Minecraft:Ice Crystal: Difference between revisions

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An ice crystal is a light-emitting block that generates in Minecraft:ice caves. They also can emit ambient sounds when placed above Minecraft:packed ice.

Obtaining

Breaking

Ice crystals can be mined with any tool, but Minecraft:pickaxes are the quickest.

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Natural generation

Ice crystals naturally generate on the floor in Minecraft:ice caves.

Trading

Minecraft:Wandering traders may sell 1 ice crystal for 2 Minecraft:emeralds as one of their ordinary selling trades, with 5 trades in stock.

Usage

Decoration

Ice crystals can be placed on most blocks in any axis for decoration, given that the block is solid and has at least one side that form a full surface. For example, they can be placed on the bottom of stairs (or top of upside down stairs), but not on their side, or top. They can also be placed on the bottom of bottom slabs and on the top of top slabs. Of blocks that meet these criteria, some are still excluded.

Ice crystals cannot be placed on:

All non-solid blocks
Blocks without any full surfaces, like Minecraft:fences, Minecraft:fence gates, Minecraft:walls, Minecraft:glass panes, Minecraft:iron bars, Minecraft:lightning rods, Minecraft:chains, Minecraft:heads, Minecraft:grindstones, Minecraft:bells, Minecraft:lanterns, Minecraft:cauldrons, Minecraft:anvils, Minecraft:conduits, Minecraft:decorated pots, Minecraft:chests, and Minecraft:pointed dripstone
Minecraft:Leaves
Minecraft:Big dripleaf
Minecraft:Honey blocks
Minecraft:Chorus flowers

Light

Ice crystals emit a soft Minecraft:light with a level of 4. As with other weak light sources, their light is not strong enough to melt Minecraft:ice, Minecraft:icicles, or Minecraft:snow. With the "Render Dragon Features for Creators" Minecraft:experiment, ice crystals have a Minecraft:light color of Template:Color.

Ambient sounds

When placed above a block of Minecraft:packed ice, an ice crystal has a chance to emit ambient sounds.

Sounds

Generic

Template:Sound table/Block/Ice crystal

Unique

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Data values

ID

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Block states

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Models

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Model definition

Name	Parent	Assigned textures
Template:Code	Template:Code	Template:Pximg	Template:Code = Template:Code
Template:Code	Template:Code	Template:Pximg	Template:Code = Template:Code

Block states definition

Variants model system
Model	Modifiers			Apply when states
Template:Code	N/A			Template:Code	=	Template:Code
Template:Code	Template:Code	=	Template:Code	Template:Code	=	Template:Code
Template:Code	Template:Code Template:Code	=	Template:Code Template:Code	Template:Code	=	Template:Code
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State combinations

All distinct block statesTemplate:Note
Appearance	When
File:Ice Crystal (U).png	Template:Code	=	Template:Code
File:Ice Crystal (N).png	Template:Code	=	Template:Code
File:Ice Crystal (E).png	Template:Code	=	Template:Code
File:Ice Crystal (S).png	Template:Code	=	Template:Code
File:Ice Crystal (W).png	Template:Code	=	Template:Code
File:Ice Crystal (D).png	Template:Code	=	Template:Code

Item definition

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History

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Issues

Template:Issue list

Gallery

Screenshots

Ice crystals near the corner of a cave

Ice crystals near the corner of a cave
A functional staircase made from ice crystals and Minecraft:packed ice, which uses the half-block height of ice crystals to let players step up easily

A functional staircase made from ice crystals and Minecraft:packed ice, which uses the half-block height of ice crystals to let players step up easily

Mojang screenshots

Ice crystals in a large ice caves biome

Ice crystals in a large ice caves biome
More ice crystals in a cave

More ice crystals in a cave
File:Ice Crystal Ambience.jpg

Notes

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Navigation

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Minecraft:de:Eiskristall Minecraft:es:Cristal de hielo Minecraft:fr:Cristal de glace Minecraft:he:גבישי קרח Minecraft:it:Cristallo di ghiaccio Minecraft:ja:Ice Crystal Minecraft:ko:얼음 결정 Minecraft:lzh:冰晶 Minecraft:nl:IJskristal Minecraft:pt:Cristal de Gelo Minecraft:ru:Ледяной кристалл Minecraft:zh:冰晶

