Calcite

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.75
Hardness	0.75
Luminant	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

Calcite is a carbonate mineral found as part of amethyst geodes.

1 Obtaining
- 1.1 Breaking
- 1.2 Natural generation
2 Usage
3 Sounds
4 Data values
- 4.1 ID
5 History
6 Issues

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

Calcite drops as an item if mined by any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block	Calcite
Hardness	0.75
Tool
Breaking time^[A]
Default	3.75
Wooden	0.6
Stone	0.3
Iron	0.2
Diamond	0.15
Netherite	0.15
Golden	0.1

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Natural generation[]

Calcite generates naturally as part of the structure of amethyst geodes, between the smooth basalt and block of amethyst layers.

Usage[]

Calcite is currently used only for decoration.

Sounds[]

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.calcite.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	?	?	?
None^{[sound 1]}	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.calcite.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	?	?	?
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.calcite.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	?	?	?
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.calcite.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	?	?	?
Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	`block.calcite.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	?	?	?

↑ ^a ^b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:^{[more information needed]}

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Block tags (JE)	Form	Translation key
Calcite	`calcite`	`mineable/pickaxe`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.calcite`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Calcite	`calcite`	`581`	Block & Item	`tile.calcite.name`

History[]

Java Edition
October 3, 2020		Calcite is shown unnamed at Minecraft Live 2020 as part of geodes.
1.17	20w45a	Added calcite.
1.17	20w46a	The texture of calcite has now been changed.
Bedrock Edition
1.17.0	beta 1.17.0.50	Added calcite.
1.17.0	beta 1.17.0.52	Calcite is no longer available only through Experimental Gameplay.

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Calcite" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Blocks

Natural
Soil	Clay Cobweb Dirt Coarse Rooted Dirt Path Grass Block Gravel Mycelium Nylium Podzol Sand Soul Sand Soul Soil
Stone	Andesite Bedrock Basalt Smooth Blackstone Gilded Calcite Cobblestone Mossy Deepslate Diorite Dripstone Block End Stone Glowstone Granite Infested Block Magma Block Netherrack Obsidian Crying Pointed Dripstone Sandstone Stone Terracotta Tuff
Ore/Mineral	Amethyst Bud Cluster Ancient Debris Budding Amethyst Coal Ore Deepslate Copper Ore Deepslate Diamond Ore Deepslate Emerald Ore Deepslate Gold Ore Deepslate Nether Gold Ore Iron Ore Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore Deepslate Nether Quartz Ore Redstone Ore Deepslate
Liquid/Related	Air Cave‌^{[JE only]} Void‌^{[JE only]} Bubble Column Ice Blue Packed Fire Lava Powder Snow Snow Block Water

Vegetation
Wood/Hypha	Logs Stripped Wood Stripped Stems Stripped Hyphae Stripped
Plant	Azalea Bamboo Shoot Beetroots Big Dripleaf Small Stem Cactus Carrots Cave Vines Cocoa Chorus Plant Flower Dead Bush Fern Large Flowers Glow Lichen Grass Tall Hanging Roots Kelp Dried Leaves Lily Pad Melon Stem Moss Block Carpet Potatoes Pumpkin Carved Stem Sapling Seagrass Tall Sugar Cane Sweet Berry Bush Vines Wheat Crops Hay Bale
Fungus	Fungi Mushrooms Blocks Nether Sprouts Nether Wart Nether Wart Block Warped Roots Shroomlight Twisting Vines Weeping Vines
Fauna	Coral Dead Coral Blocks Dead Coral Fans Dead Sea Pickle Turtle Egg

