstone slabs now generate as part of bastion remnants.
1.16.220w28a Blackstone slabs are now renewable as piglins have an 8.71% chance to trade 8-16 blackstone during bartering.
1.1721w07a The texture of blackstone slabs has been changed.
21w08a The texture of blackstone slabs has been changed, again.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57 Added blackstone slabs.
Blackstone slabs generate as part of bastion remnants.
1.17.0beta 1.17.0.50 The texture of blackstone slabs has been changed.

Data history

Bedrock Edition
1.20.30Preview 1.20.20.20 Blackstone slabs now use the minecraft:vertical_half block state instead of top_slot_bit.

Issues

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

References

  1. ↑ MCPE-79659
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