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 | image = Ice Crystal (U) JE1.png
 | invimage = Ice Crystal
-| renewable={{JEBE|Yes|No}}
+| renewable = Yes
 | hardness =
 | transparent = Partial
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 }}
-An '''ice crystal''' is a light-emitting block that generates in the [[Minecraft:ice caves]].
+An '''ice crystal''' is a light-emitting block that generates in [[Minecraft:ice caves]]. They also can emit ambient sounds when placed above [[Minecraft:packed ice]].
 == Obtaining ==
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 === Trading ===
-{{Exclusive|java|section=1}}
+[[Minecraft:Wandering trader]]s may sell 1 ice crystal for 2 [[Minecraft:emerald]]s as one of their ordinary selling trades, with 5 trades in stock.
-{{IN|JE}}, [[Minecraft:wandering trader]]s can sell ice crystals for 2 [[Minecraft:emerald]]s each as one of their ordinary selling trades.
 == Usage ==
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 === Light ===
 Ice crystals emit a soft [[Minecraft:light]] with a level of 4. As with other weak light sources, their light is not strong enough to melt [[Minecraft:ice]], [[Minecraft:icicles]], or [[Minecraft:snow]]. With the "Render Dragon Features for Creators" [[Minecraft:experiment]], ice crystals have a [[Minecraft:light color]] of {{color|#b0dad3}}.
+=== Ambient sounds ===
+When placed above a block of [[Minecraft:packed ice]], an ice crystal has a chance to emit ambient sounds.
 == Sounds ==
+=== Generic ===
 {{Sound table/Block/Ice crystal}}
+=== Unique ===
+{{SoundTable
+|type=java
+|{{SoundLine
+|sound=Ice Crystal ambient1.ogg
+|sound2=Ice Crystal ambient2.ogg
+|sound3=Ice Crystal ambient3.ogg
+|sound4=Ice Crystal ambient4.ogg
+|sound5=Ice Crystal ambient5.ogg
+|sound6=Ice Crystal ambient6.ogg
+|sound7=Ice Crystal ambient7.ogg
+|sound8=Ice Crystal ambient8.ogg
+|sound9=Ice Crystal ambient9.ogg
+|sound10=Ice Crystal ambient10.ogg
+|sound11=Ice Crystal ambient11.ogg
+|sound12=Ice Crystal ambient12.ogg
+|sound13=Ice Crystal ambient13.ogg
+|sound14=Ice Crystal ambient14.ogg
+|sound15=Ice Crystal ambient15.ogg
+|sound16=Ice Crystal ambient16.ogg
+|sound17=Ice Crystal ambient17.ogg
+|sound18=Ice Crystal ambient18.ogg
+|sound19=Ice Crystal ambient19.ogg
+|sound20=Ice Crystal ambient20.ogg
+|sound21=Ice Crystal ambient21.ogg
+|sound22=Ice Crystal ambient22.ogg
+|sound23=Ice Crystal ambient23.ogg
+|sound24=Ice Crystal ambient24.ogg
+|sound25=Ice Crystal ambient25.ogg
+|sound26=Ice Crystal ambient26.ogg
+|sound27=Ice Crystal ambient27.ogg
+|sound28=Ice Crystal ambient28.ogg
+|subtitle=Ice Crystal chimes
+|source=block
+|description=Randomly when there is a [[Minecraft:packed ice]] block below it{{more info|Does this mean when the crystal is attached to a block?}}
+|id=block.ice_crystal.ambient
+|translationkey=subtitles.block.ice_crystal.ambient
+|volume=1.0
+|pitch=1.0
+|distance=
+}}
+}}
 == Data values ==
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 |{{HistoryLine|upcoming java}}
 |{{HistoryLine||26.4|dev=snap3|[[File:Ice Crystal (U) JE1.png|32px]] Added ice crystals.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=snap6|Added ambient sounds to ice crystals.}}
 }}
 === ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
 {{HistoryTable
+|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
+|{{HistoryLine||26.60|dev=Preview 26.60.29|exp=Drop 4 of 2026|[[File:Ice Crystal (U) BE1.png|32px]] Added ice crystals.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
-|{{HistoryLine||26.60|dev=Preview 26.60.29|exp=Drop 4 of 2026| [[File:Ice Crystal (U) BE1.png|32px]] Added ice crystals.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||26.70|dev=Preview 26.70.20|exp=Render Dragon Features for Creators|Added a static light color for ice crystals, {{color|#b0dad3}}.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||Preview 26.70.20|exp=Render Dragon Features for Creators|Added a static light color for ice crystals, {{color|#b0dad3}}.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||26.70|dev=Preview 26.70.20|All features from the "Drop 4 of 2026" experiment have been implemented in vanilla.
-|{{HistoryLine||26.70|dev=Preview 26.70.20|All features from the "Drop 4 of 2026" experiment have been implemented in vanilla.|[[File:Ice Crystal.png|32px]] Changed the textures to match {{JE}}.}}
+|[[File:Ice Crystal.png|32px]]<!--why is this pointing to the latest redirect rather than a specific revisional name--> The texture of ice crystals has been changed to match {{JE}}.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 26.70.22|Added ambient sounds that may play if there is a block of [[Minecraft:packed ice]] below the block.
+|[[Minecraft:Wandering trader]]s now sell one ice crystal for two emeralds.}}
 }}
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 === Screenshots ===
 <gallery>
-Ice Crystals Generation.png|Ice crystals near the corner of a cave
+File:Ice Crystals Generation.png|Ice crystals near the corner of a cave
-Ice Crystal Staircase.png|A functional staircase made from ice crystals and [[Minecraft:packed ice]], which uses the half-block height of ice crystals to let players step up easily
+File:Ice Crystal Staircase.png|A functional staircase made from ice crystals and [[Minecraft:packed ice]], which uses the half-block height of ice crystals to let players step up easily
 </gallery>
 === Mojang screenshots ===
 <gallery>
-MCL FALL 26 winterdrop.jpeg|Ice crystals in a large ice caves biome
+File:MCL FALL 26 winterdrop.jpeg|Ice crystals in a large ice caves biome
-Ice Chrystalls.jpeg|More ice crystals in a cave
+File:Ice Chrystalls.jpeg|More ice crystals in a cave
+File:Ice Crystal Ambience.jpg
 </gallery>
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+[[Category:Natural blocks]]
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