Building
Decoration	Carpets Chain Dragon Egg Iron Bars Glass Pane Stained Glass Pane Tinted Glass Glazed Terracotta Honeycomb Block Slabs Stairs Walls Wool
Mineral Block	Block of Amethyst Block of Coal Block of Copper Cut Raw Block of Diamond Block of Emerald Block of Gold Raw Block of Iron Raw Block of Lapis Lazuli Block of Netherite Block of Quartz Chiseled Pillar Smooth Bricks Block of Redstone
Manufactured	Bone Block Bookshelf Bricks Chiseled Deepslate Cobbled Deepslate Concrete Concrete Powder Cut Sandstone Chiseled Smooth Cut Red Sandstone Chiseled Smooth Deepslate Bricks Cracked Deepslate Tiles Cracked End Stone Bricks Nether Bricks Cracked Chiseled Red Planks Polished Andesite Polished Basalt Polished Blackstone Bricks Polished Diorite Polished Granite Polished Deepslate Prismarine Bricks Dark Purpur Block Pillar Smooth Stone Stone Bricks Cracked Mossy Chiseled
Lighting	End Rod Jack o'Lantern Lantern Soul Sea Lantern Torch Soul
BE & EE only	Elements Hardened Glass Pane

Utility
Interactable	Anvil Barrel Beacon Bell Brewing Stand Blast Furnace Cartography Table Chest Ender Crafting Table Enchanting Table Fletching Table Furnace Grindstone Loom Shulker Box Sign Smithing Table Smoker Stonecutter
Usable	Banners Bee Nest Beehive Beds Cake Campfire Soul Cauldron Composter Conduit Farmland End Gateway End Portal End Portal Frame Fences Flower Pot Frosted Ice Heads Item Frame (as a block)‌^{[BE only]} Glow Ladder Lodestone Jukebox Lectern Nether Portal Respawn Anchor Scaffolding Spawner Sponge Wet TNT
Mechanism	Button Dispenser Daylight Detector Doors Dropper Fence Gates Honey Block Hopper Lever Lightning Rod Note Block Observer Piston Sticky Head Moving Pressure Plates Rail Activator Detector Powered Redstone Dust Comparator Lamp Repeater Torch Slime Block Target Trapdoors Trapped Chest Tripwire Hook Tripwire
Java Edition only	Candle
Education Edition only	Chalkboard
BE & EE only	Compound Creator Element Constructor Lab Table Material Reducer Colored Torches Underwater Torch Underwater TNT Allow Border Deny Heat Block

Creative only
All editions	Player Head
Generates in Buffet/Custom worlds‌^{[JE only]}	Spore Blossom

Java Edition only	Petrified Oak Slab
Bedrock Edition only	Empty Monster Spawner
BE & EE only	Allow Border Deny

Commands only
All editions	Barrier Command Block Chain Repeating Unstable TNT
Java Edition only	Custom Player Head Sculk Sensor
Bedrock Edition only	Chiseled Purpur Wooden Slab Smooth Stone Bricks tile.purpur_block.smooth.name
JE & BE only	Jigsaw Block Light Block Structure Block Structure Void
Education Edition only	Camera

Unused
Bedrock Edition only	Bell Stand Glowing Obsidian Invisible Bedrock Nether Reactor Core Smokeless Campfire info_update info_update2 reserved6 Stonecutter (old)

Removed
All editions	Six-sided Hay Bale
Java Edition only	Cloth Gear Dead Coral Block Faceless Jack o'Lantern Infinite Lava Source Infinite Water Source Locked chest Overripe Melon Stem Overripe Pumpkin Stem Potted non-flower block Ruby Ore Sponge (Classic) Shrub Green Six-sided Piston
Bedrock Edition only	Diorite Bell Granite Bell Polished Six-sided Bone Block Six-sided Purpur Pillar Six-sided Quartz Pillar

Unimplemented
All editions	Branches Colored Wood Planks Coral Slab Dirt Slab Empty Barrel Fish Barrel Furniture Paeonia Spike Block Wax Block

Joke features
Java Edition only	An Ant Block of Coal Box of Infinite Books Burnt-out Torch Cursor Etho Slab Funky Portal Leftover Swaggiest stairs ever Tinted Glass Pane USB Charger Block