Block of Quartz

Block of Quartz

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.8
Hardness	0.8
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

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A block of quartz, internally known as a quartz block, is a mineral block used for decoration. It can be turned into a quartz slab, chiseled quartz block, quartz pillar, quartz bricks, or smooth quartz block.

Obtaining

Breaking

Blocks of quartz can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block	Block of Quartz
Hardness	0.8
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default	4
Wooden	0.6
Stone	0.3
Copper ​	0.25
Iron	0.2
Diamond	0.15
Netherite	0.15
Golden	0.1
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

Legend

• incorrect tool, drops nothing
• correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
• correct tool, drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

Natural generation

Four quartz blocks generate naturally as part of each bridge in the bastion remnant.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Nether Quartz

Trading

Villager	Probability		Villager wants	Player receives
	JE	BE
Master Mason	100%	50%	Emerald

Usage

Quartz blocks cannot be used to store Nether quartz because they cannot be crafted back into it, unlike blocks made from other ores.^[1]

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Quartz Bricks		4
Quartz Pillar		2
Quartz Slab	Any Quartz Block	6	‌
Quartz Slab		6	‌
Quartz Stairs	Any Quartz Block	4	‌
Quartz Stairs		4	‌

Stonecutting

Ingredients	Cutting recipe
	2

Smelting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Smooth Quartz Block	+ Any fuel	0.1

Note blocks

Blocks of quartz can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sounds

Java Edition:

v t e stone sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e stone sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.37	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Block of Quartz	quartz_block	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe	block.minecraft.quartz_block

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Block of Quartz	quartz_block	quartz_block / 0	155	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.quartz_block.default.name

Block states

Bedrock Edition:

Video

History

Java Edition
January 5, 2013							Jeb tweeted that Nether quartz would be used for more decorative uses as well.
January 7, 2013							Jeb tweeted the first image about the Nether quartz block.
January 9, 2013							Jeb released the textures for snapshot 13w02a early, which included the textures for the Nether quartz block. This revealed there would be at least three variants: The standard block, a lines variant, and a chiseled variant. There are 7 textures for the blocks.[2]
1.5			13w02a				Added blocks of quartz.
1.14			18w43a				The textures of blocks of quartz have been changed.
							Smooth quartz can now be obtained by smelting blocks of quartz.
			19w09a				Blocks of quartz now use the top texture on the bottom side instead of bottom texture. Changed from to
			19w11a				Quartz blocks are now sold by villagers of the new mason profession, making all quartz-based building blocks renewable.
			19w13b				The texture of block of quartz has been changed, so it no longer bleeds into smooth quartz.
Pocket Edition Alpha
January 15, 2013							Jeb tweeted that he would add Nether quartz blocks.[3]
v0.6.0							Added blocks of quartz.
							Blocks of quartz can be used to craft quartz stairs.
							Only blocks of quartz are currently craftable in survival.
v0.7.3							Added quartz slabs, which are craftable using quartz blocks in survival.
v0.11.0			build 1				Blocks of quartz can now be used to craft quartz stairs.
v0.12.1			build 4				Changed the model of regular blocks of quartz.
							Blocks of quartz can now be placed sideways.
			build 9				Reverted the model change to regular blocks of quartz.
							Regular quartz blocks can no longer be placed sideways.[4]
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0			beta 1.9.0.0				Smooth quartz can now be obtained by smelting regular blocks of quartz.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The textures of blocks of quartz have been changed.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.4				Master-level stone mason villagers have a 50% chance to sell a block of quartz for one emerald as their trade.
1.12.0			beta 1.12.0.3				Trading has been changed, master-level stone mason villagers now sell blocks of quartz.
1.17.10			beta 1.17.10.20				The texture of blocks of quartz has been changed to match Java Edition.
1.18.30			?				Trading has been changed; quartz blocks are now sold by mason villagers in the same way as Java Edition.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU14	CU1	1.04	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added blocks of quartz.
							Blocks of quartz can now be used to craft quartz stairs and slabs.
			1.90				The textures of blocks of quartz have been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added blocks of quartz.

Data history

Issues

Issues relating to "Block of Quartz" or "Quartz Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• Because of the low blast resistance of regular quartz blocks, it may be preferable to use two quartz slabs or smooth quartz blocks when making fortifications using quartz, as their blast resistance is higher than the other quartz block variants.
• In real life, a 1-cubic-meter block of quartz (the size of a Minecraft block) is practically harder than the real life block of iron, while the mining speed of block of quartz in Minecraft is quite low.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 
  An example of how quartz blocks can be used to simulate marble or limestone.
• 
  Formerly all blocks that can be rotated in Bedrock Edition, including both variants of quartz.
• 
  Comparison of regular and smooth quartz underside textures in prior versions of Java and Bedrock edition.
• 
  An early Pocket Edition comparison of a double quartz slab and a block of quartz, mirroring the 1.14 situation.

Mojang screenshots

• 
  The first screenshot released about the quartz block.
• 
  The second Redstone Update Pre-release Banner.

In other media

Notes

References

External links

• "Block of the Week: Quartz" by Tom Stone – Minecraft.net, March 3, 2017.

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