Petrified Oak Slab

Petrified oak slabs are a unique type of slab available through commands or by upgrading from legacy versions. Unlike all other slabs, they are unobtainable through conventional Survival gameplay and the only way to obtain them is through commands.

Obtaining

Petrified oak slabs are unobtainable in new Survival worlds.

Breaking

Petrified oak slabs require a pickaxe to mine. When broken, they drop themselves in Java Edition, and regular oak slabs in Bedrock Edition.

Block	Petrified Oak Slab
Hardness	2
Breaking time (secs)
Default	3

Crafting

Petrified oak slabs are uncraftable in current versions without the use of a data pack or behavior pack.

Upgrading

Petrified oak slabs are obtainable and craftable as one would expect in versions released before Java Edition 1.3.1 (snapshot 12w17a) or Pocket Edition v0.7.3 alpha, in which they are the only wooden slab type.

Usage

Petrified oak slabs are functionally still slabs, and share the majority of their placement, collision and other such behaviors with normally obtainable slabs.

Differences from normal slabs

Petrified oak slabs are mostly notable for where their behavior diverges from that expected of their name and appearance.

Unlike other wooden slabs:

Petrified oak slabs make the sounds characteristic of stone.
They require a pickaxe to mine. If broken without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.
They are not flammable, nor are they set on fire by nearby lava.
They cannot be used as fuel in a furnace.
They have a greater blast resistance.
Note blocks placed on top produce bass drum sounds, similarly to other stone-like blocks.

Unlike other slabs in general:

They cannot be crafted or obtained normally in Survival.
They do not have a direct full-block equivalent.
In Bedrock Edition they do not drop themselves, but rather drop an oak slab.

Sounds

Java Edition:

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

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Bedrock Edition:

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.stone`	0.37	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.stone`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.stone`	0.3	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`jump.stone`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.stone`	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier
Petrified Oak Slab	`petrified_oak_slab`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier
Double Stone Slabs (1)	`double_stone_slab`
Stone Slabs (1)	`stone_slab`

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
type	`bottom`	`bottom` `top`	Where the slab is within its block.
type	`bottom`	`double`	The block is a double slab.
waterlogged	`false`	`false` `true`	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this slab.

Bedrock Edition:
Stone slab and double stone slab:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
stone_slab_type	`0x1` `0x2` `0x4`	`smooth_stone`	`smooth_stone`	`0`	Smooth Stone Slab
			`sandstone`	`1`	Sandstone Slab
			`wood`	`2`	Petrified Oak Slab
			`cobblestone`	`3`	Cobblestone Slab
			`brick`	`4`	Brick Slab
			`stone_brick`	`5`	Stone Brick Slab
			`quartz`	`6`	Quartz Slab
			`nether_brick`	`7`	Nether Brick Slab
top_slot_bit	`0x8`	`false`	`false` `true`	`0` `1`	Whether or not this slab is an upper slab.

Wood slab and double wood slab:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
wood_type	`0x1` `0x2` `0x4`	`oak`	`oak`	`0`	Oak Slab
			`spruce`	`1`	Spruce Slab
			`birch`	`2`	Birch Slab
			`jungle`	`3`	Jungle Slab
			`acacia`	`4`	Acacia Slab
			`dark_oak`	`5`	Dark Oak Slab
top_slot_bit	`0x8`	`false`	`false` `true`	`0` `1`	Whether or not this slab is an upper slab.

Stone slab 2 and double stone slab 2:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
stone_slab_type_2	`0x1` `0x2` `0x4`	`red_sandstone`	`red_sandstone`	`0`	Red Sandstone Slab
			`purpur`	`1`	Purpur Slab
			`prismarine_rough`	`2`	Prismarine Slab
			`prismarine_dark`	`3`	Dark Prismarine Slab
			`prismarine_brick`	`4`	Prismarine Brick Slab
			`mossy_cobblestone`	`5`	Mossy Cobblestone Slab
			`smooth_sandstone`	`6`	Smooth Sandstone Slab
			`red_nether_brick`	`7`	Red Nether Brick Slab
top_slot_bit	`0x8`	`false`	`false` `true`	`0` `1`	Whether or not this slab is an upper slab.

Stone slab 3 and double stone slab 3:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
stone_slab_type_3	`0x1` `0x2` `0x4`	`end_stone_brick`	`end_stone_brick`	`0`	End Stone Brick Slab
			`smooth_red_sandstone`	`1`	Smooth Red Sandstone Slab
			`polished_andesite`	`2`	Polished Andesite Slab
			`andesite`	`3`	Andesite Slab
			`diorite`	`4`	Diorite Slab
			`polished_diorite`	`5`	Polished Diorite Slab
			`granite`	`6`	Granite Slab
			`polished_granite`	`7`	Polished Granite Slab
top_slot_bit	`0x8`	`false`	`false` `true`	`0` `1`	Whether or not this slab is an upper slab.

