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Dried Kelp Block

**Dried Kelp Blocks** are a block that is mainly used for efficient dried kelp storage or as fuel for a furnace. (Similar to mineral blocks), dried kelp blocks are crafted from 9 dried kelp in a crafting table. Dried kelp blocks last for 200 seconds, so it can smelt 20 items in a furnace, blast furnace, and/or smoker, while coal and charcoal only last for 80 seconds. Butcher villagers will buy dried kelp blocks in exchange for emeralds. A lot of people mistake it with presents.

## Gallery

DriedKelpBlockBE1.4.0.pngThe previous texture of the dried kelp block on Bedrock Edition.
## Video

Dried Kelp - Minecraft Micro Guide-0
Big Fellow Rook (LunchRob FairPants)

**Big Fellow Rook** is an episode of- GUESS!!

## Plot!

Skinward finds a big rook, and they become friends.

:)
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1. It has the great trope of characters being friends.
2. Skinward is portrayed well and he acts quite like he always does. LunchRob is still himself. Furthermore, everyone else is in character as well!
3. The plot is very realistic, because Skinward becomes friends with a friendly bird by helping him get food.
4. LunchRob's actions towards plain clothes is odd, but funny.
5. Matricker eats healthy food a lot during this episode, which is fine.
6. Matricker is very respectful towards all genders in this episode.
7. Skinward and the rook, who's name is Perry, become absolute awesome friends that make each other laugh and feel safe.

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1. We get to see a horrible scene where LunchRob yells at everyone in the laundromat.
2. "***PLAIN CLOTHES!!! PLAIN CLOTHES!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!***"
3. There is an unfunny scene where LunchRob fights Folded Man Jack, another with Skinward punching a man that was swearing, and a VERY bad scene with Barry stabbing a cop.
4. Skinward got hit by a wrench. :(

## Original Page

Title: **Little Yellow Book (SpongeBob SquarePants)**
Command Block

For the repeating version of this block, see Repeating Command Block.
The **Command Block** is a redstone-powered block that was made available in 1.4.2 - The Pretty Scary Update. The command block will perform server commands when attached to a redstone circuit. This block can't be crafted, and only server operators are allowed to place and use them. Command blocks can only be obtained when cheats are activated, and can still only be used in creative mode, preventing survival players in a server from accessing "operator" abilities. Command blocks are invincible outside of creative mode just like bedrocks. With command blocks, one can perform commands that players can't perform.

To get a command block using cheats, type `/give @s minecraft:command_block <amount>`, `/give @p minecraft:command_block <amount>` or `/give <username> minecraft:command_block <amount>`.

## Behavior

When attached to a Redstone circuit, the command block can perform a variety of server commands, such as changing the difficulty or giving players items. For more information, see the commands article (linked above). An example of a command is `/give @p minecraft:cobblestone 64` This command will give the nearest player a stack of cobblestone. Note, you don't have to put a slash in the front if using a command block.

Command blocks can also be used on other entities as of release 1.8. They are the ones that talk about the @e selector, using the shorthand @e. This can be used to create custom spawners, and therefore is a very useful tool for mapmakers. Here is an example: `/tp @e 10 64 255` will teleport all entities to the coordinates X=10, Y=64, and Z=255.

One may also check for a specific quality of a player or entity, `/execute at @p[distance=..10] run tp ~ ~10 ~`, This command will teleport the nearest player in a radius of 10 up 10 blocks.

## Trivia

* One can spawn mobs that are in the game but can't be spawned naturally. For example, `/summon giant ~2 ~ ~` will summon a giant zombie 2 blocks away from the command block.
* This is one of the only blocks that you need a code to get the block and the other one is allow.
* If one sets the command to `/execute if block x y z #minecraft:doors[open=true]`, where `x`, `y`, and `z` are the coordinates of the bottom half of a door, `#minecraft:doors` is a block category for the doors and `[open=true]` is the NBT in which when the door open, by placing a comparator facing away from the command block, one can test if a door is open or shut.
* Command blocks can hold up to about 32,500 characters.
* In Bedrock Edition, if one names a command block in the configurator, the name will appear either above the block when one has pointed or the block's output message.
* It is logdotzip's favorite block

## Gallery

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Banners

A **banner** is a tall decorative block that is highly customizable. Various dyes, blocks and/or items can be used to apply a variety of patterns.

## Crafting

**Notes:**

* When initially crafted, a banner will be the color of wool that the player used to craft it.
* Banners can only be crafted if all wool blocks are the same color.

## Usage

There are 16 colored blank banners, and numerous patterns each available in each of the 16 colors. Up to 6 different patterns can be added, and using a banner on a cauldron containing water will wash off the top layer or the last pattern added.

Banners, much like signs, can be placed both on the ground, facing different directions, and on walls. They can also be placed in item frames, where they simply appear as their item model.

In Java Edition only, patterns can be applied to shields using banners. The shield pattern has a smaller resolution than the banner pattern, causing them to look different or offset.

Banners can also be used as fuel in furnaces, blast furnaces, and smokers, smelting 1.5 items per banner.

## Patterns

A banner may have up to six patterns that are overlaid with the last-crafted on top. The location of the banner in shaped recipes does not matter as long as the dyes are in the exact location specified. Players can also overlay these patterns on each other. As of 1.14, a loom can be used to add certain patterns to banners using a dye and an optional extra item.

