Minecraft:Prismarine

Template:Infobox block Prismarine is a type of stone that appears underwater in Minecraft:ocean ruins and Minecraft:ocean monuments. It periodically changes color between blue and green.

Obtaining

Breaking

Prismarine drops itself only when mined with a pickaxe. If mined by any other Minecraft:tool, it Minecraft:drops nothing.

Natural generation

Prismarine, in large amounts, naturally generates as the main blocks making up Minecraft:ocean monuments.

Normal prismarine can also be found in Minecraft:ocean ruins.

Usage

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The color change of prismarine

Prismarine can be used for decoration or as a building block with high blast resistance.

The normal prismarine is uniquely useful for decoration as it has an animated texture. The cracks in prismarine slowly cycle in color through light blue, green, purple, and dark blue. The full animation for the prismarine texture changes color 22 times in an irregular sequence before the whole pattern repeats; this takes 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

Conduit power

Template:Main Prismarine can be used to activate a conduit by building a structure around it. By doing this, the Minecraft:conduit emits the "Minecraft:Conduit Power" effect in a certain radius, depending on how many blocks are used to power it. Minecraft:Sea lanterns, prismarine bricks and dark prismarine can also be used for this purpose.

Note blocks

Prismarine can be placed under Minecraft:note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.

Sulfur cube

Template:In development Minecraft:Sulfur cubes have the ability to absorb prismarine, either through picking it up or being interacted with it. This provides the regular/football effect to the mob when hitting it.

Data values

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History

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

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Data history

Bedrock Edition

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Trivia

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I picked Prismarine because 1) it sounds good, 2) it references water with "marine", 3) it references its "shimmering effect" I hinted at with "prism", and 4) it doesn't really mean anything in the real world.

• The name "prismarine" was created by the now-deleted Reddit user AjaxGb during a naming contest, where Minecraft:Jens Bergensten was looking for a name for the Minecraft:block.<ref>Template:Reddit</ref>

Gallery

Screenshots

• A tunnel made with prismarine blocks.
  A tunnel made with prismarine blocks.

Development images

• The first image of an Minecraft:ocean monument, featuring prismarine and Minecraft:sea lanterns.
  The first image of an Minecraft:ocean monument, featuring prismarine and Minecraft:sea lanterns.
• The prismarine texture as revealed by Minecraft:Jens Bergensten on reddit.
  The prismarine texture as revealed by Minecraft:Jens Bergensten on reddit.