
For more information, see Breaking § Speed.įarmland, dirt paths, grass blocks, mycelium, and podzol drop dirt if broken without Silk Touch.

The starting point area in mineshafts also generates with a dirt floor. ĭirt can generate in the Overworld in the form of blobs. In villages, dirt generates naturally as part of several different structures. There can be as many as 3,000 in chunks with high mountains. There are approximately 1,850 dirt blocks per chunk in plains, forest, snowy tundra, jungle, and mountain biomes. Dirt is found at any altitude, and comprises the majority of the upper terrain layers in most Overworld biomes, bridging the gap between stone and grass blocks in various thicknesses.
