Polished Basalt
Polished Basalt is a grey block with a calm texture. It's in 2 of our palettes, most often as the frame.
Build a palette around it
Opens Blockroll with Polished Basalt locked as the frame. Press Space to roll the other five blocks.
- minecraft:polished_basalt
- Nether
- Java 1.16+ or Bedrock 1.16+
- Lightness 47
Shapes
Full block only: no stairs, slabs, walls or other shapes.
Roles in Blockroll
- WallsThe main mass. Most of your build is this.
- FrameCorners, pillars and beams that hold it together.
- FloorFloors inside, paths outside.
- AccentTrim, bands, door and window frames.
- DetailSmall touches: windows, lights, greenery.
Blocks with a similar colour
Palettes with Polished Basalt
Nether fortressDark nether bricks between grey basalt pillars, with red nether brick roofs. Shroomlight is the light source, so the build glows without a torch in sight.Blackstone bastionPolished blackstone bricks with lighter basalt pillars, the blocks a bastion is made of. Magma blocks glow along the base, and a few gilded blackstone blocks are the only gold.