Nether Quartz
For other uses, see Quartz.
Nether Quartz

| Rarity tier |
Common |
|---|---|
| Renewable |
Yes |
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
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Nether quartz is a white mineral found in the Nether used mainly for crafting decorative blocks and redstone components.
Obtaining
See also: Nether Quartz Ore § Natural generation
Mining
Nether quartz ore mined using a pickaxe drops one unit of Nether quartz. If the pickaxe is enchanted with Fortune, it may drop an extra unit per level of Fortune, up to a maximum of four and an average of 2.2 with Fortune III. If the pickaxe is enchanted with Silk Touch, the ore drops itself.
Generated loot
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition and Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Treasure chest | 8–23 | 33.7%{ "item": "Nether Quartz", "stacksize": "8–23", "chance": 0.33668648071940255, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
| ||
Smelting
| Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|
| Nether Quartz Ore + Any fuel |
Bartering
Piglins may barter 5–12 Nether quartz when given a gold ingot.
Usage
Crafting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Block of Quartz | ||
| Daylight Detector | Glass + + Any Wooden Slab |
|
| Diorite | Cobblestone + |
|
| Granite | Diorite + |
|
| Observer | Cobblestone + Redstone Dust + |
|
| Redstone Comparator | Redstone Torch + + Stone |
Trading
| Villager | Probability | Villager wants | Player receives | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JE | BE | |||
| 6% | 100% | 12 × | ||
Smithing ingredient
| Ingredients | Smithing recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Any Armor Trim + Any Armor Piece + Nether Quartz |
All armor types can be used in this recipe, the chestplates is shown as an example. |
- Trim color palette
The following color palette is shown on the designs on trimmed armor:
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
quartz | Item | item |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
quartz | 524 | Item | item |
Video
History
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | 13w01a | ||||||
| Nether quartz is used to craft daylight sensors and redstone comparators. | |||||||
| January 5, 2013 | Jeb tweeted that Nether quartz would be used for more decorative uses as well.[1] | ||||||
| January 7, 2013 | Jeb tweeted a picture of some block of quartz tests potentially being replacements for the lack of limestone/marble in the game.[2] | ||||||
| 13w02a | Added block of quartz, which is crafted with Nether quartz. | ||||||
| 1.8 | 14w02a | Nether quartz can now be used to craft granite and diorite. | |||||
| 1.11 | 16w39a | Nether quartz is now used to craft observers. | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | ||||||
| 19w11a | Nether quartz is now bought by villagers of the new mason profession. | ||||||
| 1.16 | 20w07a | Nether quartz now has a 1⁄109 (~0.92%) chance of being offered by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 1–4, making it renewable. | |||||
| 20w09a | Nether quartz now has a 10⁄226 (~4.42%) chance of being offered by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 1–5. | ||||||
| 20w10a | Nether quartz now has a 20⁄411 (~4.87%) chance of being offered by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 8-16. | ||||||
| 20w11a | Nether quartz now has a 20⁄417 (~4.80%) chance of being offered by piglins when bartering. | ||||||
| 20w13a | Nether quartz now has a 20⁄424 (~4.72%) chance of being offered by piglins when bartering. | ||||||
| 20w16a | Nether quartz can now be found in bastion remnant chests. | ||||||
| 20w20a | Nether quartz now has a 20⁄423 (~4.73%) chance of being offered by piglins when bartering. | ||||||
| 1.16.2 | 20w28a | Nether quartz now has a 20⁄459 (~4.36%) chance of being offered by piglins when bartering, in a stack size of 5-12. | |||||
| 1.19.4 Experiment | 23w04a | Nether quartz can now be used as an armor trim material. | |||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
| v0.6.0 | |||||||
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Nether quartz is no longer available from the Nether reactor and is now available from the Nether. | |||||
| v0.13.0 | build 1 | Nether quartz is now used to craft daylight sensors. | |||||
| v0.14.0 | build 1 | Nether quartz can now be used to craft redstone comparators. | |||||
| v0.15.0 | build 1 | Nether quartz is now used to craft observers. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | ||||||
| Between 20 and 26 Nether quartz can now be sold to stone mason villagers. | |||||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.4 | Trading has now been changed, 12 Nether quartz can now be sold to stone mason villagers. | |||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 | Nether Quartz can now be obtained from bartering with piglin. | |||||
| 1.19.80 Experiment | Preview 1.19.80.21 | Nether quartz can now be used as an armor trim material. | |||||
| 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 | |
| TU19 | CU7 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | Nether quartz is now used to craft daylight sensors and redstone comparators. | ||
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | Nether quartz can now be used to craft granite and diorite. | |
| 1.90 | |||||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
| 0.1.0 | |||||||
Data history
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeric ID was 406. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Nether Quartz" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Trivia
- All of the sensor related items that are craftable (comparator, daylight sensor, observer) are crafted with some Nether quartz involved.
- In the Minecraft Annual 2025, Efe is shown bartering with a piglin, and the piglin giving them Nether quartz back, but with the original texture.
References
- ↑ "Good Saturday! Some of you have been asking, yes the quartz in Minecraft will have decorative uses too. Probably something marble-looking" – @jeb_ (Jens Bergensten) on X (formerly Twitter), January 5, 2013
- ↑ "Minecraft doesn't have limestone/marble, so take a look at a couple of (milky) quartz block tests instead: i.imgur.com/SKKeO.png" – @jeb_ (Jens Bergensten) on X (formerly Twitter), January 7, 2013
"Quartz/Marble blocks!" (Archive) by Jens Bergensten – Imgur - a The magic of the Internet, January 7, 2013. "Quartz-Marble-blocks
Quartz-Marble-blocks"
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| Regular | |
| Smooth | |
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