Calcite

Calcite
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.75
Hardness	0.75
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire; from lava	No
Map color (JE)	; 36 TERRACOTTA_WHITE

As you might expect, you’ll need a pickaxe to collect calcite. And at the time of writing this block’s role in the game is purely decorative. But it does make a decent building material – hard, somewhat blast-resistant, and inflammable [sic].
In fact, it’s a perfect decorative option if you want to class up your in-game bathroom. What do you mean your Minecraft house doesn’t have a bathroom? Where do you..? Never mind, I don’t want to know.

— Duncan Geere

Calcite is a block of carbonate mineral, which can be used as decoration.

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 (sec)^[A]
Default	3.75
Wooden	0.6
Stone	0.3
Copper	0.25
Iron	0.2
Diamond	0.15
Netherite	0.15
Golden	0.1
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

Legend

incorrect tool, drops nothing
correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
correct tool, drops the block itself
italicized can be instant mined

↑ These durations ignore other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are 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. It also generates in the stony peaks in strips.

Usage

Calcite is used only for decoration. It has lower blast resistance and hardness than stone-related blocks.

Note blocks

Calcite can be placed under note blocks to produce "harp" sounds.

Sounds

Java Edition:

v t e `calcite` sound type
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`	0.9	0.8	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.calcite.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	0.94	0.8	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.calcite.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
	Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.calcite.fall`	`subtitles.block.generic.fall`	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.calcite.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e `calcite` sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`break.calcite`	0.9	0.8
	Blocks	When the block is placed	`place.calcite`	0.94	1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.calcite`	1.0	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.calcite`	1.0	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	`step.calcite`	1.0	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	`step.calcite`	1.0	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`step.calcite`	1.0	1.0

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^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Calcite	`calcite`	`581`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.calcite.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ Available with /give command.
↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Video

History

Java Edition
October 3, 2020		Calcite is shown unnamed at Minecraft Live 2020 as part of an amethyst geode.
1.17	20w45a	Added calcite.
	20w46a	The texture of calcite has now been changed.
	21w11a	Changed lighting.
1.18	Experimental Snapshot 4	Calcite now generates as strips on stony peaks.
1.18	21w39a	Changed lighting, closer resembling Bedrock Edition.
Bedrock Edition
1.17.0 Experiment Caves and Cliffs	beta 1.17.0.50	Added calcite.
1.17.0	beta 1.17.0.52	Calcite is no longer available only through Experimental Gameplay.
1.17.40 Experiment Caves and Cliffs	beta 1.17.40.21	Calcite now generates as layers on stony peaks.