Basalt Pillar

Basalt pillar
Biomes	Soul Sand Valley
Generates in; existing chunks	No
Consists of	Basalt

Basalt pillars are tall features made up of basalt blocks.

Generation

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Basalt pillars are vertical basalt formations that generate in the soul sand valley biome. They are registered as a placed feature with a spawn rate of 10 per chunk, ensuring they appear frequently. Their height and distribution are randomized based on placement rules, contributing to the biome's rugged aesthetic.

Construction

Basalt pillars have their starting points in the ceiling of an area, then have a pillar of between one and three blocks wide in both the X and Z axis going all the way down to the ground, where a flat clump of basalt can be found around a 3×3 area from the center of the pillar, as if a vertical lava flow, like those commonly found in the Nether, had solidified.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Feature type	Identifier
[No displayed name]	`basalt_pillar`

Configured feature	Identifier
[No displayed name]	`basalt_pillar`

Bedrock Edition:

Feature	Identifier
[No displayed name]	`_basalt_pillar_feature`

Config

Java Edition:

[NBT Compound / JSON Object] config
- [String] block^{[upcoming: JE 26.3]} Which block to place.
- [String] can_replace^{[upcoming: JE 26.3]} Which blocks to replace.
- [Short][NBT Compound / JSON Object] direction^{[upcoming: JE 26.3]} Vertical direction of the pillar, being up or down.
- [Int][NBT Compound / JSON Object] chance_to_continue^{[upcoming: JE 26.3]} Optional probability between 0 and 1 (inclusive) that the pillar continues another block, assuming the block matches can_replace.
- [String] cap_feature^{[upcoming: JE 26.3]} Optional placed feature at the end of the pillar.

An example

{
  "type": "minecraft:basalt_pillar",
  "config": {}
}

History

Reveal

September 28, 2019							Basalt pillars shown unnamed as part of soul sand valley biome at Minecon 2019.

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.16			20w06a				Added basalt pillars.
1.16			20w22a				Now terminate flush with the ground or lava, rather than one block above.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.51				Added basalt pillars.

Issues

Issues relating to "Basalt Pillar" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Screenshots

A small basalt pillar.
A large and a small basalt pillar that generated on the edges of a Warped Forest and a Crimson Forest, respectively.
A basalt pillar on a Nether fortress
Basalt pillars reaching the surface of a lava sea
Another pillar level with the soul sand ground.
A pillar cutting through a fossil.
Three pillars flush with the ocean surface as of 20w22a.