{{Infobox block
| image = <gallery>
Polished Basalt (UD) JE1 BE1.png|Polished Basalt (UD)
Polished Basalt (EW) JE1 BE1.png|Polished Basalt (EW)
Polished Basalt (NS) JE1 BE1.png|Polished Basalt (NS)
</gallery>
| invimage = Polished Basalt
| transparent = No
| light = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable=No
| lavasusceptible = No
| renewable = Yes
| tool = Wooden pickaxe
}}
'''Polished basalt''' is the polished version of [[basalt]] and can be found as part of [[ancient cities]] and [[bastion remnant]]s.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Polished basalt drops as an item if mined by any [[pickaxe]]. If mined by any other tool, it drops nothing.

{{Breaking row|Polished Basalt|Pickaxe|Wooden|horizontal=1}}

=== Natural generation ===
Polished basalt can be found naturally as part of [[ancient cities]] and [[bastion remnant]]s.

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
  |head=1
  |showname=1
  |A2=Basalt
  |B2=Basalt
  |A3=Basalt
  |B3=Basalt
  |Output=Polished Basalt,4
  |type=Building block
  |foot=1
}}

=== Stonecutting ===
{{Stonecutting
|showname=1
|Basalt
|Polished Basalt
|foot=1
}}

== Usage ==
Polished basalt points perpendicular to whatever block face they are placed on.

=== Note blocks ===
Polished basalt can be placed under [[note block]]s to produce "bass drum" sounds.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Basalt}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Polished Basalt
|spritetype=block
|nameid=polished_basalt
|blocktags=mineable/pickaxe
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Polished Basalt
|spritetype=block
|nameid=polished_basalt
|id=490
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}
{{:Basalt/BS}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w12a|[[File:Polished Basalt Axis Y JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Polished Basalt Axis X JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Polished Basalt Axis Z JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added polished basalt.
|Polished basalt can currently be obtained only by [[smelting]] the normal basalt block.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w13a|Basalt can no longer be smelted into polished basalt.
|Polished basalt can now be obtained by [[crafting]] 4 blocks of basalt in a 2×2 grid or [[stonecutting]] it, similar to other [[polished]] stones.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w16a|Polished basalt now generates as part of [[bastion remnant]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1|Polished basalt now generates as part of [[ancient cities]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.51|[[File:Polished Basalt Axis Y JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Polished Basalt Axis X JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Polished Basalt Axis Z JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added polished basalt.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.0.57|Polished basalt now generates as part of [[bastion remnant]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.0.59|[[Crafting]] polished basalt now gives the correct amount of blocks in return.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-66515}}</ref>
|Polished basalt can now be crafted using a [[stonecutter]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.30|dev=beta 1.18.30.32|exp=Wild Update|Polished basalt now generates as part of [[ancient cities]].}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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