Cobblestone

Cobblestone

Transparent	No
Luminance	0
Blast resistance	30
Tool
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Experience	Smelted: 0.1
Drops	Itself
Data value	dec: 4 hex: 4 bin: 100
Name	cobblestone

	“	Cobblestone, as you’ll know if you’ve played Minecraft for more than about ten seconds, is what you get when you break stone. As a result, it’s one of the substances in the game that will fill up your storage chests faster than a diamond pick chews through sugarcane. The glut of cobblestone you obtain in the course of normal play, combined with its blast resistance, is why it’s usually the favoured building material of anyone who builds for function rather than aesthetics.	„
		— Duncan Geere

Cobblestone is a common block, obtained from mining stone. Its texture resembles block of stone with a largely cracked surface. Cobblestone is mainly used for crafting or as a common building block.

Obtaining

Cobblestone requires a pickaxe to be mined, in which case it will drop itself. If mined without a pickaxe, then the mining will be slower and it will drop nothing.

Block	Cobblestone
Hardness	2
Tool
Breaking time
Hand	10
Wooden	1.5
Stone	0.75
Iron	0.5
Diamond	0.4
Golden	0.25

Stone

If stone is mined with a pickaxe that is not enchanted with silk touch, it will drop cobblestone.

Natural generation

Cobblestone occurs naturally in dungeons, strongholds, villages, jungle temples, underwater ruins, woodland mansions, and pillager outposts.‌^{[upcoming: JE 1.14 & BE 1.10]}

Water and lava

See also: Tutorials/Cobblestone farming

When water and flowing lava come into contact, the flowing lava is replaced with cobblestone. However, if the lava flows on top of the water from above, stone will be created instead.

Usage

Cobblestone can be used as a basic building block, as it is highly blast resistant and fairly common.

Silverfish

Silverfish have the ability to enter and hide in cobblestone, creating a infested block.

Smelting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Stone	Cobblestone + Any fuel

Repairing

Stone swords, pickaxes, axes, hoes and shovels can be repaired with cobblestone in an anvil.

Achievements

Main article: Achievements

Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Availability				Xbox points earned	Trophy type (PS)
				Xbox	PS	Bedrock	Nintendo
	Hot Topic	Construct a furnace out of eight stone blocks	Pick up a furnace from a crafting table output.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	15G	Bronze
	Dispense With This	Construct a Dispenser.		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	20G	Silver
	Chestful of Cobblestone	Mine 1,728 Cobblestone and place it in a chest	A player must mine 1,728 cobblestone and place 1,728 cobblestone, or 27 stacks, in a chest. The cobblestone placed in the chest does not have to be the same cobblestone that was mined.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Wii U, Switch	20G	Bronze

Advancements

Main article: Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Internal ID
	Stone Age	Mine stone with your new pickaxe	Minecraft	Get cobblestone in your inventory.	minecraft:story/mine_stone

History

Java Edition Pre-classic
Cave game tech test					Cobblestone was the first block in Minecraft, from back when the game was just a clone of Infiniminer called "Cave Game". Its textures are from one of Notch's previous games called RubyDung.
rd-132211					Cobblestone was used for the original logo for the game's official website and for the original Minecraft text on the main menu.
rd-160052					The texture was changed to look a bit smoother.
Java Edition Classic
0.0.14a					The texture was changed to have more detail.
0.0.19a					Cobblestone was removed from the UI due to a lack of room.
0.0.20a					Cobblestone was re-added to the UI.
Java Edition Indev
0.31			0.31 (January 29, 2010)		Cobblestone is now used to craft stone swords, axes, pickaxes and shovels.
February 6, 2010					Cobblestone is now used to craft stone hoes.
February 19, 2010					Cobblestone is now used to craft furnaces.
February 23, 2010					Cobblestone can now be smelted into smooth stone.
Java Edition Infdev
June 16, 2010					Cobblestone is created when flowing water collides with flowing lava, making cobblestone generators possible.
June 25, 2010, 2					Cobblestone can be found in dungeons along with moss stone.
June 29, 2010					Cobblestone is now used to craft cobblestone stairs.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.1					Cobblestone is now used to craft levers.
Java Edition Beta
1.2					Cobblestone is now used to craft dispensers.
1.3					Cobblestone is now used to craft cobblestone slabs and no longer crafts stone slabs.
1.7					The top and bottom halves of the texture were swapped, with the top two quadrants also swapped, and the resulting texture was changed to have less contrast.
					Cobblestone is now used to craft pistons.
1.8			?		Cobblestone naturally generates in villages and strongholds.
Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3		Cobblestone is now used to craft brewing stands.
1.3.1			12w22a		Cobblestone naturally generates as one of the main blocks of jungle temples.
					Inventory sprites for blocks were flipped from left to right, changing to .
1.4.2			12w34a		Cobblestone is now used to craft cobblestone walls.
1.5			13w03a		Cobblestone is now used to craft droppers.
1.8			14w02a		Cobblestone is now used to craft diorite and andesite.
			14w03a		Cobblestone generates under gravel village roads, preventing them from collapsing into caves.
			14w04a		Cobblestone is now used to craft moss stone.
1.11			16w39a		Cobblestone now generates in woodland mansions.
					Cobblestone is now used to craft observers.
1.13			17w47a		Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 4.
			18w09a		Cobblestone now generates in underwater ruins.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.14			18w43a		Changed the texture of cobblestone.
			18w50a		Changed the texture of cobblestone again.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.1.0					Added cobblestone.
0.2.0					Changed the texture.
0.3.0					Cobblestone is now used to craft cobblestone stairs and slabs.
0.3.2					Cobblestone is now used to craft furnaces.
					Cobblestone can be smelted.
0.4.0					Cobblestone is now used to craft stone hoes.
0.6.0					Cobblestone is now used to craft the stonecutter.
0.8.0			build 2		Cobblestone is now used to craft cobblestone walls.
0.9.0			build 1		Cobblestone now naturally spawns in dungeons, strongholds and villages.
0.12.1			build 1		Cobblestone is now used to craft brewing stands.
					No longer makes nether reactors.
					Now gives experience when smelted.
0.13.0			build 1		Cobblestone is now used to craft levers.
					Cobblestone is no longer used to craft stonecutters.
0.15.0			build 1		Cobblestone is now used to craft pistons and observers.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.0		Cobblestone now generates in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0			beta 1.2.20.1		Cobblestone now generates in underwater ruins.
1.9.0			beta 1.9.0.2		Cobblestone can be used to craft a smithing table.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.10.0
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1		Added cobblestone.
TU3					Changed the texture.

Trivia

• If a player were to turn Inverted Colors on, the cobblestone texture will look like end stone, but blue.
  • This is because the textures of end stone and cobblestone are inverted, but don't use the opposing colors matched with the High Contrasting.
• Looking at the top of cobblestone the texture shows an L. This can be used to find north.

Issues

Issues relating to "Cobblestone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Gallery

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  Example of a building made with cobblestone, this one being a church in a village.

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  All the textures of cobblestone edited into the game with a resource pack.

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  A lava spring flowing onto a river, thus naturally generating cobblestone.

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References

Blocks

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