diff --git a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/api/block/BOPBlocks.java b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/api/block/BOPBlocks.java
index a1c8bd792..9d15911bb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/api/block/BOPBlocks.java
+++ b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/api/block/BOPBlocks.java
@@ -43,6 +43,5 @@ public class BOPBlocks
     public static Block dried_dirt;
     public static Block crag_rock;
     public static Block mud_brick;
-    public static Block biome_block;
     public static Block crystal;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/api/item/BOPItems.java b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/api/item/BOPItems.java
index ee649bae7..822a15008 100644
--- a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/api/item/BOPItems.java
+++ b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/api/item/BOPItems.java
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ public class BOPItems
     public static Item persimmon;
     public static Item peach;
     public static Item pear;
+    public static Item crystal_shard;
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/block/BlockCrystal.java b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/block/BlockCrystal.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a10f51a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/block/BlockCrystal.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright 2014, the Biomes O' Plenty Team
+ * 
+ * This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License.
+ * 
+ * To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+package biomesoplenty.common.block;
+
+import java.util.Random;
+
+import biomesoplenty.api.block.BOPBlock;
+import biomesoplenty.api.item.BOPItems;
+import net.minecraft.block.Block;
+import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
+import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
+import net.minecraft.item.Item;
+
+public class BlockCrystal extends BOPBlock
+{
+    public BlockCrystal() {
+        super(Material.glass);
+        this.setHardness(0.15F);
+        this.setResistance(5.0F);
+        this.setLightLevel(1.0F);
+        this.setStepSound(Block.soundTypeGlass);
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public Item getItemDropped(IBlockState state, Random rand, int fortune)
+    {
+        return BOPItems.crystal_shard;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int quantityDropped(Random random)
+    {
+        return 4;
+    }
+    
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/blockstates/crystal.json b/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/blockstates/crystal.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c949439e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/blockstates/crystal.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "variants": {
+        "normal": { "model": "biomesoplenty:crystal" }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/lang/en_US.lang b/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/lang/en_US.lang
index 7a01f27b7..28da0691f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/lang/en_US.lang
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/lang/en_US.lang
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ tile.hard_ice.name=Hardened Ice
 tile.dried_dirt.name=Dried Dirt
 tile.crag_rock.name=Crag Rock
 tile.mud_brick.name=Mud Bricks
+tile.crystal.name=Celestial Crystal
 
 item.fleshchunk.name=Chunk of Flesh
 item.mudball.name=Mud Ball
@@ -163,3 +164,4 @@ item.turnip_seeds.name=Turnip Seeds
 item.persimmon.name=Persimmon
 item.peach.name=Peach
 item.pear.name=Pear
+item.crystal_shard.name=Celestial Crystal Shard
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/models/block/crystal.json b/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/models/block/crystal.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45f8574fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/models/block/crystal.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "parent": "block/cube_all",
+    "textures": {
+        "all": "biomesoplenty:blocks/crystal"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/models/item/crystal.json b/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/models/item/crystal.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a30f14b12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/models/item/crystal.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    "parent": "biomesoplenty:block/crystal",
+    "display": {
+        "thirdperson": {
+            "rotation": [ 10, -45, 170 ],
+            "translation": [ 0, 1.5, -2.75 ],
+            "scale": [ 0.375, 0.375, 0.375 ]
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/models/item/crystal_shard.json b/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/models/item/crystal_shard.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0f90acaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/models/item/crystal_shard.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+    "parent": "builtin/generated",
+    "textures": {
+        "layer0": "biomesoplenty:items/crystal_shard"
+    },
+    "display": {
+        "thirdperson": {
+            "rotation": [ -90, 0, 0 ],
+            "translation": [ 0, 1, -3 ],
+            "scale": [ 0.55, 0.55, 0.55 ]
+        },
+        "firstperson": {
+            "rotation": [ 0, -135, 25 ],
+            "translation": [ 0, 4, 2 ],
+            "scale": [ 1.7, 1.7, 1.7 ]
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/textures/blocks/crystal.png b/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/textures/blocks/crystal.png
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/textures/items/crystal_shard.png b/src/main/resources/assets/biomesoplenty/textures/items/crystal_shard.png
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