View source for Minecraft:Glowstone Blob

{{distinguish|Blob}}
{{Infobox structure
|biome=
{{BiomeLink|Nether Wastes}}<br>
{{BiomeLink|Crimson Forest}}<br>
{{BiomeLink|Warped Forest}}<br>
{{BiomeLink|Soul Sand Valley}}<br>
{{BiomeLink|Basalt Deltas}}<br>
|blocks=
{{BlockLink|Glowstone}}
|canspawn=No
}}
A '''glowstone blob''' is a [[Minecraft:feature]] composed of [[Minecraft:glowstone]] that generates on the underside of terrain blocks in [[Minecraft:the Nether]].

== Description  ==
A glowstone blob consists of various tendrils of [[Minecraft:glowstone]] that extend outward from a central clump. Glowstone blobs serve as the main source of glowstone, which is a [[Minecraft:Light|light-emitting]] [[Minecraft:block]] that can be used to charge [[Minecraft:respawn anchor]]s. Mining glowstone without [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]] drops 2-4 [[Minecraft:glowstone dust]], which can then be crafted into a glowstone block.

== Generation  ==
Glowstone blobs form in coral-like structures on the underside of hanging [[Minecraft:netherrack]] or [[Minecraft:basalt]], found on the ceilings of the Nether including low-ceiling spaces such as caves or canyons. They cannot generate on any block other than netherrack or basalt. These blobs can intersect [[Minecraft:Nether fortress]]es and other structures during generation. Glowstone blobs vary massively in size, ranging from a dozen blocks to over fifty.

Glowstone blobs can be found in every Nether biome, although they are significantly rarer in [[Minecraft:soul sand valley]]s<ref>{{bug|MC-171520||Glowstone clusters cannot generate in Soul Sand Valley biomes|WAI}}</ref>, because the ceiling in this biome consists of [[Minecraft:soul sand]] and [[Minecraft:soul soil]].  

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{el|je}}:
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|spritename=glowstone-blob
|spritetype=env
|nameid=glowstone_blob
|foot=1}}

{{ID table
|firstcolumnname=Configured feature
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritename=glowstone-blob
|spritetype=env
|nameid=glowstone_extra
|foot=1}}

{{el|be}}:
{{ID table
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=== Config ===
{{main|Configured feature}}
{{el|java}}:
<section begin="config"/><div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|config}}: Empty
</div><section end="config"/>

{{Collapse|title=An example|outerstyle=margin: 0.5rem 0|head=1}}
<syntaxhighlight lang="json">
{
  "type": "minecraft:glowstone_blob",
  "config": {}
}
</syntaxhighlight>
{{Collapse|tail=1}}

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.2.0|dev=preview|Added glowstone blobs.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|Added the Nether, along with glowstone blobs.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added glowstone blobs.}}
}}

==Issues==
{{Issue list}}

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Glowstonenether.png|A naturally occurring blob of glowstone
File:Glowstone with crimson fungus.png|Glowstone blob next to a huge crimson fungus
File:Glowstone cluster in basalt deltas.png|Glowstone blobs in [[Minecraft:basalt deltas]]
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Navigation ==
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