Stone slab 4 and double stone slab 4:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
stone_slab_type_4	`0x1` `0x2` `0x4`	`mossy_stone_brick`	`mossy_stone_brick`	`0`	Mossy Stone Brick Slab
			`smooth_quartz`	`1`	Smooth Quartz Slab
			`stone`	`2`	Stone Slab
			`cut_sandstone`	`3`	Cut Sandstone Slab
			`cut_red_sandstone`	`4`	Cut Red Sandstone Slab
top_slot_bit	`0x8`	`false`	`false` `true`	`0` `1`	Whether or not this slab is an upper slab.

Other slabs and double slabs:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
top_slot_bit	`0x1`	`false`	`false` `true`	`0` `1`	Whether or not this slab is an upper slab.

History

Java Edition Beta
1.3		Added petrified oak slabs.
		Petrified oak slabs were the "usual" wood slab in this version, as they were craftable from planks like all other slabs were, and accordingly named "Wooden Slab" in item form.
		Their behavior was due to sharing a block ID with all other slabs at the time, distinguished only by metadata, which could not define other block properties such as material and hardness.
Java Edition
1.3.1	12w17a	A separate block ID has been added for wooden slabs, to account for the addition of slabs with new wood types. This new ID also has the characteristics of normal wood blocks. As of this version, the petrified oak slab, still called "Wooden Slab", is now unobtainable, and can only be obtained by having them present in the world from previous versions (placed or as items).
1.13	17w47a	"Wooden Slab" has been renamed to "Petrified Oak Slab".
1.13	17w47a	Petrified oak slabs have been made available in the Creative inventory.
1.19.3	22w42a	Petrified oak slabs are no longer in the Creative inventory.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0		Added petrified oak slabs, which are currently unobtainable.
v0.3.0		Petrified oak slabs can be crafted.
v0.3.0		Petrified oak slabs have been added to the Creative inventory.
v0.7.3		Added proper wooden slabs. Petrified oak slabs are now unobtainable in this version.
		They have been renamed from "tile.stoneSlab.name<" to "Fake Wood Slab".
		Petrified oak slabs now drop the new normal oak slabs.
Unknown
?		"Fake Wood Slab" has been renamed "Wooden Slab"
Legacy Console Edition
?		Added petrified oak slabs.
?		Petrified oak slabs are no longer obtainable in Survival.
?		However, they still exist in the Creative inventory as the only type of oak slab there, despite birch spruce and jungle slabs also being present right next to it.

Appearance changes

Block

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Java Edition Beta
1.3		Added petrified oak slabs.
1.7		The UV of many non-full blocks has changed, changing the petrified oak slab's appearance.
Java Edition
1.0.0	Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5	The oak planks texture has changed, changing the petrified oak slab's appearance.
1.2.1	1.2	This is how petrified oak top slabs looked.
1.14	18w43a	The oak planks texture has changed, changing the petrified oak slab's appearance.
1.14	18w47a	The oak planks texture has changed, changing the petrified oak slab's appearance.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0		Added petrified oak slabs.
v0.2.0		The oak planks texture has changed, changing the petrified oak slab's appearance.
v0.4.0		The UV of many non-full blocks has changed, changing the petrified oak slab's appearance.

Item

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Java Edition Beta
1.3		Item damage is now used to track block variants. Stone slabs with 2 damage are now petrified oak slabs.
1.6	Test Build 3	All 3D items now appear much brighter and are rotated 90 degrees clockwise from their previous positions.
1.7		The UV of slabs now uses the bottom half of the texture for the side.
1.8	Pre-release	All 3D items now appear even brighter than previously, with almost no shading.
Java Edition
1.0.0	Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5	The oak planks texture has changed, changing the petrified oak slab's appearance.
1.0.0	RC2	All 3D items are now shaded more reasonably.
1.3.1	12w22a	All 3D items in the inventory have been rotated 90 degrees anti-clockwise.
1.4.2	12w34a	Items appeared slightly darker in the player's inventory than in chests prior to this version.
1.8	14w25a	Petrified oak slab items no longer have a model.
1.9	15w31a	The missing model has changed, modifying the petrified oak slab's appearance.
1.13	17w43a	The missing model has changed, modifying the petrified oak slab's appearance.
1.13	17w47a	Petrified oak slabs now have an item model again.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0		Petrified oak slabs do not currently have an associated icon in `gui_blocks.png`, resulting in inconsistent inventory icon behavior.
v0.3.0		Petrified oak slabs are now assigned an inventory icon.

Info pertaining to all slabs

Java Edition
1.2.1		1.2			Slabs can be placed in the top half of blocks.

Data history

Java Edition
1.8		?			With the addition of block states, the state used for these slabs has a specific name: `wood_old`
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral IDs were 43 and 44.

Issues

Issues relating to "Petrified Oak Slab" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Gallery

A petrified oak slab house with a netherrack fireplace.
Fake wooden slabs.

[bugMC-177082-1] MC-177082

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