Coral

Coral is a type of non-solid block that comes in five variants: tube, brain, bubble, fire, and horn.

Dead coral is the dead variants of coral.

Natural generation
Coral can be mined instantly, but can be obtained only when mined with a Silk Touch enchanted tool.

Coral naturally generates in coral reef structures found in warm ocean biomes.

Post-generation
When using bone meal on dirt, coarse dirt, sand, red sand or gravel underwater, coral generates in place of some of the seagrass. However, this works only in warm ocean biomes.

Dead coral is created when coral is placed out of water.

Info
Coral can be used as a building or decoration block. If it isn't adjacent to a water block, it quickly transforms into dead coral.

Dead coral
In order for coral to stay alive, at least one of the blocks surrounding it must be water. If placed outside of water, it dies and transform into its respective dead coral after a few seconds.

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Block data
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Trivia

 * In real life, coral are colonies of sessile (immobile) animals.