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"Amethyst Bud" redirects here. For the block that grows amethyst buds, see Budding Amethyst. For other uses, see Amethyst.

Amethyst buds are the first three stages of growth of amethyst clusters, which grow on budding amethyst.

Amethyst clusters are the fourth and final growth stage of amethyst buds, which drop amethyst shards when mined.

Obtaining

Breaking

The amethyst cluster block itself in any of its growth stages (rather than its amethyst shard drops) can be obtained by mining it with any pickaxe with the Silk Touch enchantment. When mined using any other tool with the Silk Touch enchantment, it drops nothing.

When mined without Silk Touch or broken by being pushed off an attached block by a piston or sticky piston, only fully grown amethyst clusters drop amethyst shards, while amethyst buds drop nothing. Breaking an amethyst cluster with a pickaxe drops 4 shards while any other method of breaking it yields 2 shards. The maximum amount of amethyst shards dropped can be increased with Fortune; Fortune I gives a 13 chance for 8 shards (averaging 5.33 shards), Fortune II gives a 25% chance (each) to give 8 or 12 shards (averaging 7 shards), and Fortune III gives a 20% chance (each) to give 8, 12, or 16 shards (averaging 8.8 shards). These are the same percentage increases as ores (except redstone ore, ancient debris and gilded blackstone).

Block Amethyst Bud
Amethyst Cluster
Hardness 1.5
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 2.25
Wooden 1.15
Stone 0.6
Iron 0.4
Diamond 0.3
Netherite 0.25
Golden 0.2
  1. Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Natural generation

Amethyst buds and clusters generate naturally as part of amethyst geodes on the sides of budding amethysts. Unlike other ores, Amethyst buds generate in a round, compact room that simulates an Amethyst geode.

Budding amethyst

Every random game tick there is a 20% chance for a budding amethyst block to spawn a small amethyst bud on any of its sides, as long as the block being replaced with the small amethyst bud is air or a water source block.

Usage

Growing into amethyst clusters

An amethyst bud placed on a budding amethyst (rather than any other block) regardless whether it was placed by the player or spawned by the budding amethyst itself will grow over time, going through three growth stages – small, medium, and large – before reaching its 4th and final growth stage as an amethyst cluster, which drops amethyst shards when mined.[more information needed]

Decoration

They can also be placed on some other blocks for decoration, but it's only possible to place them on certain types of blocks. Most blocks have not yet been tested, but it seems that they can only be placed on full blocks, or those sides of blocks that form a full surface. They can be placed on the bottom of stairs (or top of upside down stairs), but not on their side, or top. And they can not be placed on any type of fences.[more information needed]

Light

Small, medium and large amethyst buds give off a light level of 1, 2 and 4 respectively, while amethyst clusters give off a light level of 5.

Sotund

Uniquely among other blocks an amethyst cluster in all its growth stages makes a quiet overlay sound when generally interacted with as well as its block breaking sound when hit with a projectile.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.amethyst_cluster.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break0.80.6416
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.amethyst_cluster.placesubtitles.block.generic.place0.90.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.amethyst_cluster.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.amethyst_cluster.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.amethyst_cluster.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokenbreak.amethyst_cluster0.80.8
BlocksWhen the block is placedplace.amethyst_cluster0.91.0
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.amethyst_cluster1.00.5-1.2
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.amethyst_cluster1.01.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.amethyst_cluster1.01.0
PlayersJumping from the blockstep.amethyst_cluster1.01.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damagestep.amethyst_cluster1.01.0

Unique

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Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Amethyst chimesBlocksWhen a projectile collides with itblock.amethyst_block.chime????
Block breaking[sound 1]BlocksWhen a projectile collides with the block[verify]block.amethyst_block.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit???
Block brokenBlocksBreaking the blockblock.large_amethyst_bud.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break???
Block placedBlocksPlacing the blockblock.large_amethyst_bud.placesubtitles.block.generic.place???
Block brokenBlocksBreaking the blockblock.medium_amethyst_bud.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break???
Block placedBlocksPlacing the blockblock.medium_amethyst_bud.placesubtitles.block.generic.place???
Block brokenBlocksBreaking the blockblock.small_amethyst_bud.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break???
Block placedBlocksPlacing the blockblock.small_amethyst_bud.placesubtitles.block.generic.place???
  1. This is due to it using the exact same sound event as the one used for breaking - see MC-204050

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormTranslation key
Small Amethyst Budsmall_amethyst_budBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.small_amethyst_bud
Medium Amethyst Budmedium_amethyst_budBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.medium_amethyst_bud
Large Amethyst Budlarge_amethyst_budBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.large_amethyst_bud
Amethyst Clusteramethyst_clusterBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.amethyst_cluster

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormTranslation key
Small Amethyst Budsmall_amethyst_bud587Block & Giveable Item[i 1]tile.small_amethyst_bud.name
Medium Amethyst Budmedium_amethyst_bud586Block & Giveable Item[i 1]tile.medium_amethyst_bud.name
Large Amethyst Budlarge_amethyst_bud585Block & Giveable Item[i 1]tile.large_amethyst_bud.name
Amethyst Clusteramethyst_cluster584Block & Giveable Item[i 1]tile.amethyst_cluster.name
  1. a b c d Available with /give command.

