Polished Blackstone
For the brick variant, see Polished Blackstone Bricks.
Polished Blackstone


| Renewable | Yes | 
|---|---|
| Stackable | Yes (64) | 
| Tool | |
| Blast resistance | 6 | 
| Hardness | 2 | 
| Luminous | No | 
| Transparent | No | 
| Flammable | No | 
| Catches fire from lava | No | 
| Map color (JE) | 
 | 
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Polished blackstone is the stone-like polished variation of blackstone.
Obtaining
Breaking
| Block |  Polished Blackstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 2 | |
| Tool |   | |
| Breaking time (sec)[A] | ||
| Default | 10 | |
|  Wooden | 1.5 | |
|  Stone | 0.75 | |
|  Copper  | 0.6 | |
|  Iron | 0.5 | |
|  Diamond | 0.4 | |
|  Netherite | 0.35 | |
|  Golden | 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
- ↑ These durations ignore other influential factors (e.g. Mining Fatigue), and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Polished blackstone has a slightly higher hardness (thus takes slightly longer to break) than its chiseled variant.[1]
Natural generation
Polished blackstone can generate as part of ruined portals in the Nether.
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe | 
|---|---|
| Blackstone | 
Usage
Crafting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | 
|---|---|---|
| Polished Blackstone Bricks | ||
| Polished Blackstone Button | ||
| Polished Blackstone Pressure Plate | ||
| Polished Blackstone Slab | ||
| Polished Blackstone Stairs | ||
| Polished Blackstone Wall | 
Stonecutting ingredient
Note Blocks
Polished blackstone can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.
Sounds
|   stonesound type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance | 
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| Something falls on a block | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | subtitles | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 | |
|   stonesound type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch | 
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | dig | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
| Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Walking on the block | step | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | 0.22 | 1.0 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  Polished Blackstone | polished_blackstone | Block & Item | block | 
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Polished Blackstone | polished_blackstone | 546 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile | 
History
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.16 | 20w15a |  Added polished blackstone. | |||||
| 20w16a | Polished blackstone now generate as part of ruined portals. | ||||||
| 1.16.2 | 20w28a | Polished blackstone is now renewable as piglins have an 8.71% chance to give 8-16 blackstone during bartering. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 |  Added polished blackstone. | |||||
| beta 1.16.0.59 | Polished blackstone now generate as part of ruined portals. | ||||||
| 1.16.100 | beta 1.16.100.54 | Polished blackstone is now renewable as piglins have an 8.71% chance to give 8-16 blackstone during bartering. | |||||
| 1.20.30 | Preview 1.20.20.21 | Increased the hardness of polished blackstone from 1.5 to 2. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Polished Blackstone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
Screenshots
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			 A wall made of polished blackstone and its variants. A wall made of polished blackstone and its variants.
References
| Blackstone | |
|---|---|
| Polished | |
| Polished Brick | |



















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































