Block of Quartz

Block of Quartz

Transparent	No
Luminance	0
Blast resistance	4
Tool
Renewable	Pillar and Chiseled: Yes Others: Yes‌[JE, LCE & upcoming BE only]
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Drops	Itself
Data value	dec: 155 hex: 9B bin: 10011011
Namespaced ID	See § Data values

This article is about the solid Blocks of Quartz. For the ore, see Nether Quartz Ore.

	“	Oh, come on. You're not fooling anyone. We know you didn't build your palace out of Nether Quartz because you think it looks good – you're just humblebragging that you've been to the Nether, mined the place rotten for Nether Quartz ore, and then got back alive. Alive and smug. Now we have to live next to your magnificent palace made of quartz in our hut made of dirt. Grumble grumble...	„
		— Tom Stone

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

Obtaining

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

Block	Block of Quartz Chiseled Quartz Block Quartz Pillar Smooth Quartz
Hardness	0.8
Tool
Breaking time
Hand	4
Wooden	0.65
Stone	0.35
Iron	0.2
Diamond	0.2
Golden	0.1

Smelting

Ingredients	Smelting recipe	Description
Block of Quartz + Any fuel

Trading

Master-level stone mason villagers sell a quartz pillar for one emerald as their trade.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only][until BE 1.12.0]}

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.‌^{[upcoming: BE 1.12.0]}

Master-level stone 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, due to the fact that they cannot be crafted back into Nether quartz.

Crafting ingredient

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

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Smooth Quartz Slab	Smooth Quartz	6
Smooth Quartz Stairs	Smooth Quartz	4

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Block	Namespaced ID
Block of Quartz	quartz_block
Chiseled Quartz Block	chiseled_quartz_block
Quartz Pillar	quartz_pillar
Smooth Quartz	smooth_quartz

Bedrock Edition:

Block	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID
Block of Quartz	quartz_block	155

Block data

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, block of quartz uses the following data values:

	DV	Description
	0	Block of Quartz
	1	Chiseled Quartz Block (vertical)
	2	Pillar Quartz Block (vertical)
	3	Smooth Quartz
	5	Chiseled Quartz Block (east-west)
	6	Pillar Quartz Block (east-west)
	9	Chiseled Quartz Block (north-south)
	10	Pillar Quartz Block (north-south)
	13	Chiseled Quartz Block (all side texture)
	14	Pillar Quartz Block (all side texture)

Block states

See also: Block states

Quartz Pillar

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
axis	y	x	The pillar is oriented east–west.
		y	The pillar is oriented vertically.
		z	The pillar is oriented north–south.

Video

Note: This video shows the block being called 'Quartz Block', though this is likely a UK English translation available at the time.

History

^{[more information needed]}

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			Blocks of quartz have now been added to the game.
		13w03a			Pillar quartz blocks can now be placed sideways.
1.13		17w47a			The different block states for the quartz_block ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
					Pillar quartz block has now been renamed to quartz pillar.
					Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 155 and 43.
1.14		18w43a			Smooth quartz can now be obtained by smelting blocks of quartz.
					Changed the texture of block of quartz and quartz pillars.
		18w50a			Changed the texture of quartz pillars again.
		19w08a			Smooth quartz uses the bottom texture of normal quartz blocks, rather than the top texture.
		19w09a			Blocks of quartz now use the side texture on the bottom side.
		19w13b			Changed the block of quartz so it no longer bleeds into smooth quartz.
Pocket Edition Alpha
January 15, 2013					Jeb tweeted that he would add nether quartz blocks.
0.6.0					Added block of quartz, pillar quartz block, chiseled quartz block and quartz stairs.
					Only blocks of quartz are currently craftable in survival.
0.7.3					Added quartz slabs, which are craftable in survival.
0.7.4					Chiseled quartz block and pillar quartz are now craftable in survival.
0.11.0		build 1			Blocks of quartz can now be used to craft quartz stairs.
0.12.1		build 4			Pillar quartz blocks can now be placed sideways.
0.13.0		?			Chiseled quartz blocks can now be placed sideways.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0		beta 1.9.0.0			Smooth quartz can now be obtained by smelting regular blocks of quartz.
					Smooth quartz can be used to craft smooth quartz slabs and stairs.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			Changed the texture of blocks of quartz, pillar quartz blocks and smooth quartz blocks.
					Pillar quartz block is now renewable, due to it is sold by stone mason villager for 1-2 emeralds.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.4			Pillar quartz block sold by stone mason villager now only cost one emerald.
		?			Chiseled quartz blocks can no longer be placed over the x and z axis.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.12.0		beta 1.12.0.3			Trading changed, master-level stone mason now sell block of quartz or pillar quartz.
Legacy Console Edition
TU14	CU1	1.04	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added block of quartz, pillar quartz block and chiseled quartz block, along with craftable quartz stairs and slabs.

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 when making fortifications using quartz.
• Unlike other mineral blocks, it is impossible to craft quartz blocks into nether quartz, so it is not possible to use quartz blocks as storage for nether quartz.

Gallery

• 

  The first screenshot released about the nether quartz block.

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

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  An example showing how nether pillar quartz blocks can be placed.

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  The second Redstone Update Pre-release Banner.

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

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  Comparison of regular and smooth quartz underside textures

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  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

References

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