Amethyst Cluster

Amethyst buds are the first three stages of growth of amethyst clusters, which grow on budding amethyst.

Amethyst clusters are the fourth and final growth stage of amethyst buds, which drop amethyst shards when mined.

Obtaining

Breaking

The amethyst cluster block itself in any of its growth stages (rather than its amethyst shard drops) can be obtained by mining it with any tool with the Silk Touch enchantment.

When mined without Silk Touch or broken by being pushed off an attached block by a piston or sticky piston, only fully grown amethyst clusters drop amethyst shards, while amethyst buds drop nothing. Breaking an amethyst cluster with a pickaxe drops 4 shards while any other method of breaking it yields 2 shards. The maximum amount of amethyst shards dropped can be increased with Fortune; Fortune I gives a ¹⁄₃ chance for 8 shards (averaging 5.33 shards), Fortune II gives a 25% chance (each) to give 8 or 12 shards (averaging 7 shards), and Fortune III gives a 20% chance (each) to give 8, 12, or 16 shards (averaging 8.8 shards). These are the same percentage increases as ores (except redstone ore and ancient debris).

Block	Amethyst Bud Amethyst Cluster
Hardness	1.5
Tool
Breaking time^[A]
Default	2.25
Wooden	1.15
Stone	0.6
Iron	0.4
Diamond	0.3
Netherite	0.25
Golden	0.2

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Natural generation

Amethyst buds and clusters generate naturally as part of amethyst geodes, on exposed faces of budding amethysts.

Budding amethyst

Every random game tick there is a 20% chance for a budding amethyst block to spawn a small amethyst bud on any of its sides, as long as the block being replaced with the small amethyst bud is air or a water source block.

Usage

Growing into amethyst clusters

An amethyst bud placed on a budding amethyst (rather than any other block) regardless whether it was placed by the player or spawned by the budding amethyst itself grows over time, going through three growth stages – small, medium, and large – before reaching its 4th and final growth stage as an amethyst cluster, which drops amethyst shards when mined.

In Java Edition, the below logic can be applied:

Per Random Tick, updates will occur to any given block in the loaded chunk every 68.27 seconds on average if the chunk center is within 128 blocks of a player's location.
Each random tick assigned to the Budding Amethyst block has a 20% chance of creating a new amethyst bud or incrementing the growth stage on one randomly-selected side of the six-sided block.
There are 4 growth stages.

As such, the math can be applied if a player is within random tick range as:

(68.27 seconds average for random ticks) x (20% chance of growth for any given single side) x (6 sides) x (4 growth stages) = 68.27 x 5 x 6 x 4 = 8192.4 seconds average, also 2 hours 16 minutes 32.4 seconds, also 6.827 in-game days.

Decoration

They can also be placed on certain other types blocks for decoration. Most blocks have not yet been tested, but it seems that they can be placed only on full blocks, or those sides of blocks that form a full surface. They can be placed on the bottom of stairs (or top of upside down stairs), but not on their side, or top. And they can not be placed on any type of fences.^{[more information needed]}

Light

Small, medium and large amethyst buds give off a light level of 1, 2 and 4 respectively, while amethyst clusters give off a light level of 5.

Sound

Uniquely among other blocks an amethyst cluster in all its growth stages makes a quiet overlay sound when generally interacted with as well as its block breaking sound when hit with a projectile.

Sounds

Generic

Cluster

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.amethyst_cluster.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	0.8	0.64	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.amethyst_cluster.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	0.9	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.amethyst_cluster.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.amethyst_cluster.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.amethyst_cluster.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b 177082

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`break.amethyst_cluster`	0.8	0.8
Blocks	When the block is placed	`place.amethyst_cluster`	0.9	1.0
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.amethyst_cluster`	1.0	0.5-1.2
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.amethyst_cluster`	1.0	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.amethyst_cluster`	1.0	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`step.amethyst_cluster`	1.0	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`step.amethyst_cluster`	1.0	1.0

Large bud

Java Edition^[1]:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Breaking the block	`block.medium_amethyst_bud.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	0.55	0.76	16
Block placed	Blocks	Placing the block	`block.medium_amethyst_bud.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	0.5	0.88	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.amethyst_cluster.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.amethyst_cluster.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.amethyst_cluster.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b 177082

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Breaking the block	`break.large_amethyst_bud`	0.7	0.85
Blocks	Placing the block	`place.large_amethyst_bud`	0.75	1.0
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.amethyst_cluster`	1.0	0.5-1.2
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.amethyst_cluster`	1.0	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.amethyst_cluster`	1.0	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`step.amethyst_cluster`	1.0	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`step.amethyst_cluster`	1.0	1.0

