{{Block
|transparent=No
|light=No
|stackable=Yes (64)
|flammable=No
|lavasusceptible=No
|renewable=No
|tool=Wooden Pickaxe
}}
'''Calcite''' is a carbonate mineral, currently used as a decorative block.

== Obtaining ==

=== Breaking ===
Calcite drops as an item if mined by any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

{{Breaking row|Calcite|Pickaxe|Wood|horizontal=1|foot=1}}

=== Natural generation ===
Calcite generates naturally as part of the structure of [[amethyst geode]]s, between the [[Smooth Basalt|smooth basalt]] and [[block of amethyst]] layers. It also generates in the [[stony peaks]] in [[strip]]s.

== Usage ==
Calcite is currently used only for decoration.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Calcite}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Calcite
|spritetype=block
|nameid=calcite
|blocktags=mineable/pickaxe|showblocktags=y
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Calcite
|spritetype=block
|nameid=calcite
|id=581
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History||October 3, 2020|link={{ytl|DBvZ2Iqmm3M|t=23m14s}}|[[File:Calcite JE1.png|32px]] Calcite is shown unnamed at [[Minecraft Live 2020]] as part of an [[amethyst geode]].}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|[[File:Calcite JE1.png|32px]] Added calcite.}}
{{History|||snap=20w46a|[[File:Calcite JE2.png|32px]] The texture of calcite has now been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=21w11a|[[File:Calcite JE3.png|32px]] Changed lighting.}}
{{History||1.18|snap=Experimental Snapshot 1|Calcite now generates as [[strip]]s on [[stony peaks]].}}
{{History|||snap=21w39a|[[File:Calcite JE4 BE1.png|32px]] The default [[brightness]] has been changed from "Moody" to 50, closer resembling {{el|be}}.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.17.0.50|[[File:Calcite JE4 BE1.png|32px]] Added calcite.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.17.0.52|Calcite is no longer available only through [[Experimental Gameplay]].}}
{{History||Caves & Cliffs (experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.18.0|snap=beta 1.17.40.21|Calcite now generates as layers on [[stony peaks]].}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
1.17 Dev Geode.png|Close view at calcite during development.
Stony Peaks 1.18.png|Calcite found in a stony peaks biome.
</gallery>

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week--calcite Block of the Week: Calcite] – Minecraft.net on April 28, 2022

{{Blocks|Natural}}

[[Category:Natural blocks]]

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