Glowstone blob
| Biomes |
|
|---|---|
| Generates in existing chunks |
No |
| Consists of |
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A glowstone blob (also known as a glowstone cluster) is a feature composed of glowstone that generates on the underside of terrain blocks in the Nether.
Description
A glowstone blob consists of various tendrils of glowstone that extend outward from a central clump. Glowstone blobs serve as the main source of glowstone, which is a light-emitting block that can be used to charge respawn anchors. Mining glowstone without Silk Touch drops 2-4 glowstone dust, which can then be crafted into a glowstone block.
Generation
Glowstone blobs form in coral-like structures on the underside of hanging netherrack, found on the ceilings of the Nether including low-ceiling spaces such as caves or canyons. They cannot generate on any block other than netherrack. These blobs can intersect Nether fortresses and other structures during generation.
Glowstone blobs can be found in every Nether biome, although they are significantly rarer in soul sand valleys[1], because the ceiling in this biome consists of soul sand and soul soil.
Data values
ID
| Feature type | Identifier |
|---|---|
 [No displayed name] | glowstone_blob |
| Configured feature | Identifier |
|---|---|
| [No displayed name] | glowstone_extra |
| Feature | Identifier |
|---|---|
| [No displayed name] | [No ID] |
Config
- [NBT Compound / JSON Object] config: Empty
{
"type": "minecraft:glowstone_blob",
"config": {}
}
History
| Java Edition Alpha | |||||||
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| v1.2.0 | preview | Added glowstone blobs. | |||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Added the Nether, along with glowstone blobs. | |||||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added glowstone blobs. |
Gallery
Screenshots
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A naturally occurring blob of glowstone. -
A naturally generated glowstone cluster in basalt deltas.
References
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