Block of Quartz

Block of Quartz

Transparent	No
Luminance	0
Blast resistance	4
Tool
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Drops	Itself
Data value	dec: 155 hex: 9B bin: 10011011
Namespaced ID	See § Data values

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

	“	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 a 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
Block of Quartz + Any fuel

This recipe awards 0.1 experience.

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 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 it unlike other ore blocks.

Crafting ingredient

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

Note: Smooth quartz cannot be combined with block of quartz, chiseled quartz block, or quartz pillar to craft the quartz slab or quartz stairs.

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

Sounds

Sound	Subtitle	Namespaced ID	Subtitle ID	Source	Pitch	Volume	Attenuation distance
	Block breaking	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	Blocks	0.5	0.25	16
	Block broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	Blocks	0.8	1.0	16
	Block placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	Blocks	0.8	1.0	16
	Footsteps	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	Blocks	1.0	0.15	16
	No subtitle	block.stone.fall	(Plays when fallen on from a height)	Blocks	0.75	0.5	16

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 Block
	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.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
chisel_type	default	default	The main block type.
		chiseled	The chiseled type.
		lines	The pillar type.
		smooth	The smooth type.
pillar_axis	y	x y z	The axis along which the block is oriented. Normally only applies to the pillar type.

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			Added blocks of quartz.
		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.
					The textures of all quartz blocks have now been changed.
		18w50a			The texture of quartz pillars has now been changed, once again.
		19w08a			Smooth quartz now 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			The texture of block of quartz has now been changed, 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 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.
0.7.3					Added quartz slabs, which are craftable using quartz blocks 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			The textures of blocks of quartz, pillar quartz blocks and smooth quartz blocks have now been changed.
					Pillar quartz blocks are now renewable, due to it is sold by stone mason villagers for 1-2 emeralds.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.4			Pillar quartz blocks sold by stone mason villagers now only cost one emerald.
		?			Chiseled quartz blocks can no longer be placed over the x and z axis.
1.12.0		beta 1.12.0.3			Trading has now 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 now been removed, and replaced with the y axis aligned pillar.
Legacy Console Edition
TU14	CU1	1.04	Patch 1	1.0.1	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			The textures of blocks of quartz, pillar quartz blocks and smooth quartz blocks have now 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 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.

• 

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

• 

  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

• 

  Comparison of regular and smooth quartz underside textures

• 

  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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