## Trivia

* With 16 blank banners, 38 patterns of 16 colors each (608 uniquely-colored patterns), and 0 to 6 patterns per banner, players can create approximately 809 quadrillion uniquely crafted banners.
	+ Although it's impossible to add more than 6 patterns to a banner via crafting, up to 16 can be added using commands.
* Banners are available in the Pocket Edition as of Better Together Update.
* Banners naturally generate in End cities as of update 1.9 - The Combat Update.
	+ Banners can also be found in certain altars and bedrooms within the woodland mansion.
	+ As of the 1.14 update, they can also be found on illager patrol captains heads. This, and in the Creative inventory, is the only way to obtain an illager banner.
* On Console Editions, there is a separate crafting section for banners which is located underneath the firework crafting section if classic crafting is turned off.
* The texture of the backside is a mirrored texture of the front side.
* A player can make a "Mojang" banner with an enchanted apple, a banner and a colored dye of their choice.
* As of update 1.13, banners can be seen on a map, making them a useful tool for labelling important places.
* A *Minecraft* world can only contain 400 banners in Java Edition, but on consoles, even less are permitted.

## Gallery

FirstBanner.jpgThe first photo Jeb posted of Banners.FlagsBanner.jpgA photo of some country flags made using banners.Minecraft banner 1eyez.pngThe End City banner pattern.Minecraft banner g7g8o839t1p8d8513.pngThe Illager banner pattern.BannerIcon.pngThe banner's removed icon.
## Video

Banners - Minecraft Micro Guide

Tip How to Make Banners in Minecraft 1.8
Block of Copper

The **Block Of Copper** is a new decorative block in *Minecraft* that is planned to be added in update 1.17.

## Overview

The cut copper's use will be as a building block and storage block. It has shiny orange color when first crafted; however, when left for too long (50–82 days per stage), it slowly tarnishes to a prismarine-like green. There will be a way to halt this aging process in any of the stages. Currently, they can be waxed or placed inside buildings to prevent them from oxidizing.

## Trivia

* Copper, as well as all other copper blocks, are the only mineral blocks that age over time after being placed.
	+ As of snapshot 20w45a, Waxed Lightly Weathered Cut Copper Stairs is the longest item name in the game, with 41 characters including spaces.
* Copper blocks could be crafted with 9 Copper Ingots , but as of snapshot 20w46a, they are crafted with only 4 copper ingots.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/\_ladyagnes/status/1313420027551535105
Diorite

**Diorite** is a stone-based block which closely resembles Granite and Gravel. It generates in the Overworld in mineral veins of size 1 to 33 from altitudes of 0 to 79 blocks in all biomes.

### Crafting

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## Trivia

* In real life, diorite is an intrusive igneous rock, meaning that it is formed from magma (thus *igneous*) that has cooled and turned into the rock below the surface of the Earth (thus *intrusive*).

## Gallery

120px-Diorite Forest.pngThe first screenshot of diorite in a forest.
101 Dalmatians: The Series

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File:101 Dalmatians The Series Opening**101 Dalmatians: The Series** is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation based on the 1961 Disney animated feature film of the same name and its 1996 live-action remake. The series does not take place in the same continuity as the movies; an example of which being the fact that everyone in the series except Cruella has American accents while the film is set in London and its surroundings. The original animated movie is set in the early 1960s, while the live-action films and the series are set in a modern day world. Also for the series, Roger and Anita the dog owners' last name has been changed to "Dearly" instead of "Radcliffe."

## Plot

Set on a farm, the series focuses primarily on three particular puppies: Lucky, TV expert, leader, and unconventional hero; Rolly, his fat, loyal, scholarly, and always-hungry brother; and Cadpig, their sister, and runt of the family. The three siblings are often joined by Spot, a chicken who wants to be a dog and a member of the "Bark Brigade."

Other puppies appearing in the show have included the brave, three-legged Tripod; the well-meaning but clueless Dipstick; the constantly urinating Wizzer and the indecisive, fashion-conscious Two-Tone.

## Characters

**Lucky** (voiced by Debi Derryberry)

**Rolly** (voiced by Kath Soucie)

**Cadpig** (voiced by Kath Soucie)

**Spot** (voiced by Tara Strong)

## History

*101 Dalmatians: The Series* debuted in syndication on September 13, 1997, running new episodes five days a week. Two weeks later, the show came to ABC's One Saturday Morning lineup, airing original episodes that could only be seen on the network. Sixty-five episodes were produced in total: 53 episodes premiered in syndication and 12 episodes premiered on ABC.

Reruns continued to air on ABC until 2000, when the series was moved to the Disney Channel and then later to Toon Disney. In March 2007, Toon Disney aired the series for the final time. The series is currently being syndicated on the United Kingdom channel Disney Cinemagic and was also aired on the Latin American version of Disney Channel during 2008, then on January 2, 2010, Season 2 moved to RTE Two in Ireland. It also aired a few times in early 2011 (on Fridays at 4 a.m.) on Disney Junior, but after four airings, it was discontinued. As of March 23, 2012, *101 Dalmatians* reruns returned to the Disney Junior Channel and Disney XD but on September 3, 2013 and June 28, 2014 respectively, it was removed from both channels.

