Block of Quartz

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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
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,[fn 1] 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[FN 1]
Default 4
Wooden 0.6
Stone 0.3
Iron 0.2
Diamond 0.15
Netherite 0.15
Golden 0.1
  1. Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Natural generation

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

Crafting

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Block of Quartz Nether Quartz

Chiseled Quartz Block Quartz Slab

Quartz Pillar Block of Quartz
Quartz Bricks Block of Quartz

Stonecutting

Template:Stonecutting Template:Stonecutting Template:Stonecutting

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.[1]

Crafting ingredient

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

Stonecutting

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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:

SoundSubtitleSourceDescriptionNamespaced IDTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.oggBlock brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.oggNone[sound 1]BlocksFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.oggBlock breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.oggBlock placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.oggFootstepsBlocksWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionNamespaced IDVolumePitch
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.oggBlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stone1.00.8
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.oggBlocksFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stone0.41.0
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.oggBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stone0.370.5
?BlocksJumping from the blockjump.stone0.121.0
?BlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stone0.221.0
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.oggBlocksWalking on the blockstep.stone0.31.0
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.oggBlocksWhen the block is placeduse.stone1.00.8

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameNamespaced IDFormTranslation key
Block of Quartzquartz_blockBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.quartz_block
Chiseled Quartz Blockchiseled_quartz_blockBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.chiseled_quartz_block
Quartz Pillarquartz_pillarBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.quartz_pillar
Quartz Bricksquartz_bricksBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.quartz_bricks

Bedrock Edition:

NameNamespaced IDNumeric ID FormTranslation key
Block of Quartzquartz_block155Block & Itemtile.quartz_block.default.name
tile.quartz_block.chiseled.name
tile.quartz_block.lines.name
tile.quartz_block.smooth.name
Quartz Bricksquartz_bricks559Block & Itemtile.quartz_bricks.name

Metadata

See also: Data values

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

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Block states

See also: Block states

Quartz Pillar Purpur Block/BS

History

Java Edition
January 5, 2013Jeb tweeted that Nether quartz would be used for more decorative uses as well.
January 7, 2013Jeb tweeted the first image about the Nether quartz block.
January 9, 2013Jeb 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]
1.513w02a32px 32px 32px Added blocks of quartz.
13w03a32px32px Pillar quartz blocks can now be placed sideways.
1.1317w47aThe 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.
1.1418w43a32px 32px 32px The textures of all quartz blocks have been changed.
18w50a32px The texture of quartz pillars has been changed once again.
19w09aBlocks of quartz now use the top texture on the bottom side instead of bottom texture. Changed from 32px to 32px
19w13b32px The texture of block of quartz has been changed, so it no longer bleeds into smooth quartz.
1.1620w15a32px Added quartz bricks.
20w16a32px The texture of quartz bricks has been changed.
Pocket Edition Alpha
January 15, 2013Jeb tweeted that he would add nether quartz blocks.
v0.6.032px 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.
v0.7.3Added quartz slabs, which are craftable using quartz blocks in survival.
v0.7.4Chiseled quartz block and pillar quartz are now craftable in survival.
v0.11.0build 1Blocks of quartz can now be used to craft quartz stairs.
v0.12.1build 432px32px 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
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.332px 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.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.4Pillar quartz blocks sold by stonemason villagers now cost one emerald.
beta 1.11.0.3Chiseled 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.
1.12.0beta 1.12.0.3Trading 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.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.5732px Added quartz bricks.
beta 1.16.0.6332px The texture of quartz bricks has been changed.
Legacy Console Edition
TU14CU1 1.04 Patch 11.0.132px 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

See also

Notes

  1. Known as Quartz Pillar in Java Edition and Pillar Quartz Block in Bedrock Edition.

References

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