Calcite

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, currently used as a decorative block.

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
Default	3.75
Wooden	0.6
Stone	0.3
Iron	0.2
Diamond	0.15
Netherite	0.15
Golden	0.1

Natural generation

Calcite generates naturally as part of the structure of amethyst geodes, between the smooth basalt and block of amethyst layers. It also generates in the stony peaks in strips.

Usage

Calcite is currently used only for decoration.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.calcite.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	?	?	?
	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.calcite.fall	None	?	?	?
	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	?	?	?

Bedrock Edition:^{[more information needed]}

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Calcite	calcite	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe	block.minecraft.calcite

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Translation key
Calcite	calcite	581	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.calcite.name

History

October 3, 2020					Calcite is shown unnamed at Minecraft Live 2020 as part of geodes.
Java Edition
1.17		20w45a			Added calcite.
		20w46a			The texture of calcite has now been changed.
		21w11a			32px Changed lighting.
1.18		Experimental Snapshot 1			Calcite now generates as layers on stony peaks.
		21w39a			The default brightness has been changed from "Moody" to 50, closer resembling Bedrock Edition.
Bedrock Edition
1.17.0		beta 1.17.0.50			Added calcite.
		beta 1.17.0.52			Calcite is no longer available only through Experimental Gameplay.
Caves & Cliffs (experimental)		beta 1.17.40.21			Calcite now generates as layers on stony peaks.

Issues

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