Crying Obsidian

Crying obsidian refers to an abandoned project by Jeb to implement a change-spawn obelisk.

This texture was added in Beta 1.3 but was never used in the game. It closely resembles obsidian, mostly due to the matching colors. It also appears to be a sandstone or a bedrock texture modified to look like obsidian. It is also known as "Bleeding Obsidian", "Mystery Block" and "The Meteorite" among many members for its appearance.

In Beta 1.5, the texture slot for crying obsidian was replaced by a grayscale replacement of the side of grassy dirt blocks, which is used for biome-compliant grassy dirt block sides.

The purpose that was designated for the Crying Obsidian was replaced by beds in the Beta 1.3 update.