Calcite

Not to be confused with Calcium.

Calcite

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.75
Hardness	0.75
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	36 TERRACOTTA_WHITE
Note block instrument	Bass Drum
Sulfur cube archetype	Slow Bouncy

Calcite is a block found in geodes, stony peaks, and ice caves.​^{[upcoming: Fourth Drop 2026]}

Obtaining

Breaking

Calcite drops as an item if mined by any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block	Calcite
Hardness	0.75
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default	13.75 (JE) 3.75 (BE)
Wooden	10.6 (JE) 0.6 (BE)
Stone	10.3 (JE) 0.3 (BE)
Copper	10.25 (JE) 0.25 (BE)
Iron	10.2 (JE) 0.2 (BE)
Diamond	10.15 (JE) 0.15 (BE)
Netherite	10.15 (JE) 0.15 (BE)
Golden	10.1 (JE) 0.1 (BE)
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

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

Natural generation

Calcite generates naturally as part of the structure of amethyst geodes, between the smooth basalt and block of amethyst layers. It also generates in the stony peaks in strips, and in ice caves.​^{[upcoming: Fourth Drop 2026]}

Usage

Calcite can be crafted into several decorative variants. Just like crafting the sulfur and cinnabar family, it has raw calcite slabs, stairs, walls, polished calcite, polished calcite slabs, stairs, walls, and calcite bricks, slabs, stairs, and walls. The calcite family also has an additional calcite pillar unlike the sulfur and cinnabar family do.

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Notes
Calcite Pillar	Calcite	2	​[upcoming: Fourth Drop 2026]
Calcite Slab	Calcite	6	​[upcoming: Fourth Drop 2026]
Calcite Stairs	Calcite	4	​[upcoming: Fourth Drop 2026]
Calcite Wall	Calcite	6	​[upcoming: Fourth Drop 2026]
Polished Calcite	Calcite	4	​[upcoming: Fourth Drop 2026]

Sounds

Java Edition:

calcite sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.calcite.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	0.9	0.8	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4] Block is placed​[upcoming: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.calcite.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	0.94	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.calcite.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.calcite.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.calcite.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

calcite sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​ ?	Blocks	Once the block has broken	break.calcite	​ ?	0.9	0.8
	​ ?	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.calcite	​ ?	0.94	1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.calcite	​ ?	1.0	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.calcite	​ ?	1.0	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Walking on the block	step.calcite	​ ?	1.0	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Jumping from the block	step.calcite	​ ?	1.0	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	step.calcite	​ ?	1.0	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Calcite	calcite	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe	block.minecraft.calcite

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Calcite	calcite	581	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -326)	tile.calcite.name

Videos

History

Announcement

October 3, 2020							Calcite is shown unnamed at Minecraft Live 2020 as part of an amethyst geode.

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.17			20w45a				Added calcite.
			20w46a				The texture of calcite has now been changed.
			21w11a				Changed lighting.
1.18			experimental snapshot 4				Calcite now generates as strips on stony peaks.
			21w39a				Changed lighting, closer resembling Bedrock Edition.
26.2			snap1				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb calcite, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
			snap6				Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.
Upcoming Java Edition
26.4			snap3				Calcite now generates naturally as part of ice caves.
			snap7				Calcite can now be used to craft calcite pillars, slabs, stairs, walls and polished calcite.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.17.0 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.17.0.50				Added calcite.
1.17.0			beta 1.17.0.52				Calcite is no longer available only through Experimental Gameplay.
1.17.40 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.17.40.21				Calcite now generates as layers on stony peaks.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026			Preview 26.20.23				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb calcite, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.30			Preview 26.30.20				Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
			Preview 26.30.27				Calcite's sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.
26.60 Experiment Drop 4 of 2026			Preview 26.60.29				Calcite now generates naturally as part of ice caves.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
26.70			Preview 26.70.20				All features behind the "Drop 4 of 2026" experimental toggle have been fully implemented.
			Preview 26.70.23				Calcite can now be used to craft calcite pillars, slabs, stairs, walls and polished calcite.

Issues

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

Trivia

• Real life calcite is the most stable form of calcium carbonate and a common mineral.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 
  Calcite found in a stony peaks biome
• 
  The complete calcite block family

Mojang screenshots

• 
  Close view at calcite during development
• 
  A calcite build

External links

• Block of the Week: Calcite – Minecraft.net on April 28, 2022