## Episodes

*101 Dalmatians: The Series* has a total of 65 episodes spread over 2 seasons that were produced from September 1997 to March 1998.
Barrier

The **Barrier** is an invisible block that can serve as a better alternative for bedrock, replaced by "Invisible Bedrock" (Bedrock Edition), as it is indestructible. When a player is in Creative and they are holding a barrier block in their hand, every barrier block placed will display a red circle with a slash since it's a client-side particle. The range of this effect is limited to the regular range of particles, and it only becomes visible to a player holding the barrier block. It has the characteristics of Bedrock, with a -1 hardness, but 3 points tougher than the former.

## Obtaining

Like a few blocks, such as the command block, the barrier block can only be obtained via commands. By doing the command: `/give @p minecraft:barrier <amount>` (putting "`minecraft:`" is optional) will give a player the number of barrier blocks put in the command. Barrier blocks are unobtainable in Survival unless "cheats" are enabled and used.

## Trivia

* It is one of only three types of blocks that are invisible to a player in-game, the other blocks being air and structure void.
* The barrier block can help a "map builder" "design" a world. For example, they can use the block to restrict players from entering a specific area unless a player is in creative mode.
* It's one of the only transparent blocks in Minecraft.
* This is the toughest block in Minecraft, with hardness and blast resistance slightly exceeding Bedrock.
Blazing Dragons

***Blazing Dragons*** is the title of a Canadian animated television series created by Terry Jones and Gavin Scott, and produced by Nelvana and Ellipse Animation. A coinciding graphic adventure video game was released for the original PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 1996 by Crystal Dynamics. The video game features the voice talents of several celebrities.

The series' protagonists are anthropomorphic dragons who are beset by evil humans, reversing a common story convention. The series parodies that of the King Arthur Tales as well as the periods of the Middle Ages.

From 1996 to 1998, *Blazing Dragons* was produced by Nelvana in Canada and Ellipse Programme in France. In the series, King Allfire and his Knights of the Square Table fight against the evil Count Geoffrey and his inept minions. It ran for two seasons consisting of 26 episodes in total.

The cartoon episodes that ran in the United States, namely Toon Disney, were bowdlerised. Parts of episodes considered too overt, such as the implied homosexuality of an effeminate character named Sir Blaze, and minor swearing, were cut for the American release, as such matters were deemed taboo to American children's programming at the time.

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## Voice talent

* Edward Glen as Flicker
* Aron Tager as King Allfire
* Suzanne Coy as Merle the Wizard
* Steven Sutcliffe as Queen Griddle
* John Koensgen as Count Geoffrey (season 1)/Evil Knight No. 1
* Cedric Smith as Count Geoffrey (season 2)
* John Stocker as Sir Burnivere/Evil Knight No. 2
* Dan Hennessey as Sir Hotbreath/Evil Knight No. 3
* Richard Binsley as Sir Blaze/Minstrel
* Stephanie Morgenstern as Princess Flame
* Scott Wentworth as Sir Loungelot (season 1)
* Juan Chioran as Sir Loungelot (season 2)
* Rick Waugh as Cinder and Clinker/Sir Galahot

## Legacy

The series has gained a loyal fan following and several fan-written continuations of the series have been published online. Fan endeavours have differed in scale and scope, the "Brother Mine" series of novellas on wattpad being one notable example. Since July 2016, a new project called #BDRevolution or #BlazingDragonsRevolution appeared, consisting of making the fanbase grow through fanwork and converting new fans, bringing back old fans, convincing people who worked on the franchise (game and show) to support it, to convince Gavin Scott or Terry Jones to give the franchise a new chance, through any forms such as a new broadcasting, DVDs, a third season, a movie, a second game, or comic books, and so on. The project is slowly growing and was co-created by a fan and former story editor of season 2 Erika Strobel.

Currently the entire series is available for purchase (for streaming only) at Amazon. No DVD set is known to be produced as of June 2019.
Barnyard Commandos

File:Barnyard Commandos Opening  **Barnyard Commandos** is a French/American animated series based on an action figure toyline produced by Playmates. The series was Produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson and the French company IDDH. It features the vocal talents of S. Scott Bullock, Thom Bray, Pat Fraley, Paul Hreppel, John Mariano, Bob Ridgeley, Lennie Weinrib, and Danny Wells.

After only 4 episodes, it was determined that the series was not successful enough to merit further production and the series was cancelled.

## Plot

The series is based around the concept of farm animals who consumed radioactive materials, left over from an abandoned military experiment, mutating them into hyper-intelligent, anthropomorphic paramilitary troops. This consists of two "hilariously harmless" opposing factions: the R.A.M.S. (Rebel Army of Military Sheep) and the P.O.R.K.S. (Platoon of Rebel Killer Swine).

## Episodes

*Barnyard Commandos* has a total of 4 episodes spread over 1 season that were produced in 1990.
Chiseled Sandstone

For other sand-related objects in *Minecraft*, see Sand (Disambiguation).

**Chiseled Sandstone** is a decorative variation of the common sandstone block.

## Sources

Chiseled sandstone only generates naturally in desert temples. However, it can also be crafted.

## Mechanics

Chiseled sandstone is unaffected by gravity, and it will not fall if it's placed without a supporting block underneath it, much like the other types of sandstone. It has the appearance of smooth sandstone, with the addition of a creeper face "chiseled" into each side.
Chiseled Red Sandstone has the appearance of smooth red sandstone, with a Wither "chiseled" into each face.

