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Amethyst Cluster in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Amethyst Cluster is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4, dropping Amethyst Cluster.

What is Amethyst Cluster?

Amethyst Cluster is a Minecraft block classified under the mineable/pickaxe material group. It has a hardness of 1.5 and a blast resistance of 1.5. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a transparent block, meaning it doesn't fully block light or vision. Amethyst Cluster emits light level 5. Amethyst Cluster filters 0 levels of light passing through it, even though it is technically transparent.

Namespaced identifier: minecraft:amethyst_cluster. Command: /give @p minecraft:amethyst_cluster 1.

How to mine Amethyst Cluster

Amethyst Cluster can be broken with any tool, or even by hand.

Break times (unenchanted, no Haste or Mining Fatigue):

With the correct tool: approximately 2.25 seconds
By hand (no tool): approximately 7.5 seconds

Using an Efficiency-enchanted tool, Haste beacons, or a Diamond/Netherite tier drastically reduces these times. Water and being airborne slow mining by 5×.

Amethyst Cluster drops

When broken, Amethyst Cluster drops:

Amethyst Cluster (Silk Touch required)
Amethyst Shard (Only without Silk Touch)

Silk Touch preserves the block itself; Fortune increases quantity of ore-style drops but has no effect on ordinary blocks.

Block tags & properties

Transparent
Light Source
Hand-Mineable
Silk Touch Sensitive

Amethyst Cluster technical properties

Waterloggable: Yes
Flammable: No
Burns from lava: No
Renewable: Yes
Emits light: Yes — luminance 1

Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Amethyst Cluster (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.

Technical properties

Namespaced ID: minecraft:amethyst_cluster
Material family: mineable/pickaxe
Hardness: 1.5
Blast resistance: 1.5
Stack size: 64
Transparent: Yes
Blocks light: 0
Emits light: 5
Diggable: Yes
Craftable: No
/give command: /give @p minecraft:amethyst_cluster 1

Overview

Amethyst Cluster is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers mining requirements, real drop data, and crafting relevance.

Prerequisites and materials

Expect to collect Amethyst Cluster (silk touch required), Amethyst Shard (only without silk touch) once it breaks.
This block emits light (level 5), so it's useful for lighting builds and preventing mob spawns nearby.

Step-by-step walkthrough

Amethyst Cluster can be broken by hand or with any tool, though using a tool is usually faster.
With the correct tool this takes about 2.25s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 7.5s.
Amethyst Cluster is transparent, so light passes through and adjacent blocks won't be shaded by it.

Pro tips

Use /give @p minecraft:amethyst_cluster 1 in creative mode to prototype builds before committing resources.
No special tool is required, so hand-mining is a valid fallback in an emergency.
Use a Silk Touch tool if you want the block itself instead of its normal drop.

Difficulty and time commitment

Difficulty: Easy
Estimated time per run: 1-5 min

Frequently Asked Questions

What tool do I need to mine Amethyst Cluster?

Amethyst Cluster can be broken by hand or with any tool - no specific tool tier is required.

What does Amethyst Cluster drop when mined?

Breaking Amethyst Cluster drops Amethyst Cluster (silk touch required), Amethyst Shard (only without silk touch).

How hard is Amethyst Cluster to mine?

Amethyst Cluster has a hardness value of 1.5. That works out to roughly 2.25s with the correct tool or 7.5s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).

What is the internal Minecraft ID for Amethyst Cluster?

The namespaced ID is minecraft:amethyst_cluster, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.