Lime Concrete Powder
Lime Concrete Powder is a gravity-affected block (falls like sand), crafted from sand, gravel, and lime dye, and hardened by water into lime concrete.
Description
Lime Concrete Powder exists to become lime concrete: placing the powder into water, next to water, or dropping the powder into flowing water or a water source turns every wet block solid. In Java Edition, a waterlogged neighbor such as stairs triggers the same change from the sides where water can flow out. Rain and splash water bottles leave Lime Concrete Powder unchanged, powder dropped as an item never hardens, and a falling block passing water in midair stays powder until landing; next to water, solidification waits for a block update. For big builds, harvest natural sand and gravel, or renew gravel through piglin bartering, which has made concrete powder a renewable resource since Java Edition 1.16.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:lime_concrete_powder
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|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:lime_concrete_powder
|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Best tool | Shovel |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Java Edition | 1.12 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.1.0 |
Guide
How to Turn Lime Concrete Powder Into Lime Concrete in Minecraft
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1
Gather 4 sand, 4 gravel, and 1 lime dye
Collect plain sand — red sand is not accepted in the recipe — plus gravel and one lime dye for every batch of 8 Lime Concrete Powder blocks.
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2
Craft a batch of 8 powder
Place 1 lime dye, 4 sand, and 4 gravel anywhere on the crafting grid; the recipe is shapeless, so the order of the ingredients does not matter.
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3
Place the powder at the build site
Set Lime Concrete Powder blocks where the lime concrete surface should appear; without a solid block underneath, the powder falls exactly like sand.
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4
Run water over the powder
Place a water source or flowing water against the powder, or drop the powder into water; every block that touches water turns into lime concrete.
Rain and splash water bottles leave Lime Concrete Powder unchanged, and powder lying on the ground as an item never becomes lime concrete; only placed or falling blocks touching real water solidify.
How to craft this block
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Frequently asked questions
How many Lime Concrete Powder blocks does one craft make?
One craft makes 8 Lime Concrete Powder blocks from 1 lime dye, 4 sand, and 4 gravel. The recipe is shapeless, so the order of the nine ingredients does not matter.
Does rain turn Lime Concrete Powder into lime concrete?
No. Rain and splash water bottles have no effect on Lime Concrete Powder; only a water source, flowing water, or — in Java Edition — a waterlogged neighbor solidifies the powder.
Can red sand replace sand in the Lime Concrete Powder recipe?
No, red sand cannot be used in place of plain sand when crafting Lime Concrete Powder.
Is Lime Concrete Powder renewable?
Yes. Piglins offer gravel in bartering, which made concrete powder renewable in version 1.16, and wandering traders are the only renewable sand source; harvesting natural sand remains the easier route.
Which tool breaks Lime Concrete Powder fastest?
A shovel breaks Lime Concrete Powder faster than any other tool, though a bare hand also mines the block.
Does Lime Concrete Powder harden while falling past water?
No. Lime Concrete Powder passing water in midair stays powder, and a block that lands next to water solidifies only after a block update.
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