## Crafting

Chiseled sandstone can be crafted in either a crafting table or in a player's personal 2×2 crafting interface.
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Candle

**Candles** are a new block that are planned to be added to *Minecraft* in update 1.17. Although you can currently access the candle item through creative in the newest snapshot. Candles can currently be lit with Flint & Steel and produce a level of light slightly smaller than torches, and they are to be able to be grouped similarly to sea pickles and turtle eggs. They were shown during the *Minecraft* Live 2020  livestream when the warden was first introduced. They were seen behind a deep dark wooden structures, and illuminated the surrounding of it. They were also seen in a window when the copper's aging function was shown later in the livestream. In the video, there were black and white candles shown but many more colors are available. Candles come in many colors, much like wool and stained glass and other dyeable blocks. Candles can be placed on top cakes to turn it into a candle cake.

## Crafting

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## References

1. ↑ https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/MineCon
Calcite

Calcite usually ONLY spawns in geodes, where amethyst spawns. It is in between tuff and the inside of the geode. I have played the snapshot. Anyways, Calcite seems to have a type of non-hard texture. The full version of the block will come when 1.17 - Caves and Cliffs comes out.

## Calcite

### Renewable

TBD

**Calcite** is a block that is planned to be added in update 1.17, and currently has no function other than as a decorative block. However, it could possibly be used to make stairs, slabs, and walls in the future. It has a pearly white, smooth texture.

**Calcite** is a smooth version of Diorite, because it is white as Diorite.
Bone Block

The **Bone Block** was added to *Minecraft*as part of The Frostburn Update.

## Source & About

Bone blocks can be found buried underground or found above ground in The Nether, clustered in patterns that combine to make a fossil structure, and in the 1.16 - Nether Update in The Nether they can be found above ground in the soul sand valleys. Bone blocks can be found in groups of 15 to 24 blocks (random). At y-coordinates ranging from 40 to 49, below the surface in deserts and swamplands biome, including the "Hills" and "M" variants. Each chunk has a 1 in 64 chance to generate a fossil and in the 1.16 - Nether Update nether fossil has a chance to generate. They may generate as one of four different variants of skull or one of four different variants of spine, and in the 1.16 - Nether Update in the soul sand valley’s that are in The Nether, Ribs and Ripcages can be found in fourteen different variants. Alternatively, bone blocks can be crafted using 9 bone meal (see below).

## Mining

A Bone Block requires a pickaxe to harvest, otherwise, it will drop nothing.

1. ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds.

## Trivia

* In snapshot 16w20a, bone blocks were actually transparent; however, this was fixed in snapshot 16w21a.
* As of update 1.12 (snapshot 17w17a), when a note block is placed on top of a bone block, it will make a xylophone sound.
* Due to the existence of fossil structures, there might be mobs about them in the future.
Block of Ruby

The **Block of Ruby** was a material block planned to be added to the game in Java Edition 1.3.1; however, rubies were replaced by emeralds because of developer Nathan Adams being red-green colorblind, although some say that it was because Notch found ruby ore to look too much like redstone ore.

## Crafting

Blocks of ruby could be crafted by placing 9 rubies within a Crafting Table. A block of ruby could be split back into 9 rubies by placing the block in a crafting table making them useful as storage blocks.

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Bureau of Alien Detectors

**Bureau of Alien Detectors** is an American animated series, produced by Saban Entertainment, that premiered on UPN's UPN Kids programming block in September of 1996. The series only aired on UPN for one season of 13 episodes, reruns then moved to Fox's Fox Kids programming block in 1997. The series was later rerun on Jetix from 2004 to 2006.

## Plot

To many, it's modern day folklore, to others it is simply tabloid headlines but to a select few it is the ultimate reality. Intergalactic aliens have arrived on earth, now they move among us. Only one top secret elite group of trained professionals has the ability to detect these extraterrestrial beings. B.A.D.: The Bureau of Alien Detectors. Led by Squadron Leader Sergeant Ben Packer, military war hero. Special Agent Shane Sanderson, life science expert. Moose Trengganu, alien encounter survivor. Colin Marcus, computer specialist, and Casey Taylor, psychic communicator. Together, they have only one mission: To confront, control, and contain all alien encounters. Together they are B.A.D.: The Bureau of Alien Detectors.

## Characters

**Ben Packer** (voiced by Michael McConnohie) — A war hero Marine Sergeant and leader of the Phalanx squad.

**Casey Taylor** (voiced by Bree Anderson) — The psychic second-in-command of the Phalanx squad.

**Colin Marcus** — An expert in covert intelligence.

**Shane Sanderson** — A gifted medic and biologist.

**Moose Trengannu** (voiced by Peter Spells) — A former Army private that gained enhanced strength and morphing capabilities from an alien encounter.

## Episodes

*Bureau of Alien Detectors* has a total of 13 episodes, contained in 1 season, that were produced from September 1996 to December 1997.

## References

1. ↑ TV's Fall Animation Lineup. awn.com (1996). Retrieved on July 1, 2015.
Bell

A **Bell** is a naturally-generated block that can be found in the center of all village variants, and produce a bell sound when used.

## Uses

Bells can be rung by right-clicking on the bell portion of the block (not the frame), which will produce a sound as well as a "swaying" animation. They can also be rung by any damage-dealing projectile in Java Edition, and by redstone or any projectile in Bedrock Edition.

