Glowstone

Glowstone
A Glowstone Block
Type	Solid Block
Luminescent	Yes (emits light level 15)
Stackable?	Yes (64)
Tool Used	Any
Renewable	Yes (Glowstone Dust spawns in nether towers).

Glowstone is a decorative block used for illumination. It melts Ice and Snow near it, and drops 2-4 Glowstone Dust when broken. It spawns in Glowstone Clusters in the Nether.

Crafting

4 Glowstone Dust = 1 Glowstone

Trivia

• Before the name was officially confirmed, glowstone was also called lightstone, brimstone, and australium.
• When glowstone is broken, it has the same sound effect as breaking Glass and Ice.
• It can provide light underwater, unlike Torches.
  • Also, it emits a light of 15, while torches emit 14.
• Glowstone emits the same light level as the Sun and Fire.
• Before Update 0.12.1, Glowstone could be only obtained by the Nether Reactor.