{{Infobox block
|title=Lodestone
|image=Lodestone.png
|invimage=Lodestone
|transparent=No
|light=No
|tool=wooden pickaxe
|renewable=No
|stackable=Yes (64)
|flammable=No
|lavasusceptible=No
}}

A '''lodestone''' is a [[block]] that can be used to alter [[compass]]es to point toward it. It can be used in all three [[dimension]]s.

== Obtaining ==

=== Breaking ===

Lodestone requires a [[pickaxe]] to be mined, in which case it drops itself. If mined without a pickaxe, then the mining is slower and it drops nothing.

{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Lodestone|Pickaxe|Wood}}

=== Generated loot ===
{{LootChestItem|lodestone}}

=== Crafting ===
{{crafting
|showname=1
|A1=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|A2=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|A3=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|B1=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|B2=Netherite Ingot
|B3=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|C1=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|C2=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|C3=Chiseled Stone Bricks
|Output=Lodestone
|type=Decoration block
}}

== Usage ==
=== Lodestone Compass ===
{{control|Using}} a [[compass]] on a lodestone causes the compass to point to the lodestone, indicated by an enchantment glint effect on the compass. This works even in [[the End]] and [[the Nether]]. If the lodestone is broken, or in a different dimension, then the compass spins randomly, as ordinary compasses in the End and Nether do. If the lodestone is destroyed while a paired compass is in a [[chest]], [[shulker box]], [[item frame]], [[armor stand]], or any other [[:Category:Storage|storage item]], the compass does not register that the lodestone is destroyed until the item is retrieved. Placing a lodestone back in the exact place as the original lodestone while the compass is still in a container prevents unpairing.

=== Piston interactivity ===
Lodestones cannot be pushed by [[piston]]s. They also cannot be pushed nor pulled by [[sticky piston]]s.

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Lodestone}}
=== Unique ===
{{edition|java}}
{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
|sound =Lodestone lock1.ogg
|sound2=Lodestone lock2.ogg
|source=player
|subtitle=Lodestone Compass locks onto Lodestone
|description=When a compass is used on a lodestone
|id=item.lodestone_compass.lock
|translationkey=subtitles.item.lodestone_compass.lock
|volume=1.0
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 0.85 or 0.95 for each sound</ref>
| distance = 16
}}
}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Lodestone lock1.ogg
|sound2=Lodestone lock2.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a compass is used on a lodestone
|id=lodestone_compass.link_compass_to_lodestone
|volume=1.0
| pitch = 0.85-0.95
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Lodestone
|spritetype=block
|nameid=lodestone
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Lodestone
|spritetype=block
|nameid=lodestone
|id=477
|foot=1}}

{{IN|bedrock}}, a lodestone has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.
{{ID table
|notnamespaced=y
|displayname=Block entity
|spritename=lodestone
|spritetype=block
|nameid=Lodestone
|foot=1}}

===Block data===

{{IN|bedrock}}, a lodestone has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Block entity format]].

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Country Lode, Take Me Home}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w13a|[[File:Lodestone JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added lodestones.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w16a|Lodestones now generate in [[chest]]s within [[bastion remnant]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w20a|Players now get the [[advancement]] "Country Lode, Take Me Home" when using a [[compass]] on a lodestone.}}

|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.57|[[File:Lodestone JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added lodestones.
|Lodestones are currently available only in [[Experimental Gameplay]].
|Lodestones generate in [[chest]]s within [[bastion remnant]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.0.63|Lodestones now have their own [[sound]]s.
|Lodestones are no longer behind [[Experimental Gameplay]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.30|dev=Preview 1.20.20.21|Increased the hardness and blast resistance of lodestones from 2 to 3.5.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia == 
* In reality, the {{W|lodestone|newtab=1}} is a naturally magnetized piece of the mineral magnetite, which can attract iron.
* Despite being made from [[netherite]], lodestones are not immune to fire and lava damage.<ref>{{bug|MC-176618|||WAI}}</ref>
* The advancement "Country Lode, Take Me Home" is a reference to the lyrics of the song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:20w13a.png|A lodestone as seen in the [[Java Edition 20w13a|20w13a]] promotional image.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Compass]]
* [[Netherite]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week--lodestone Block of the Week: Lodestone] – Minecraft.net on August 20, 2020

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