Bells can be anchored to the sides of blocks, floors, and ceilings.

If a bell is rung, the villagers will scatter into their houses. If it is rung during a raid , all nearby mobs within 48 blocks that can appear in a raid will be revealed to the player with a glowing effect on them and a resonating sound. Ringing a bell while villagers are sleeping in their beds will cause them to wake up. Any kind of blacksmith villager may sell bells in exchange for a lot of emeralds. Bells will also act as a meeting place for villagers to gather around in the afternoon.

## Sources

* One bell can always be found and collected at the center of a village.
* Players can trade with any kind of blacksmith villagers for a bell, sold for 36 emeralds.
* One bell has a 1.5% chance of generating inside a Ruined Portal chest.

## Mining

A bell requires a pickaxe to harvest, otherwise it will drop nothing.

1. ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds.

## History

### Java Edition

The bell was added in 1.14 snapshot 18w44a, but had no functionality. In snapshot 18w50a, sounds and animations for the bell were added. They can be rung by a projectile as of 19w11a, and in 19w13b, bells that are rung during a raid will reveal the raiding mobs within a certain range via a glowing effect.

### Bedrock Edition

The bell was added in 1.9.0, and were given functionality in 1.11.0.

## Trivia

* When a bell is broken, nearby villagers appear to be angry. However, if a new bell is placed in the village, all villagers will emit a green, sparkling particle effect.
* The bell can be considered as one of the most expensive blocks in terms of trading, as it requires 36 emeralds (can be cheaper or more expensive) to buy one.
	+ Even though it is expensive, the bell itself is considered renewable since it can be obtained from trading.
* When the bell is shot by a bow, it will ring relative to how long you charged the shot.
* Bells are the only uncraftable block found in villages.
* If hit with an arrow it will make a "gong" noise.

## Gallery

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Block of Quartz

For other Nether-related topics, see Nether (Disambiguation).
The **Block of Quartz** is a block added in 1.5 (13w01a) for the Java Edition and 0.6.0 for Pocket Edition that can be crafted from four pieces of Nether Quartz. A block of quartz currently has no use other than for decoration or building. It can be used as a white substitute to wool in construction because it will not burn.

## Crafting

Nether quartz blocks can be crafted and used to craft other items.

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## Mining

A Block of Quartz requires a pickaxe to harvest, otherwise it will drop nothing.

1. ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds.

## Trivia

* Quartz was the only block that was in both PC and Pocket Edition, but not the *Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition* until later.
* It is similar to Sandstone and Stone Bricks because of its many varieties (chiseled, pillar, etc.).
* Unlike the Block of Iron, Block of Gold, Block of Diamond, Block of Redstone, and Block of Emerald, the block of quartz is crafted with four nether quartz instead of nine and cannot be crafted back into nether quartz.
* When building a "fort" or a "fortified building" with quartz, it is a good idea to have 2 layers of quartz due to its blast resistance only being 0.8.
* Smooth quartz and normal quartz blocks have almost exactly the same texture

## Gallery

Bank Of Squidward.pngA building made out of varied Nether Quartz Blocks.
Block of Diamond

For other diamond-related objects found in Minecraft, see Diamond (Disambiguation).
A **Block of Diamond** (also known as a **Diamond Block**) is a block that first appeared in *Minecraft*  *Indev,* and it can be crafted by putting nine Diamonds in a Crafting Table. Diamond Blocks can only be mined successfully with an Iron or Diamond Pickaxe. To get the Diamonds back, simply put the Diamond Block in the Crafting Grid to split it back into nine Diamonds. Diamond Blocks can be used to power a Beacon.

Diamond blocks can be found in doorless rooms inside Woodland Mansions, and those Diamond Blocks are usually encased in Obsidian or Lava inside said rooms.

## Uses

They serve as decoration, compact storage for Diamonds, and a way to power Beacons.

## Crafting

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## Mining

A Block of Diamond requires an iron pickaxe or better to harvest, otherwise, it will drop nothing.

1. ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds.

## Trivia

* In Minecraft Pocket Edition, there was a glitch that if the player renamed 9 diamonds with an anvil, they could craft a diamond block and still keep the diamonds thus, creating infinite diamonds. The same could be done to any mineral that could be crafted into a block. However, this bug was patched.

## Video

Diamonds - Minecraft Micro Guide
Block of Netherite

For other Nether-related topics, see Nether (Disambiguation).

**Block of Netherite** is a mineral block that is created using Netherite Ingots.

## Obtaining

It can be obtained either by mining it with a diamond or netherite pickaxe or by placing 9 netherite ingots in a crafting table.

## Usage

Netherite blocks have a blast resistance of 6,000 (same as obsidian), meaning they cannot be blown up except by the Wither's spawning explosion or by a blue wither skull. It can be used to help carry netherite ingots much like how blocks of diamonds can be used to store diamonds. As of snapshot 20w07a, netherite can power beacons.

## Mining

A block of netherite requires a diamond pickaxe or better to harvest, otherwise, it will drop nothing.

1. ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds.

## Trivia

* Prior to snapshot 20w07a, blocks of netherite could not power beacons.
* However, it can now power beacons.
* It costs 9 netherite ingots, meaning that 36 gold ingots and 36 Netherite Scraps are used in the crafting process which makes this the most expensive mineral block in the game.

