Prismarine

Prismarine

Transparency	No
Luminance	No
Blast resistance	30
Tool
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Drops	Itself
Data value	dec: 168 hex: A8 bin: 10101000
Name	prismarine

This article is about the block. For the item used to craft the block, see Prismarine Shard. For the item used to craft sea lanterns, see Prismarine Crystals.

	“	I picked Prismarine because 1) it sounds good, 2) it references water with "marine", 3) it references its "shimmering effect" I hinted at with "prism", and 4) it doesn't really mean anything in the real world.	„
		—Jeb about the name

Prismarine is a stone-like material that only appears underwater in ocean monuments.

Prismarine bricks are a decorative form of prismarine with a sawtooth-edged brick pattern.

Dark prismarine is a decorative form of prismarine; it is dark, with a tight grid pattern.

Obtaining

All types of prismarine can be mined using any pickaxe to drop itself. If mined without a pickaxe, the block will be lost.

Block	Prismarine
Hardness	1.5
Tool
Breaking time
Hand	7.5
Wooden	1.15
Stone	0.6
Iron	0.4
Diamond	0.3
Golden	0.2

Natural generation

All types of prismarine naturally generate as the main blocks making up ocean monuments. Normal prismarine and its bricks are found in large amounts due to the size of the structure. Prismarine bricks make up the 23 pillars below the monument, and appear decoratively throughout the structure. Somewhat more rare is dark prismarine, which encases the 8 gold block reward of the dungeon, and appears in fewer decorative features.

Crafting

Each type of prismarine can be crafted using varying amounts of prismarine shards, and an ink sac in the case of dark prismarine. All of these resources can be obtained from underwater mobs.

Usage

The only current usage for prismarine is decoration or as a high blast resistance building block.

The normal prismarine is uniquely useful for decoration as it has an animated texture. The cracks in prismarine slowly cycle in color through aqua, green, purple, and indigo. The full animation for the prismarine texture changes color 22 times in an irregular sequence before the whole pattern repeats; this takes 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

Data values

Prismarine has an ID name of minecraft:prismarine and an ID number of 168. It uses its block data and block state to determine which variant of prismarine is displayed.

Block data

See also: Data values

	DV	Description
	0	Prismarine
	1	Prismarine Bricks
	2	Dark Prismarine

Block state

See also: Block states

Name	Value	Description
variant	prismarine	Prismarine
	prismarine_bricks	Prismarine Bricks
	dark_prismarine	Dark Prismarine

History

Official release
1.8			May 17, 2014		The first images of prismarine are previewed by Jeb on his instagram page.
			May 27, 2014		Jeb creates a contest to name the new block. A clearer image of the block texture is also revealed. Jeb also reveals that there's several varieties.
			May 28, 2014		Jeb names the new block "prismarine".
			14w25a		Prismarine added, along with its variants.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.16.0			build 1		Added prismarine and its variants.
Console Edition
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3		Added prismarine and its variants.

Issues

Issues relating to “Prismarine”, “Prismarine Bricks”, or ”Dark Prismarine“ are maintained on the issue tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• The name "prismarine" was created by Reddit user AjaxGb during a naming contest, where Jeb was looking for a name for the block.

Gallery

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  The first picture of prismarine, along with sea lanterns, in a proto- ocean monument.

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  A brightened version of the preview image.

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  Another picture of prismarine

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  A picture of prismarine and its variants in an ocean monument, along with the Elder Guardian.

References

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