Minecraft is a sandbox game that has a wide variety of blocks. Using the correct tools, players can mine them. Most of the blocks can also be collected as an item, and then players can place them wherever they desire. Breaking the block is not an instant process, and the time required varies for most blocks.
The most commonly used tool for breaking blocks is the pickaxe because it can mine many different blocks. Players can apply Efficiency enchantment to their tools to mine faster.
This article only covers the blocks that can be broken and obtained in survival mode.