## Gallery

BlockOfNetheriteArtwork.pngThe official artwork.
Bamboo

**Bamboo** is a type of plant that spawns in jungles. It's used to breed pandas and craft scaffolding and sticks.

## Sources

Bamboo can be mined with any tool wherever it's found.

### Natural generation

Bamboo may rarely generate in single shoots within Bamboo Forests. Bamboo generates much more frequently in the bamboo variants of jungles, covering large swaths of the landscape.

Naturally generated bamboo may grow through trees, creating holes in their trunks and canopies.

### Farming

Bamboo is the fastest growing plant in Minecraft. At default random Tick speed, each plant grows approximately every 204.8 seconds (every three random ticks).

### Pandas

Pandas will drop 0–2 bamboos when killed in Bedrock Edition, and 1 bamboo when killed in Java Edition.

### Fishing and loot

Bamboo can be found while fishing in jungle biomes as a junk item. It can also be found in shipwreck and Jungle Temple supply chests.

## Usage

When mined, any other bamboo block placed above it will also get destroyed. A bamboo block will also be removed and drop itself as an item if a piston tries to push it or moves a block into its space. Bamboo can also be placed in a flower pot, where it retains the design it has in its item form.

### Farming

Bamboo can be placed and will grow on grass blocks, dirt, sand, mycelium, podzol, Coarse Dirt or Red Sand. When bone meal is used on it, it will grow 1–2 blocks taller. Bamboo can grow to a maximum of 12–16 blocks tall.

### Pandas

Bamboo items are eaten by pandas and can be used to speed up the growth of baby pandas. Bamboo can also be used to breed pandas, requiring at least 8 blocks of bamboo within a 5 block radius, at which point the player can feed them bamboo and they will mate, producing a baby panda.

### Fuel

Bamboo can be used as fuel in furnaces and will smelt 0.25 items.

### Flower pots

Bamboo can also be planted inside a flower pot, for decoration.

## Appearance

The appearance of bamboo changes as it grows. When first placed, it takes the form of a small shoot. When it grows one block taller it grows to 2 pixels in length and width and the top block has leaves coming off it. At 3 blocks, the top 2 blocks have leaves and at 4 blocks the bamboo expands to 3×3 pixels. At 5 blocks tall, the top 3 blocks will have leaves on them and as the bamboo grows the leaves will move up and stay at the top 3 blocks. Destroying a block of bamboo will not change the appearance of the blocks below it. Bamboo is oriented at a random position in the block that it is in. It is the only block which changes its hitbox as it grows.

## Trivia

* Because bamboo also grows very fast, it only takes 500 plants in an automatic farm to produce more items than a hopper can collect. However, a single hopper can only move enough items to keep 6.25 furnaces running.
* Bamboo can grow up to 20 blocks high.

## Gallery

800px-Bamboo stages.pngThe stages of growth for bamboo.
Dripleaf Plant

The Dripleaf plant is an upcoming feature that will be added in The Caves and Cliffs Update. It was announced in Minecraft Live 2020.

## Overview

The Dripleaf plant is one of the plants found in the Lush Caves biome. They can generate both on water or the ground.
The player can stand on top of these plants. After the player stands on it for a period of time, the leaf will slowly tilt downwards, dropping the player off. After a few seconds, it will come back up to its original state.
Dizzy Heights

***Dizzy Heights*** is a BBC television series about a disastrous partnership of two managers trying to run a seaside hotel. The show was about Mr Heap (played by Alan Heap) and Mr Wall's (played by Mick Wall) many adventures and regularly featured a *Spitting Image* style family of puppets called the Gristles who lived, and caused chaos, in the hotel. The show ran for three years, from 1990 to 1993 and was shown on BBC1 as part of Children's BBC.

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Brewing Stand

A **Brewing Stand** is a utility block in *Minecraft* used in the brewing process to make potions, splash potions, and lingering potions.

## Overview

The collision box of the brewing stand involves the bottle holders and the central rod. When right-clicked, the brewing stand interface displays which have 5 slots. The bottom 3 slots are for glass bottles. These bottles must be filled with Water or a potion. The upper slot is used to add an ingredient into the potions below (i.e. Nether Wart), and the upper left slot is for Blaze Powder, which will fuel 20 ingredients per powder.

Brewing stands will only yield itself if destroyed with a pickaxe. Brewing stands also emit a light level of 1. While distilling a reagent into the glass bottles filled with water or potions, one ingredient will distill into all three slots - e.g. one Nether Wart will create three awkward potions. Many items can be used in the brewing process, and they are usually split into two categories: bases and secondary ingredients. As of 1.14, brewing stands are also used by cleric villagers. If there is a brewing stand in a village but no cleric, then a nitwit (no profession) villager has a chance to become a cleric.

### Bases

Main article: Potions § Potion Recipes
Bases are the ingredients that start the brewing process by making awkward, mundane, or thick potions.

* File:ItemCSS.png Nether Wart
* File:ItemCSS.png Redstone
* File:ItemCSS.png Glowstone Dust
* File:ItemCSS.png Fermented Spider Eye

### Secondary Ingredients

Secondary ingredients are the ingredients that determine the type of potion (in other words, the effect).

