Not to be confused with
Blob.
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A glowstone blob (also known as a glowstone cluster) is a feature composed of glowstone that generates on the underside of terrain blocks in the Nether.
Description
A glowstone blob consists of various tendrils of glowstone that extend outward from a central clump. Glowstone blobs serve as the main source of glowstone, which is a light-emitting block that can be used to charge respawn anchors. Mining glowstone without Silk Touch drops 2-4 glowstone dust, which can then be crafted into a glowstone block.
Generation
Glowstone blobs form in coral-like structures on the underside of hanging netherrack, found on the ceilings of the Nether including low-ceiling spaces such as caves or canyons. They cannot generate on any block other than netherrack. These blobs can intersect Nether fortresses and other structures during generation.
Glowstone blobs can be found in every Nether biome, although they are significantly rarer in soul sand valleys[1], because the ceiling in this biome consists of soul sand and soul soil.
Data values
ID
Java Edition:
| Feature type | Identifier |
|---|
 [No displayed name] | glowstone_blob |
| Configured feature | Identifier |
|---|
| [No displayed name] | glowstone_extra |
Bedrock Edition:
Config
Java Edition:
- [NBT Compound / JSON Object] config: Empty
An example
{
"type": "minecraft:glowstone_blob",
"config": {}
}
History
Java Edition
Bedrock Edition
Legacy Console Edition
Issues
Issues relating to "Glowstone Blob" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
Screenshots
References
- ↑ MC-171520 — Glowstone clusters cannot generate in Soul Sand Valley biomes — resolved as "Works As Intended".
Navigation
A naturally occurring blob of glowstone.
A naturally generated glowstone cluster in basalt deltas.
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