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
facingupdown
east
north
south
up
west
The direction the amethyst is facing, determined by its anchoring.
waterloggedfalsetrue
false
Whether or not the amethyst is located inside of water.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
facing_direction
(Deprecated)
Not Supported00
1
2
3
4
5
UnsupportedThe direction the amethyst is facing.
  • 0: down
  • 1: up
  • 2: north
  • 3: south
  • 4: west
  • 5: east
minecraft:block_faceNot Supportedupdown
east
north
south
up
west
UnsupportedThe direction the amethyst is facing, determined by its anchoring.

History

[more information needed]

May 21, 2009Notch mentioned crystal blocks as a potential block type which can be found in the underground.
October 3, 2020Amethyst Cluster (pre-release) Amethyst clusters are shown at Minecraft Live 2020.
October 20, 2020Small Amethyst Bud (U) JE1 Medium Amethyst Bud (U) JE1 Cory Scheviak reveals small and medium amethyst buds on Twitter.
Java Edition
1.1720w45aSmall Amethyst Bud (texture) JE1 Small Amethyst Bud (U) JE1 Small Amethyst Bud (D) JE1 Small Amethyst Bud (N) JE1 Small Amethyst Bud (E) JE1 Small Amethyst Bud (S) JE1 Small Amethyst Bud (W) JE1
Medium Amethyst Bud (texture) JE1 Medium Amethyst Bud (U) JE1 Medium Amethyst Bud (D) JE1 Medium Amethyst Bud (N) JE1 Medium Amethyst Bud (E) JE1 Medium Amethyst Bud (S) JE1 Medium Amethyst Bud (W) JE1
Large Amethyst Bud (texture) JE1 Large Amethyst Bud (U) JE1 Large Amethyst Bud (D) JE1 Large Amethyst Bud (N) JE1 Large Amethyst Bud (E) JE1 Large Amethyst Bud (S) JE1 Large Amethyst Bud (W) JE1
Amethyst Cluster (texture) JE1 Amethyst Cluster (U) JE1 Amethyst Cluster (D) JE1 Amethyst Cluster (N) JE1 Amethyst Cluster (E) JE1 Amethyst Cluster (S) JE1 Amethyst Cluster (W) JE1
Added amethyst buds and amethyst clusters.
20w46aAmethyst buds can now be obtained with Silk Touch.[1]
21w11aBreaking amethyst clusters by hand, with a piston, or by other means now only drops 2 amethyst shards instead of the 4 that it does when broken with a pickaxe.
Previously, only an iron pickaxe or higher can drop 4 amethyst shards, and other means dropped nothing.
21w17aRemoved unused 'lit' blockstate.
Bedrock Edition
1.17.0beta 1.17.0.50Small Amethyst Bud (texture) JE1 Small Amethyst Bud (U) BE1 File:Small Amethyst Bud (D) BE1.png File:Small Amethyst Bud (N) BE1.png File:Small Amethyst Bud (E) BE1.png File:Small Amethyst Bud (S) BE1.png File:Small Amethyst Bud (W) BE1.png
Medium Amethyst Bud (texture) JE1 Medium Amethyst Bud (U) BE1 File:Medium Amethyst Bud (D) BE1.png File:Medium Amethyst Bud (N) BE1.png File:Medium Amethyst Bud (E) BE1.png File:Medium Amethyst Bud (S) BE1.png File:Medium Amethyst Bud (W) BE1.png
Large Amethyst Bud (texture) JE1 Large Amethyst Bud (U) BE1 File:Large Amethyst Bud (D) BE1.png File:Large Amethyst Bud (N) BE1.png File:Large Amethyst Bud (E) BE1.png File:Large Amethyst Bud (S) BE1.png File:Large Amethyst Bud (W) BE1.png
Amethyst Cluster (texture) JE1 Amethyst Cluster (U) BE1 File:Amethyst Cluster (D) BE1.png File:Amethyst Cluster (N) BE1.png File:Amethyst Cluster (E) BE1.png File:Amethyst Cluster (S) BE1.png File:Amethyst Cluster (W) BE1.png
Added amethyst buds and amethyst clusters.
beta 1.17.0.52Amethyst buds and amethyst clusters are now no longer only available in experimental gameplay.

Issues

Issues relating to "Amethyst Cluster", "Amethyst Bud", or "Amethyst Crystal" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

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