* File:ItemCSS.png Blaze Powder
* File:ItemCSS.png Fermented Spider Eye
* File:ItemCSS.png Ghast Tear
* File:ItemCSS.png Glistering Melon
* File:ItemCSS.png Golden Carrot
* File:ItemCSS.png Magma Cream
* File:ItemCSS.png Pufferfish
* File:ItemCSS.png Rabbit's Foot
* File:ItemCSS.png Sugar
* File:ItemCSS.png Spider Eye

## Trivia

* No matter what kind of potion is in the brewing stand, it will always look like a red-colored potion when it's not being viewed from the brewing stand menu.
* There are brewing stands found in igloos as of 1.9, and they will have splash potions of weakness in them.
	+ You could also find them in village churches as of 1.14.
		- These brewing stands will have no fuel, requiring that the player must go to the Nether in order to obtain blaze powder.
* If a brewing stand is placed on top of a fence, then a player and/or other mobs can jump onto the fence.
* Smoke particles appear above the brewing stand while it is brewing a potion.
* Earlier versions did not require blaze powder as a source of fuel.
* Brewing stands can also be found on End Ships. They will always contain two Instant Health Potions.

## Gallery

 File:BrewingStandNew.png
Chorus Plant

**Chorus Plants**are a tree-like structure found in the outer island in The End. When broken, they yield 0–1 Chorus Fruit which can teleport one a few blocks when eaten.

At the top of each fully-grown plant, a player may find between 1 and 5 chorus flowers. These should be harvested first, as they are otherwise lost.

Chorus plants are planted by placing a chorus flower on a block of endstone. They will grow in any dimension, any biome, at any height, and in any light level. The plant may grow between 3 and 20 blocks high (from observation, small chance of shorter or taller plants exists). While growing, the chorus plant may 'fork' into multiple shoots, resulting in multiple chorus flowers.

At the top of each shoot is a chorus flower which can only be harvested when growing is complete. The chorus flower's appearance is used to determine whether the chorus plant has finished growing or not. While still growing, the chorus flower will have a white center on each face. Once the chorus plant has finished growing, the chorus flower's center on each face will turn yellow.

To harvest, the chorus flowers must first be collected (otherwise they are destroyed), and the stalk-like part of the chorus plant can be harvested by breaking the bottom block, similar to sugarcane and cacti, yielding 0–1 chorus fruit per block of the stalk. Unlike sugarcane or cacti, however, the chorus plant will not regrow from anything other than a freshly-planted chorus flower.

## Gallery

Chorus Plant1.pngSome chorus plantsChorus Plant2.pngChorus Plant3.pngChorus Plant4.pngChorus plants with the shadow of an End City behind them
Copper Ore

**Copper Ore** is a new ore block that is planned to be added to *Minecraft* in update 1.17. It can only be mined using a stone pickaxe or better. Copper ore can be smelted into Copper Ingots in a furnace. It is about as common as iron ore.

## Mining

Copper ore, and Block of Copper can be mined with any pickaxe except wooden ones. It is recommended to mine copper ore with at least an iron pickaxe, but copper ore can be obtained with a stone pickaxe.

## Gallery

CopperOre.pngThe Copper Ore block inventory icon.CopperIngotJE1.pngCopper Ingot
Dirt

For its grass counterpart, see Grass.
For its dark brown, Mega Taiga counterpart, see Podzol.
For its coarse counterpart, see Coarse Dirt.
**Dirt** is the most common subsurface block in the Overworld, making up the majority of the top layers of blocks, between grass, mycelium, snow, and stone. It is also found in underground deposits at all altitudes. It can be found at the bottom of any body of water, along with sand, gravel, and clay. Dirt has the same texture on all six sides.

Dirt is a useful block in terms of building, but other than that, since it is not included in any crafting recipes (except coarse dirt), it has little importance in *Minecraft*, other than for farming, which is essential for many things and can be done using a hoe. Water does not turn it into the mud, and fire cannot destroy it or burn it.

When a block of dirt is adjacent to a grass block and is exposed to a light level of at least 4 (e.g. from torches or sunlight), it will be converted into a grass block at random intervals (see grass for growth details). Mycelium spreads similarly but requires a light level of at least 9.

## Uses

Dirt is not used in any crafting recipes whatsoever (but some mods have crafting recipes with dirt), except for coarse dirt. Some uses offered by this block are as a necessity for growing certain plants after being tilled with a hoe, though sugar cane and saplings don't need tilling. Dirt can also be used as a cheap material for when a player wishes to block off branches of a cavern, build walls or scaffolds, stack to get to high places or any similar task that requires a medium to a large number of blocks that are not affected by gravity and are fireproof. It is also commonly used on Survival if a player didn't obtain wood or cobblestone, making it a decent building material for the first night, and if a player does not have enough time to build, they can dig a hole and cover it with dirt to survive.

Dirt is usefull when you use a Hoe to plough the land, leaving crop land to be able to grow wheat seed, melons, potatoes and pumpkin.

## Mining

Dirt can be mined with any tool or by hand, but a shovel is the fastest way to mine dirt.

1. ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds.

