Block of Quartz

This article is about the mineral block. For the smooth variant, see Smooth Quartz Block. For the ore, see Nether Quartz Ore. For the item, see Nether Quartz.

Block of Quartz

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

A block of quartz is a mineral block used only for decoration. It can be turned into a chiseled quartz block, quartz pillar, or quartz bricks.

Obtaining

Breaking

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

Block	Block of Quartz Chiseled Quartz Block Quartz Pillar Quartz Bricks
Hardness	0.8
Tool
Breaking time
Default	4
Wooden	0.6
Stone	0.3
Iron	0.2
Diamond	0.15
Netherite	0.15
Golden	0.1

Natural generation

4 quartz blocks generate naturally as part of each bridge bastion remnant.

Trading

Master-level stone mason villagers have a 50% chance to either sell a block of quartz or a quartz pillar for one emerald as their trade.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Master-level mason villagers sell both a quartz block for one emerald and a quartz pillar for one emerald.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Usage

Quartz blocks cannot be used to store Nether quartz because they cannot be crafted back into it, unlike other ore blocks. This is completely intentional.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Quartz Slab	Any Quartz Block	6
Quartz Stairs	Any Quartz Block	4

Smelting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Smooth Quartz Block	Block of Quartz + Any fuel	0.1

Note Blocks

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

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	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
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Volume	Pitch
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.37	0.5
?	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
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Blocks	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Blocks	When the block is placed	use.stone	1.0	0.8

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Form	Translation key
Block of Quartz	quartz_block	Block & Item	block.minecraft.quartz_block
Chiseled Quartz Block	chiseled_quartz_block	Block & Item	block.minecraft.chiseled_quartz_block
Quartz Pillar	quartz_pillar	Block & Item	block.minecraft.quartz_pillar
Quartz Bricks	quartz_bricks	Block & Item	block.minecraft.quartz_bricks

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Block of Quartz	quartz_block	155	Block & Item	tile.quartz_block.default.name tile.quartz_block.chiseled.name tile.quartz_block.lines.name tile.quartz_block.smooth.name
Quartz Bricks	quartz_bricks	559	Block & Item	tile.quartz_bricks.name

Metadata

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, quartz blocks use the following data values:

Block states

See also: Block states

Quartz Pillar Purpur Block/BS

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.
1.5		13w02a			32px 32px 32px Added blocks of quartz.
		13w03a			32px32px Pillar quartz blocks can now be placed sideways.
1.13		17w47a			The different block states for the quartz_block ID have been split up into their own IDs.
					"Pillar Quartz Block" has been renamed to "Quartz Pillar".
					Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 155.
1.14		18w43a			32px 32px 32px The textures of all quartz blocks have been changed.
		18w50a			32px The texture of quartz pillars has been changed once again.
		19w09a			Blocks of quartz now use the top texture on the bottom side instead of bottom texture. Changed from 32px to 32px
		19w13b			32px The texture of block of quartz has been changed, so it no longer bleeds into smooth quartz.
1.16		20w15a			32px Added quartz bricks.
		20w16a			32px The texture of quartz bricks has been changed.
Pocket Edition Alpha
January 15, 2013					Jeb tweeted that he would add nether quartz blocks.
v0.6.0					32px 32px 32px Added blocks of quartz, pillar quartz blocks, chiseled quartz blocks.
					Blocks of quartz, pillar quartz blocks, and chiseled quartz blocks 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.
v0.7.4					Chiseled quartz block and pillar quartz are now craftable in survival.
v0.11.0		build 1			Blocks of quartz can now be used to craft quartz stairs.
v0.12.1		build 4			32px32px Pillar quartz blocks can now be placed sideways.
v0.13.0		?			32px32px Chiseled quartz blocks can now be placed sideways.
?					32px 32px Rotated versions of blocks of quartz now exist in the game due to how the game handles rotated quartz blocks. (Note that these screenshots do not use the textures that would have been current at the time.)
?					32px 32px Sides-only versions of chiseled quartz and quartz pillars now exist.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			32px 32px 32px The textures of blocks of quartz and pillar quartz blocks blocks have been changed.
					Pillar quartz blocks are now renewable, due to it is sold by stone mason villagers for 1-2 emeralds.
?					32px 32px 32px 32px The textures of chiseled quartz blocks have been changed.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.4			Pillar quartz blocks sold by stonemason villagers now cost one emerald.
		beta 1.11.0.3			Chiseled quartz blocks can no longer be placed over the x and z-axis. However, they still exist in the game and are accessible via /setblock.
1.12.0		beta 1.12.0.3			Trading has been changed, master-level stone mason villagers now sell blocks of quartz or pillar quartz.
?					Quartz pillars with the side texture on all faces has been removed, and replaced with the y axis-aligned pillar.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.57			32px Added quartz bricks.
		beta 1.16.0.63			32px The texture of quartz bricks has been changed.
Legacy Console Edition
TU14	CU1	1.04	Patch 1	1.0.1	32px 32px 32px Added blocks of quartz, pillar quartz blocks and chiseled quartz blocks.
					Blocks of quartz, pillar quartz blocks, and chiseled quartz blocks are used to craftable quartz stairs and slabs.
		1.90			32px 32px The textures of blocks of quartz and pillar quartz blocks have been changed.

Issues

Issues relating to "Block of Quartz", "Quartz Block", "Chiseled Quartz Block", "Pillar Quartz Block", or "Pillar Quartz" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues 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.
• Quartz Block is the only mineral block that can’t be reversed to it’s parts

Gallery

• NetherQuartzBlock.png

  The first screenshot released about the quartz block.

• Quartz Parthenon.png

  An example of how quartz blocks can be used to simulate marble or limestone.

• QuartzPillarPlacement.png

  An example showing how pillar quartz blocks can be placed.

• Redstone Update Pre-release Banner2.png

  The second Redstone Update Pre-release Banner.

• OrientablesPE.png

  Formerly all blocks that can be rotated in Bedrock Edition, including both variants of quartz

• QuartzSeamlessSlabs.png

  Comparison of regular and smooth quartz underside textures in prior versions of Java and Bedrock edition.

• Quartz blocks.jpg

  An early Pocket Edition comparison of a double quartz slab and a block of quartz, mirroring the 1.14 situation.

See also

• Nether Quartz Ore