Minecraft:Ice Crystal

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.

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

Data values

ID

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Block states

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Models

This section is experimental - see Minecraft:Forum:Add blockstates definition data to the Data values section of block pages for more info

Model definition

Name	Parent	Assigned textures
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Block states definition

Variants model system

Model	Modifiers			Apply when states
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Item definition

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History

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