Medium bud

Java Edition^[1]:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Breaking the block	`block.large_amethyst_bud.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	0.7	0.68	16
Block placed	Blocks	Placing the block	`block.large_amethyst_bud.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	0.75	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.amethyst_cluster.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.amethyst_cluster.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.amethyst_cluster.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b 177082

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Breaking the block	`break.medium_amethyst_bud`	0.55	0.95
Blocks	Placing the block	`place.medium_amethyst_bud`	0.5	1.1
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.amethyst_cluster`	1.0	0.5-1.2
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.amethyst_cluster`	1.0	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.amethyst_cluster`	1.0	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`step.amethyst_cluster`	1.0	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`step.amethyst_cluster`	1.0	1.0

Small bud

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Breaking the block	`block.small_amethyst_bud.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	0.4	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	Placing the block	`block.small_amethyst_bud.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	0.4	0.96	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.amethyst_cluster.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.amethyst_cluster.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.amethyst_cluster.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

↑ ^a ^b 177082

Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Breaking the block	`break.small_amethyst_bud`	0.4	1.0
Blocks	Placing the block	`place.small_amethyst_bud`	0.4	1.2
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.amethyst_cluster`	1.0	0.5-1.2
Players	Unused sound event	`fall.amethyst_cluster`	1.0	1.0
Players	Unused sound event	`step.amethyst_cluster`	1.0	1.0
Players	Unused sound event	`step.amethyst_cluster`	1.0	1.0
Players	Unused sound event	`step.amethyst_cluster`	1.0	1.0

Unique

Java Edition:

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Amethyst chimes	Blocks	Walking on the block	`block.amethyst_block.chime`	`subtitles.block.amethyst_block.chime`	0.26-0.2768	0.5-1.784	16
Amethyst chimes	Blocks	When a projectile collides with the block	`block.amethyst_block.chime`	`subtitles.block.amethyst_block.chime`	0.2	0.5-1.7	16
Block breaking^{[sound 1]}	Blocks	When a projectile collides with the block	`block.amethyst_block.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.2	0.5-1.7	16

↑ This is due to it using the exact same sound event as the one used for breaking - see MC-204050

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	When stepped on, or when a projectile collides with it	`chime.amethyst_block`	1.0	0.5-1.7
	Blocks	When a projectile collides with the block	`hit.amethyst_cluster`	1.0	1.0‌^{[until BE 1.19.70]} 0.5-1.2‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.19.70]}

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Small Amethyst Bud	`small_amethyst_bud`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.small_amethyst_bud`
Medium Amethyst Bud	`medium_amethyst_bud`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.medium_amethyst_bud`
Large Amethyst Bud	`large_amethyst_bud`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.large_amethyst_bud`
Amethyst Cluster	`amethyst_cluster`	Block & Item	`block.minecraft.amethyst_cluster`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Small Amethyst Bud	`small_amethyst_bud`	`587`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.small_amethyst_bud.name`
Medium Amethyst Bud	`medium_amethyst_bud`	`586`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.medium_amethyst_bud.name`
Large Amethyst Bud	`large_amethyst_bud`	`585`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.large_amethyst_bud.name`
Amethyst Cluster	`amethyst_cluster`	`584`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.amethyst_cluster.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Available with /give command.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d The block's direct item form has the same id with the block.

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
facing	`up`	`up` `down` `north` `south` `east` `west`	The direction that the amethyst is facing, determined by its anchoring.
waterlogged	`false`	`true` `false`	Whether or not the amethyst is located inside of water.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
facing_direction	Not Supported	`0`	`0` `1` `2` `3` `4` `5`	`Unsupported`	The direction that the amethyst is facing. 0: down 1: up 2: north 3: south 4: west 5: east

History

For a more in-depth breakdown of changes to textures and models, including a set of renders for each state combination, see /Asset history

Java Edition
May 21, 2009		Notch mentioned crystal blocks as a potential block type that can be found in the underground.
October 3, 2020		Amethyst clusters are shown at Minecraft Live 2020.
October 20, 2020		Cory Scheviak reveals small and medium amethyst buds on Twitter.
1.17	20w45a	Added amethyst buds and amethyst clusters.
	20w46a	Amethyst buds can now be obtained with Silk Touch.^[2]
	21w11a	Breaking amethyst clusters by hand, with a piston, or by other means now drops 2 amethyst shards instead of the 4 that it does when broken with a pickaxe.
	21w11a	Previously, only an iron pickaxe or higher could cause 4 amethyst shards to drop, and other means dropped nothing.
	21w17a	Removed unused 'lit' blockstate.
?		Some amethyst bud items now have dedicated item textures, which appear moved up a few pixels compared to the block textures.
Bedrock Edition
1.17.0	beta 1.17.0.50	Added amethyst buds and amethyst clusters.
1.17.0	beta 1.17.0.52	Amethyst buds and amethyst clusters are no longer available only in experimental gameplay.