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An ice crystal is a light-emitting block that generates in the Minecraft:ice caves.

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

Template:Exclusive Template:IN, Minecraft:wandering traders can sell ice crystals for 2 Minecraft:emeralds each as one of their ordinary selling trades.

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.

Sounds

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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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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

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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

Notes

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Navigation

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 | lavasusceptible = No
 | rarity = Common
+| mapcolor = {{Map color|Ice}}
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 |shownumericids=y
 |showforms=y
+|showblocktags=y
+|showitemtags=y
 |generatetranslationkeys=y
 |displayname=Ice Crystal
 |spritetype=block
 |nameid=ice_crystal
+|blocktags=minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructible
+|itemtags=minecraft:is_pickaxe_item_destructible
 |id=1503
 |foot=1}}
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 |{{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|[[File:Ice Crystal.png|32px]] Correctly change the texture.}}
+|{{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.|[[File:Ice Crystal.png|32px]] Changed the textures to match {{JE}}.}}
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