Materials

This article is about the concept of what blocks are made of. For items, see :Category:Raw materials.

Materials in Minecraft classify blocks into different types, more or less indicating what the block is "made of".

Materials

The following materials exist in Minecraft. Each material gives certain properties to the block, although individual blocks can and often will override them.

Material​	Map color		Liquid?	Solid?​	Block light?​	Block movement?​	Opaque?​	Need tool?​	Can burn?​	Can replace?​	Piston​
Air		None	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Replace
Grass		127,178,56	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Pushed
Dirt		183,106,47	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Pushed
Wood		104,83,50	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Pushed
Stone		112,112,112	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Pushed
Metal/Mineral		167,167,167	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Pushed
Anvil		167,167,167	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Blocked
Water		64,64,255	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Replace
Lava		255,0,0	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Replace
Leaves		0,124,0	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Replace
Plants		0,124,0	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Replace
Replaceable plants		0,124,0	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Replace
Sponge		167,167,167	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Pushed
Wool		167,167,167	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Pushed
Fire		None	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Replace
Sand		247,233,163	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Pushed
Non-solid		None	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Replace
Carpet		167,167,167	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Pushed
Glass		None	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Pushed
Redstone lamp		None	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Pushed
TNT		255,0,0	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Pushed
Unknown		0,124,0	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Replace
Ice		160,160,255	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Pushed
Packed ice		160,160,255	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Pushed
Snow layer		255,255,255	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Replace
Snow block		255,255,255	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Pushed
Cactus		0,124,0	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Replace
Clay		164,168,184	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Pushed
Gourd		0,124,0	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Replace
Dragon egg		0,124,0	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Replace
Portal		None	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Blocked
Cake		None	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Replace
Cobweb		167,167,167	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Replace
Piston		112,112,112	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Blocked
Barrier		None	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Blocked
Structure Void		None	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Pushed

Blocks

Material	Blocks
Air	Air
Grass
Dirt
Wood
Stone
Metal/Mineral
Anvil
Water
Lava
Leaves
Plants
Replaceable plants
Sponge
Wool
Fire
Sand
Non-solid
Carpet
Glass
Redstone lamp
TNT
Unknown	Not applied to any blocks.
Ice
Snow layer
Snow block
Cactus
Clay
Gourd
Dragon egg
Portal
Cake
Cobweb
Piston
Barrier
Structure Void

Effects

• Endermen will teleport depending on materials which block movement. They choose a random destination and then seek downwards until they find a block with a movement-blocking material.
• Various things that spawn on the "surface" similarly check material movement-blocking to find the surface.
• Paintings, banners, signs, cakes, and mob heads are placed on any solid material. This is why signs can be placed on each other without any visible connection.
• Player spawning checks for obstruction based on material solidity.
• Lava checks for a burnable material nearby when attempting to start fires. The fire itself uses its own list of flammable materials, which is why fire will start next to some wood blocks but will never consume the block.
• Water and lava spread and currents generally depend on whether the block's materials blocks movement, while placement from a bucket depends on the block's solidity.
• Fence gates must be placed above a block with a solid material.
• When broken, ice will turn to water if above a block with a liquid or movement-blocking material.
• Cacti break depending on the solidity of an adjacent block's material.
• Farmland turns to dirt if a solid-material block is placed on top.
• Rain and snowfall fall through blocks that have a non-liquid material that does not block movement.
• Dungeon, lake, and Nether portal generation checks for solid materials, rather than solid blocks.
• Solid-material blocks cannot be placed at Y=255, while non-solid-material blocks can.
• Note blocks check materials to determine the instrument. They check for a material of stone, sand, glass, or wood, while any other material is given the default piano sound.

Gameplay 

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