Smooth Sandstone

This article is about the regular variant of sandstone obtained by smelting. For the red variant, see Smooth Red Sandstone. For the block formerly named "smooth sandstone" prior to Update Aquatic and Village and Pillage, see Cut Sandstone.
Smooth Sandstone
Smooth Sandstone.png: Infobox image for Smooth Sandstone the block in Minecraft
Invicon Smooth Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Smooth Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Smooth Sandstone
Renewable

Yes

Stackable

Yes (64)

Tool

Blast resistance

6

Hardness

2

Luminous

No

Transparent

No

Flammable

No

Catches fire
from lava

No

Map color (JE)


 2 SAND 

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Smooth sandstone is a variant of sandstone, obtained by smelting.

Obtaining

Breaking

Smooth sandstone can be mined with any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, the block drops nothing.

Block BlockSprite smooth-sandstone.png: Sprite image for smooth-sandstone in MinecraftSmooth Sandstone
Hardness 2
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 10
BlockSprite oak-planks.png: Sprite image for oak-planks in MinecraftWooden 1.5
BlockSprite cobblestone.png: Sprite image for cobblestone in MinecraftStone 0.75
ItemSprite copper-ingot.png: Sprite image for copper-ingot in MinecraftCopper
​ 		0.6
ItemSprite iron-ingot.png: Sprite image for iron-ingot in MinecraftIron 0.5
ItemSprite diamond.png: Sprite image for diamond in MinecraftDiamond 0.4
ItemSprite netherite-ingot.png: Sprite image for netherite-ingot in MinecraftNetherite 0.35
ItemSprite gold-ingot.png: Sprite image for gold-ingot in MinecraftGolden 0.25
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
  1. ↑ These durations ignore other influential factors (e.g. Mining Fatigue), and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Despite regular sandstone having hardness and blast resistances of 0.8, smooth sandstone has a blast resistance of 6 and hardness of 2. This is likely due to historical reasons, specifically as a result of hardness being inherited from slab blocks,[1] however the "correct"/"expected" values were changed to the "incorrect" values in Bedrock Edition.[2]

Natural generation

Smooth sandstone generates in desert villages.

Smelting

Ingredients Smelting recipe
Sandstone +
Any fuel
Invicon Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sandstone with description: Sandstone
Invicon Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Coal with description: CoalInvicon Charcoal.png: Inventory sprite for Charcoal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Charcoal with description: CharcoalInvicon Oak Log.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Log with description: LogInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Overworld PlanksInvicon Lava Bucket.png: Inventory sprite for Lava Bucket in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lava Bucket with description: Lava BucketInvicon Block of Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Coal with description: Block of Coal
Invicon Smooth Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Smooth Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Smooth Sandstone0.1

Usage

Unlike sand, smooth sandstone is never affected by gravity.

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Smooth Sandstone Slab
Smooth Sandstone Stairs

Stonecutting ingredient

Ingredients Cutting recipe

Note blocks

Smooth sandstone can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sounds

Java Edition:

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BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

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BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stone1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.stone1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stone0.370.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stone0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.stone0.31.0
BlocksJumping from the blockjump.stone0.121.0
BlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stone0.221.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormTranslation key
BlockSprite smooth-sandstone.png: Sprite image for smooth-sandstone in Minecraft Smooth Sandstonesmooth_sandstoneBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.smooth_sandstone

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Translation key
BlockSprite smooth-sandstone.png: Sprite image for smooth-sandstone in Minecraft Smooth Sandstonesmooth_sandstonesandstone / 3-946Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.sandstone.smooth.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

History

For the old block previously named "Smooth Sandstone", see Cut Sandstone § History.
Java Edition
1.5January 22, 2013Smooth sandstone is first mentioned by jeb.
13w04a Added smooth sandstone.
It acted as a double slab; see #Data history for an explanation.
Breaking smooth sandstone drops two sandstone slabs.
1.814w10a Smooth sandstone's block model has been removed, presumably on accident due to this block being unobtainable in normal gameplay, resulting in the missing model being used as a fallback.
14w10c Smooth sandstone's model has been reinstated.[3]
1.1317w47aSmooth sandstone now has a proper item form, which also now exists in the Creative inventory.
Breaking smooth sandstone now drops itself as an item, rather than two sandstone slabs.
1.1418w43a The texture of smooth sandstone has changed.
Smooth sandstone can now be obtained by smelting sandstone.
18w44a The texture of smooth sandstone has changed.
18w47a The texture of smooth sandstone has changed.
18w50a The texture of smooth sandstone has changed.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0beta 1.9.0.0 Added smooth sandstone.
Smooth sandstone is obtainable by smelting regular sandstone and can be crafted into smooth sandstone slabs and stairs.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The textures of smooth sandstone blocks have been changed.
Smooth sandstone now generates in the new desert villages.
1.21.20Preview 1.21.20.21Increased the hardness of smooth sandstone from 0.8 to 2.
Increased the blast resistance of smooth sandstone from 0.8 to 6.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.88 Added smooth sandstone. These are obtainable both in the Creative inventory and in Survival.
1.90 The textures of smooth sandstone blocks have been changed.

Data history

Java Edition
1.513w04aSmooth sandstone exists as a metadata variant of the double slab block (block ID 43): if such a block had a metadata value from 8 to 15, it would use the top texture on all six sides. In practice, this affected stone slabs (creating smooth stone), sandstone slabs (creating this block) and quartz slabs (creating smooth quartz).
Smooth sandstone existed as block 43, metadata 9.
1.1317w47aThe different type block states for the double_stone_slab IDs have been split up into their own IDs.
Prior to The Flattening, the block's numeral ID was 43.
Bedrock Edition
1.21.20Preview 1.21.20.21The different block states for the sandstone ID have now been split up into their own IDs.

Issues

Issues relating to "Smooth Sandstone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

References

  1. ↑ MC-53641
  2. ↑ https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/27935763028237
  3. ↑ MC-50351

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