Basalt pillar
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| Biomes | |
|---|---|
| Generates in existing chunks |
No |
| Consists of |
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Basalt pillars are tall features made up of basalt blocks.
Generation
Basalt Pillars are vertical basalt formations that generate in the Soul Sand Valley biome. They are registered as a Placed Feature with a spawn rate of 10 per chunk, ensuring they appear frequently. Their height and distribution are randomized based on placement rules, contributing to the biome's rugged aesthetic.
Construction
Basalt pillars have their starting points in the ceiling of an area, then have a pillar of between one and three blocks wide in both the X and Z axis going all the way down to the ground, where a flat clump of basalt can be found around a 3×3 area from the center of the pillar, as if a vertical lava flow, like those commonly found in the Nether, had solidified.
Data values
ID
| Feature type | Identifier |
|---|---|
 [No displayed name] | basalt_pillar |
| Configured feature | Identifier |
|---|---|
| [No displayed name] | basalt_pillar |
| Feature | Identifier |
|---|---|
| [No displayed name] | _basalt_pillar_feature |
Config
- [NBT Compound / JSON Object] config: Empty
{
"type": "minecraft:basalt_pillar",
"config": {}
}
History
| September 28, 2019 | Basalt pillars shown unnamed as part of soul sand valley biome at Minecon 2019. | ||||||
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| Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.16 | 20w06a | Added basalt pillars. | |||||
| 20w22a | Now terminate flush with the ground or lava, rather than one block above. | ||||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.51 | Added basalt pillars. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Basalt pillar" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
Screenshots
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A small basalt pillar. -
A large and a small basalt pillar that generated on the edges of a Warped Forest and a Crimson Forest, respectively. -
Basalt pillars reaching the surface of a lava sea as they did historically. -
A pillar cutting through a fossil. -
Three pillars flush with the ocean surface as of 20w22a. -
Another pillar level with the soul sand ground.
See also
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