Each item in Minecraft has a unique ID assigned to it, known as an item ID, this can be used in commands to spawn the item into the game. The item ID for basalt in Minecraft is shown below:
The Basalt item can be spawned in Minecraft with the below command. Cheats must be enabled before this will work.
Below is a table of the tools that can be used to break Basalt blocks, and the speed it will take to break at (in seconds). This is calculated with the formula (1.5 * Block Hardness) / Tool Multiplier.
| Tool | Speed | |
|---|---|---|
 | Golden Pickaxe | 0.16s |
 | Diamond Pickaxe | 0.23s |
 | Iron Pickaxe | 0.31s |
 | Stone Pickaxe | 0.47s |
 | Wooden Pickaxe | 0.94s |
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Basalt is a decorative block that spawns within the Nether. You can find it in the soul sand valley biome as a constituent of basalt pillars. It can also be generated using soul soil and lava.
| Item ID | minecraft:basalt |
|---|---|
| Stackable | Yes |
| Max Stack Size | 64 |
| Recipes Used In | Polished Basalt |
| Hardness | 1.25 |
| Material | Rock |
| Diggable | Yes |
| Min / Max State IDs | 4002 - 4004 |
Block states are values assigned to a block that changes its state. For example, many blocks have a "direction" block state which can be used to change the direction a block faces.
Find a table of all blockstates for the Basalt block below.
| Block State Name | Type | Values |
|---|---|---|
| axis | enum ? |
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