Basalt
minecraft:basalt
Basalt is a block in Minecraft. Players mine it with a pickaxe, and when it is broken it drops itself, so it can be collected and carried elsewhere.
Basalt can be placed as it is, or used as an ingredient in three different crafting recipes.
Texture file: block/basalt_side.png · browse every texture in the game
Block data
| Identifier | minecraft:basalt |
|---|---|
| Block states | 3 |
| Default state ID | 8673 |
| Properties | axis |
| Has item form | Yes |
Block states
Every property this block can take, straight from reports/blocks.json.
| Property | Values | Default |
|---|---|---|
axis | x, y, z | y |
Drops
From loot_table/blocks/basalt.json.
Tags
4 tags contain this block.
#minecraft:base_stone_nether#minecraft:blocks_motion_no_leaves#minecraft:mineable/pickaxe#minecraft:sulfur_cube_archetype/slow_bouncy
Extracted from Minecraft 26.4-snapshot-5 on 22 October 2026. 9Minecraft is not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft.