Glowstone

For other uses, see Glowstone (disambiguation).
Glowstone
Invicon Glowstone.png: Inventory sprite for Glowstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: GlowstoneInvicon Glowstone BE.png: Inventory sprite for Glowstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Glowstone
Renewable

Yes

Stackable

Yes (64)

Tool

Any tool

Blast resistance

0.3

Hardness

0.3

Luminous

Yes (15)

Transparent

Yes

Flammable

No

Catches fire
from lava

No

Map color (JE)


 2 SAND 

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Glowstone is a light-emitting block that occurs in branching structures, found hanging from ceilings and overhangs in the Nether.

Obtaining

Breaking

See also: Fortune § Discrete random

If glowstone is broken using a tool with Silk Touch, the block drops itself. When a glowstone block is broken using any other tool, it drops 2–4 glowstone dust. If a tool with Fortune is used, it has a higher chance of dropping a large amount of glowstone dust—but never more than 4.

Block
Hardness 0.3
Breaking time (secs)
Default 0.45
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

A naturally occurring blob of glowstone in the underside of netherrack.

Glowstone only occurs naturally in the Nether, where it generates in crystalline blobs on the underside of ceilings or overhangs. They can be found in every Nether biome, although they are significantly rarer in soul sand valleys,[1] because the ceiling of this biome is made of soul sand or soul soil below which glowstone blobs cannot generate. They can still occasionally generate in caves and canyons in this biome,[2] because the ceiling is made of netherrack.

Glowstone can also generate as a part of hoglin stable bastion remnants.

Mob loot

Witches may drop glowstone dust, which can be crafted into glowstone.

Generated loot

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition and Bedrock Edition
Bastion Remnant Hoglin stable chest 3–6 22.8%
{ "item": "Glowstone", "stacksize": "3–6", "chance": 0.22793887963348602, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Hoglin stable chest" }

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Glowstone Dust
Invicon Glowstone Dust.png: Inventory sprite for Glowstone Dust in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glowstone Dust with description: Glowstone DustInvicon Glowstone Dust.png: Inventory sprite for Glowstone Dust in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glowstone Dust with description: Glowstone DustInvicon Glowstone Dust.png: Inventory sprite for Glowstone Dust in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glowstone Dust with description: Glowstone DustInvicon Glowstone Dust.png: Inventory sprite for Glowstone Dust in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Glowstone Dust with description: Glowstone Dust
Invicon Glowstone.png: Inventory sprite for Glowstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Glowstone

Trading

VillagerProbabilityVillager wantsPlayer receives
JEBE
Journeyman Cleric100%100%4 × Emerald

Wandering traders can sell glowstone for 2 emeralds.

Usage

Light source

Glowstone blocks emit a light level of 15, the brightest possible light level in the game. They emit the same amount of light as sea lanterns and jack o'lanterns.

Redstone circuits
A
B
A glowstone block can transmit power up, but not down. Lamp A is powered because the redstone signal travels up the glowstone block. Lamp B is off as the signal would have to go down the glowstone, which is not possible.

When placing redstone dust on a glowstone block, being a transparent block, signals can pass from one block to another diagonally. Redstone wire, even though it may appear to connect up the side of a glowstone block and to the wire portion on top, does not send a redstone signal down the glowstone block. This makes glowstone effective for vertical diodes, logic gate designs, and space-efficient instant vertical redstone.

Note that upside-down slabs can be used for the same purpose, and are easier to obtain.

Piston interactivity

Glowstone, like other pushable blocks, becomes a block of moving piston when moved by a piston; this momentarily stops it from giving off light.[3]

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Redstone Lamp Redstone Dust +
Invicon Redstone Dust.png: Inventory sprite for Redstone Dust in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Redstone Dust with description: Redstone DustInvicon Redstone Dust.png: Inventory sprite for Redstone Dust in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Redstone Dust with description: Redstone DustInvicon Glowstone.png: Inventory sprite for Glowstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: GlowstoneInvicon Redstone Dust.png: Inventory sprite for Redstone Dust in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Redstone Dust with description: Redstone DustInvicon Redstone Dust.png: Inventory sprite for Redstone Dust in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Redstone Dust with description: Redstone Dust
Invicon Redstone Lamp.png: Inventory sprite for Redstone Lamp in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Redstone Lamp with description: Redstone Lamp
Respawn Anchor Crying Obsidian +
Invicon Crying Obsidian.png: Inventory sprite for Crying Obsidian in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Crying Obsidian with description: Crying ObsidianInvicon Crying Obsidian.png: Inventory sprite for Crying Obsidian in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Crying Obsidian with description: Crying ObsidianInvicon Crying Obsidian.png: Inventory sprite for Crying Obsidian in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Crying Obsidian with description: Crying ObsidianInvicon Glowstone.png: Inventory sprite for Glowstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: GlowstoneInvicon Glowstone.png: Inventory sprite for Glowstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: GlowstoneInvicon Glowstone.png: Inventory sprite for Glowstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: GlowstoneInvicon Crying Obsidian.png: Inventory sprite for Crying Obsidian in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Crying Obsidian with description: Crying ObsidianInvicon Crying Obsidian.png: Inventory sprite for Crying Obsidian in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Crying Obsidian with description: Crying ObsidianInvicon Crying Obsidian.png: Inventory sprite for Crying Obsidian in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Crying Obsidian with description: Crying Obsidian
Invicon Respawn Anchor.png: Inventory sprite for Respawn Anchor in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Respawn Anchor with description: Respawn Anchor

Note blocks

Glowstone can be placed under note blocks to produce pling sounds.

Respawn anchors

Glowstone is used to charge respawn anchors.

If a dispenser containing glowstone is facing a respawn anchor, it can automatically charge the respawn anchor when powered.

Transparent block

Mobs, in this case blazes, are able to choose glowstone blocks as their pathfinding target, as if they are normal solid blocks.

Glowstone blocks all sunlight, players and mobs suffocate inside it, mobs are able to pathfind to it, and it blocks a beacon beam, preventing the beacon's activation. However, like transparent blocks, it does not prevent the opening of chests, monsters (including slimes) cannot spawn on it,‌ and it does not transfer a redstone signal. This behavior also occurs in sea lanterns.

Sounds

Java Edition:

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BlockSprite glass.png: Sprite image for glass in Minecraft glass sound type
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.glass.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.glass.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.glass.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.glass.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.glass.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

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BlockSprite glass.png: Sprite image for glass in Minecraft glass sound type
SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokenrandom.glass1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.stone1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stone0.40.6
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


Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormTranslation key
BlockSprite glowstone.png: Sprite image for glowstone in Minecraft GlowstoneglowstoneBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.glowstone

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Translation key
BlockSprite glowstone.png: Sprite image for glowstone in Minecraft Glowstoneglowstone89Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.glowstone.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Advancements

IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
Not Quite "Nine" LivesCharge a Respawn Anchor to the maximum—

Video

History

Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.0preview Added glowstone.
Glowstone is shown to drop itself when mined.
releaseThe crafting recipe for glowstone is 3×3 glowstone dust.
The drop rate of glowstone dust from mined glowstone is 1.
The material type of glowstone is currently "glass".
Java Edition Beta
1.6.6The crafting recipe of glowstone has changed to 2×2 glowstone dust.
The drop rate of glowstone dust from mined glowstone has increased to 2–4.
The material type of glowstone has changed to "stone", meaning a pickaxe is now needed to drop items, and block-dependent blocks can now be placed on it.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5 The texture of glowstone has changed, removing the border on the outside.
RC1The material type of glowstone has changed once again to "glass".
1.2.112w06aRedstone can now be placed on glowstone. Redstone wire can now transmit only upward through it.
12w07aGlowstone is now used to craft redstone lamps.
1.3.112w21aPriest villagers now sell 2–3 glowstone for 1 emerald, making glowstone renewable.
1.513w02aIn texture packs, glowstone now use /textures/blocks/lightgem.png.
1.7.213w41aGlowstone can typically no longer be used to see through blocks.
1.814w02aTrading has changed: cleric villagers now sell 1–3 glowstone for 1 emerald.
14w05bMobs now suffocate inside of glowstone.
1.1418w43a The texture of glowstone has changed.
18w47a The texture of glowstone has changed again.
19w05aAdded wandering traders, which sell glowstone.
19w09aGlowstone now makes a "pling" sound when placed under a note block.
19w11aCleric villagers now sell glowstone for 4 emeralds.
1.1620w12aGlowstone is now used to craft and power up respawn anchors.
20w13aDispensers can now charge respawn anchors with glowstone.
20w16aGlowstone now generates in bastion remnants chests.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.5.0 Added glowstone.
v0.9.0build 1Smooth lighting has been removed from glowstone.
v0.12.1build 1Glowstone can now be obtained by breaking it using the Silk Touch enchantment.
v0.13.0build 1Glowstone is now used to craft redstone lamps.
Pocket Edition
1.0.4alpha 1.0.4.0Glowstone is now sold by cleric villagers.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Glowstone is now sold by the new wandering trader.
The texture of glowstone has changed.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.4Trading has changed, and cleric villagers no longer sell glowstone.
1.13.0beta 1.13.0.9Glowstone now causes a note block to make a "pling" sound when placed under it.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57Glowstone is now used to craft and power up respawn anchors.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU1CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added glowstone.
TU3 The texture of glowstone has changed, removing the border on the outside.
TU12Glowstone is now used to craft redstone lamps.
TU141.04Priest villagers now sell 2–3 glowstone for 1 emerald.
TU31CU191.221.221.22Patch 3Trading has changed: cleric villagers now sell 1–3 glowstone for 1 emerald.
1.90 The texture of glowstone has changed.
1.91Trading has changed, and cleric villagers no longer sell glowstone.
Added wandering traders, which sell glowstone.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added glowstone.

Data history

Java Edition
1.814w06aGlowstone now uses the newly-implemented model json file models/block/cube.json; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.
1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 89.

Issues

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

Trivia

  • Rarely, glowstone can be found touching the ground if the ceiling it was generated on was extremely low (2–3 blocks of clearance).
  • Analyzing glowstone in a material reducer, it turns out to be a 1:1:1:1:1 mixture of argon, neon and krypton noble gases, boron and an unknown element.‌

Gallery

Screenshots

  • The melting power of glowstone.
    The melting power of glowstone.
  • Purchasing glowstone from a wandering trader.
    Purchasing glowstone from a wandering trader.
  • A diode made using glowstone.
    A diode made using glowstone.
  • An example of the glowstone redstone results.
    An example of the glowstone redstone results.
  • A small glowstone blob.
    A small glowstone blob.
  • A large glowstone blob.
    A large glowstone blob.

References

  1. ↑ MC-171520 — Glowstone clusters cannot generate in Soul Sand Valley biomes — resolved as "Works As Intended".
  2. ↑ MC-192936 — Glowstone clusters generate on netherrack in Soul Sand Valley — resolved as "Works As Intended".
  3. ↑ MC-123217 — Moving blocks don't inherit behaviors of the block they hold

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