Minecraft:Feature

Features (also known as generated features) are small decorators generated in each chunk after terrain generation. This page lists generated features in a Minecraft world.

Overworld

Aboveground

Feature	Description
Template:EnvLink	A boulder made entirely of Minecraft:mossy cobblestone found in old growth taiga biomes.
Template:EnvLink	A small island-like ice feature made out of Minecraft:blue ice or Minecraft:packed ice, and Minecraft:snow, found in frozen oceans and deep frozen oceans.
Template:BlockLink	Small blobs of Minecraft:blue ice adjacent to Minecraft:packed ice blocks, generating at or below the ocean surface.
Template:EnvLink	Minecraft:Ice on water and Minecraft:snow on blocks. Template:IN, it is technically not a feature.
Template:EnvLink	Tall spires made of Minecraft:packed ice found in the Minecraft:ice spikes biome. In order to generate using the /place command, the position given is required to be on a snow block and in an ice spikes biome.
Template:EnvLink	Minecraft:Disk-like feature of Minecraft:packed ice.
Template:EnvLink	A small, widespread feature that contains a volume of Minecraft:lava.
Template:EnvLink	Small circular patches of Minecraft:clay, Minecraft:sand (sandstone if above air), Minecraft:grass (dirt if under solid-material block or water), and Minecraft:gravel found throughout the world.
Template:EnvLink	A Minecraft:chest surrounded by torches generated near the player's spawn if the "Bonus chest" option is toggled on.
Template:EnvLink	A 33 by 33 platform of Minecraft:stone centered on a block of Minecraft:cobblestone. Only generates in the Minecraft:void biome or the Void superflat preset at the bottom of the world.
Template:EnvLink	A structure-like feature made of Minecraft:sandstone blocks and slabs which contains Minecraft:water source blocks and suspicious sand inside.
Template:EnvLink	A Minecraft:water or Minecraft:lava source block that generates on the side of a hill, cave or ravine.
Template:EnvLink	A pile of blocks that only generate in Minecraft:villages. There are 5 variants of pile: Hay, Ice, Melon, Pumpkin and Snow.
Template:EnvLink	A pool of Minecraft:sulfur, Minecraft:sulfur spikes and Minecraft:potent sulfur surrounded with Minecraft:tuff, Minecraft:granite, and Minecraft:cinnabar, used to indicate the Minecraft:sulfur caves biome.

Underground

Feature	Description
Template:EnvLink	A small, widespread feature that contains a volume of Minecraft:lava.
Template:EnvLink	A structure-like feature made of Minecraft:cobblestone and Minecraft:mossy cobblestone that contains a Minecraft:monster spawner and several loot chests.
Template:EnvLink	A rarely-occurring skeletal feature composed of Minecraft:bone blocks and sometimes also Minecraft:coal ore or Minecraft:diamond ore.
Template:EnvLink	Some Minecraft:pointed dripstone blocks generated hanging from the ceiling.
Template:EnvLink	Stalagnate composed entirely of Minecraft:dripstone blocks.
Template:EnvLink	A single stalagmite or stalactite composed of Minecraft:pointed dripstone blocks.
Template:BlockLink	Group of Minecraft:magma blocks found underwater.
Template:EnvLink	Large geodes consisting of amethyst and Minecraft:budding amethyst blocks surrounded by a layer of Minecraft:calcite and an outer layer of Minecraft:smooth basalt.
Template:EnvLink	A feature consisting of a natural deposit of Minecraft:ores or other blocks.
Template:EnvLink	A body of water surrounded by Minecraft:sulfur blocks with Minecraft:potent sulfur at the bottom in the Minecraft:sulfur caves biome.
Template:EnvLink	A small feature of sulfur blocks with one or multiple Minecraft:sulfur spikes in the Minecraft:sulfur caves biome.
Template:EnvLinkTemplate:Upcoming	A body of Minecraft:water underneath Minecraft:brittle ice that generates in the Minecraft:ice caves biome.

The Nether

Feature	Description
Template:EnvLink	One-block-deep sheets of constrained lava.
Template:EnvLink	Vertical clusters of basalt blocks found within basalt delta biomes
Template:EnvLink	Tall features made up of basalt block.
Template:EnvLink	Piles of glowstone.
Template:EnvLink	A feature consisting of a natural deposit of ores or other blocks.
Template:EnvLinkTemplate:Only	A feature consisting of a natural deposit of Minecraft:basalts or Minecraft:blackstones.
Template:EnvLink	A single Minecraft:lava source block that generates inside blocks or open to air.
Template:BlockLink	A patch of Minecraft:fire or Minecraft:soul fire.

The End

Feature	Description
Template:EnvLink	The exit portal in Minecraft:the End.
Template:EnvLink	Tall spikes made of Minecraft:obsidian.
Template:EnvLink	Minecraft:End gateway block surrounded with bedrock.
Template:EnvLink	Hemispherical clusters of Minecraft:End stone blocks.
Template:EnvLink	Square of Minecraft:obsidian at the entity spawnpoint in Minecraft:the End.

Plant-like

Feature	Description
Template:BlockLink	A single vine block found in Minecraft:jungle biomes and Minecraft:lush cave biomes.
Template:BlockLink	Bamboo plant with optional Minecraft:podzol found in Minecraft:jungle biomes.
Template:BlockLink	A single Minecraft:glow lichen block found underground.
Template:BlockLink	A feature that places Minecraft:sculk catalysts and Minecraft:sculk shriekers.
Sculk Vein	Areas of sculk veins found in the deep dark biome.
Template:EnvLink	Tree-like features that consist of Minecraft:mushroom blocks.
Template:EnvLink	A widespread feature consisting of Minecraft:logs and appropriate Minecraft:leaves.
Tree With Vines[Bedrock Edition only]	A slight variant of trees that has Minecraft:vines on the trunk.
Minecraft:Fallen Tree	A slight variant of trees consisting of the appropriate logs
Template:EnvLink	Clumps of rooted dirt found beneath azalea trees.
Minecraft:Pale Moss Patch	Patches of pale moss in the pale garden biome.
Template:EnvLink	Coral reefs are features that consist of Minecraft:coral, Minecraft:coral fans, Minecraft:coral blocks and Minecraft:sea pickles. In Minecraft:Bedrock Edition, the coral reefs can also consist of Minecraft:dead coral, Minecraft:dead coral fans and Minecraft:dead coral blocks.
Kelp	A tall feature consisting of Minecraft:kelp which is found underwater. In Minecraft:Java Edition, it is not a feature
Sea Pickle	A feature consisting of a solitary sea pickle found near coral reefs. in Minecraft:Java Edition, it is not a feare
Seagrass	A feature consisting of Minecraft:seagrass found underwater. In Minecraft:Java Edition, it is not a feature
Template:EnvLink	A plant-like feature of Minecraft:chorus flower in Minecraft:the End. Template:IN, it is technically not a feature.
Patched Vegetation	Patches of vegetation like Minecraft:flowers and Minecraft:grass.
Minecraft:Vegetation Patch	Features that generate patches of vegetation in lush caves.

Composed features

The following features are composed of multiple plant-like features mentioned above.

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Generation

Features are generated for a given chunk after the terrain has been formed. When features are generated, they can spill over into neighboring chunks that have been previously generated. Thus, a tree at the edge of the generated world may be overwritten by a village before the player reaches it. It is also theoretically possible for two worlds generated with the same seed, from the same version of Minecraft, to differ slightly depending on the players' travel routes, because the chunk generation order may determine which of two conflicting features overwrite or suppress the other.

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