Blackstone Slab

Blackstone Slab
Renewable

Yes

Stackable

Yes (64)

Tool

Blast resistance

6

Hardness

2

Luminous

No

Transparent

Double slab: No
Single slab: Partial (blocks light)
Partial (diffuses sky light)

Waterloggable

Yes

Flammable

No

Catches fire
from lava

No

Map color (JE)


 29 COLOR_BLACK

A blackstone slab is a blackstone variant of a slab.

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
BlockSprite oak-planks.png: Sprite image for oak-planks in MinecraftWooden 1.5
BlockSprite cobblestone.png: Sprite image for cobblestone in MinecraftStone 0.75
ItemSprite copper-ingot.png: Sprite image for copper-ingot in MinecraftCopper
0.6
ItemSprite iron-ingot.png: Sprite image for iron-ingot in MinecraftIron 0.5
ItemSprite diamond.png: Sprite image for diamond in MinecraftDiamond 0.4
ItemSprite netherite-ingot.png: Sprite image for netherite-ingot in MinecraftNetherite 0.35
ItemSprite gold-ingot.png: Sprite image for gold-ingot in MinecraftGolden 0.25
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 other influential factors (e.g. Mining Fatigue), and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

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.

Note blocks

Blackstone slabs can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

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
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stone1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.stone1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stone0.370.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stone0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.stone0.31.0
BlocksJumping from the blockjump.stone0.121.0
BlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stone0.221.0
Bedrock Edition combine sounds
SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksWhen a blackstone slab is combined into a double slabuse.stone1.00.8

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tagsTranslation key
BlockSprite blackstone-slab.png: Sprite image for blackstone-slab in Minecraft Blackstone Slabblackstone_slabBlock & Itemslabs
mineable/pickaxe
slabsblock.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.

History

Java Edition
1.1620w15a Added blackstone slabs.
20w16aBlackstone slabs now generate as part of bastion remnants.
1.16.220w28aBlackstone 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
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 1.20.20.20Blackstone slabs now use the minecraft:vertical_half block state instead of top_slot_bit.

Issues

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