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

A '''lodestone''' is a [[block]] that can be used to alter [[compass]]es to point towards 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}}

=== Chest 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 {{Only|Java}}, or a unique cyan glint {{Only|Bedrock}}. This works even in [[the End]] and [[the Nether]]. If the lodestone is broken, or in a different dimension than the compass, 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 or pulled by [[sticky piston]]s.

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Lodestone}}
=== Unique ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Lodestone lock1.ogg
|sound2=Lodestone lock2.ogg
|source=Items
|subtitle=Lodestone Compass locks onto Lodestone
|description=Using a compass on the block
|id=item.lodestone_compass.lock
|translationkey=subtitles.item.lodestone_compass.lock
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

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

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

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Country Lode}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w13a|[[File:Lodestone JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added lodestones.}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Lodestones now generate in [[chest]]s within [[bastion remnant]]s.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=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.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.63|Lodestones now have their own [[sound]]s.
|Lodestones are no longer behind [[Experimental Gameplay]].}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia == 
* In reality, the [[Wikipedia:Lodestone|lodestone]] 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>[[bugtracker:MC-176618|MC-176618]] resolved as "Works as Intended"</ref>
* The advancement "Country Lode, Take Me Home" is a reference to the lyrics of a song called "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver.

== References ==

{{reflist}}

{{Blocks}}
[[Category:Manufactured blocks]]
[[Category:Utility blocks]]

[[de:Leitstein]]
[[fr:Magnétite]]
[[it:Magnetite]]
[[ja:ロードストーン]]
[[ko:자석석]]
[[pl:Magnetyt]]
[[pt:Magnetita]]
[[ru:Магнетит]]
[[th:หินนำทาง]]
[[zh:磁石]]