## Trivia

* A bug in *Minecraft* Beta 1.8 pre-release allowed any block (including bedrock) to change into a dirt block when a huge mushroom was grown on it. This was later fixed in the second pre-release of version 1.8 so that huge mushrooms can only be grown on dirt, grass, or mycelium.
* Saplings can grow in the Nether if they're planted on dirt.
* Dirt blocks can become grass blocks in the Nether, so long as they are placed adjacent to a grass block.
* Dirt slabs were added in Survival Test but were quickly removed.
	+ Grass didn't grow on the slabs.
	+ Players could use a hoe on the slabs to get farmland.
	+ In the earlier days of *Minecraft*, it was used to climb up on top of buildings.
* If bonemeal was placed on dirt that is underwater, it will grow seagrass or coral instead of the usual plants it produces on land.
* Dirt is one of the easiest blocks to get, due to how easily it breaks, and how common it is.

## Gallery

 File:Dirt.png
Activator Rail

For other Rail related objects found in Minecraft, see Rail (Disambiguation).
The **Activator Rail** is a type of Minecart-based rail that can set off minecarts with TNT, deactivate/activate minecarts with hopper, and drop off any player or entity inside the minecart. The activator rail must be powered to do this. It acts like a normal Rail when it's not powered.

Activator rails can be found in some Chest Minecarts in Abandoned Mineshafts.

## Trivia

* When a mob is disembarked out of a minecart after going over an activated activator rail, it can potentially get right back into the minecart and continue riding it.
* The activator rail looks just like the powered rail but without the gold part.

## Gallery

Activator rail.gif
Coral

**Coral** is a type of plant block that was added to *Minecraft* in 1.13 - The Update Aquatic. It comes in many different colors and is mainly decorative. However, if placed on land, it will turn gray, eventually die, and "fall off" onto the ground as a loot-able item.

## Appearance

Coral comes in many different colors and shapes, similar to how there are many varieties of coral on earth. The different types of corals are as follows:

* File:BlockCSS.png Blue coral is called "tube" coral.
* File:BlockCSS.png Pink coral is called "brain" coral.
* File:BlockCSS.png Purple coral is called "bubble" coral.
* File:BlockCSS.png Red coral is called "fire" coral.
* File:BlockCSS.png Yellow coral is called "horn" coral.

## Trivia

* If Bonemeal is placed on dirt that is underwater, it can grow different colored coral.
	+ This method makes corals a renewable source.

## Gallery

CoralAndKelp.pngCoral and kelp in the depths of an ocean biome.
## Video

Coral & Coral Fans - Minecraft Micro Guide (52 seconds)
## References

1. ↑ https://minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-snapshot-18w14a
Coral Block

A **coral block** is a solid block that can be found on the sea floor in warm Ocean Biomes.

## Overview

Coral blocks come in five color variations, matching the decorative corals, **tube**, **brain**, **bubble**, **fire**, and **horn**. They generate in large quantities, as part of coral reefs. Coral blocks can only be obtained by mining with a Silk Touch-enchanted pickaxe. If a block is mined without the silk touch effect, it will instead drop *dead coral*, a gray-colored block. Similar to coral, a coral block will die if a player places it out of water, turning into *dead coral*.

## Usage

* Coral blocks can be used as decoration.
* As of update 1.14, Wandering Traders will possibly offer the option to trade 3 Emeralds for a coral block or 1 emerald for 3 in the Bedrock Edition.

## Gallery

Coral reefZ.pngA coral reef structure, containing a variety of coral blocks
## Video

Coral Block - Minecraft Micro Guide
Dark Stone

**Dark stone** is an upcoming block in the 1.17 - Caves and Cliffs update. It was announced at Minecraft Live 2020 on October 3, 2020.

## About Dark Stone

Dark stone is a brick-like block that composes most of the deep dark. Not much is known about dark stone, but it is coming to the 1.17 "Caves and Cliffs" update. It looks similar to stone brick and will, most likely, have the same customization abilities as quartz.

## Release

Dark stone will be released in the 1.17 update.
Dragon Egg

A **Dragon Egg** is a decorative, egg-shaped block, which is dropped after defeating the Ender Dragon in the End. It is only dropped by the death of the first Ender Dragon, not by respawned Ender Dragons.

## Mechanics

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Clicking on the egg will cause it to teleport to a nearby area (up to five blocks vertically and fifteen blocks horizontally) and create the same teleport Particles seen around Endermen, Nether Portals, Endermites, and Ender Chests. Dragon eggs behave similarly to sand and gravel in that they fall when unsupported by a block, but they cannot suffocate a player since they are opaque blocks.

## Obtaining

Since Dragon Eggs teleport upon clicking them, a player cannot directly obtain the egg. A strategy to collect it in a player's inventory is to use a piston. Before placing down a piston, make sure that the portal around the egg is fully covered in order to prevent the egg from falling into the portal. Place down the piston adjacent to the egg, then activate the piston, and then the egg will drop as an item.

Another strategy to obtain the egg is to let it teleport once, then dig a hole next to it, and finally destroy the block right under it and quickly place a torch under the egg.

You can also, once you have obtained it, build a redstone farm called a gravity block duplicator. This will allow the dragon egg to be farmed, as well as allowing you to duplicate other gravity blocks, like sand and gravel.

## Trivia

* Dragon eggs serve no purpose, other than a trophy or decoration.
	+ However, Jeb has claimed that if the Red Dragon were to be added to the game, using the Dragon Egg may be the way to spawn it.
* Only the original Ender Dragon drops an egg; respawned dragons don't.
* The dragon egg is one of only two items that appear when a *Minecraft* boss is killed, the other item being the Nether Star.