Block of Quartz

A block of quartz is a mineral block used for decoration. It can be turned into a chiseled quartz block, quartz pillar^[a] 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[A]
Default	4
Wooden	0.6
Stone	0.3
Iron	0.2
Diamond	0.15
Netherite	0.15
Golden	0.1

Natural generation[]

Four 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	2
Quartz Bricks	Block of Quartz	4

Stonecutting[]

Name	Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Chiseled Quartz Block	Block of Quartz
Quartz Pillar	Block of Quartz
Quartz Bricks	Block of Quartz

Trading[]

Master-level mason villagers sell both a quartz block for an emerald and a quartz pillar for an emerald.

Usage[]

Quartz blocks cannot be used to store nether quartz because they cannot be crafted back into it, unlike other ore blocks.^[1]

Quartz pillars can be rotated sideways.

Crafting ingredient[]

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

Stonecutting[]

Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Block of Quartz	2

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	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	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
	None[sound 1]	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	None[sound 1]	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.37	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Block of Quartz	quartz_block	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe	block.minecraft.quartz_block
Chiseled Quartz Block	chiseled_quartz_block	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe	block.minecraft.chiseled_quartz_block
Quartz Pillar	quartz_pillar	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe	block.minecraft.quartz_pillar
Quartz Bricks	quartz_bricks	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe	block.minecraft.quartz_bricks

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Block of Quartz	quartz_block	155	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	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 & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.quartz_bricks.name

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	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
chisel_type	0x1 0x2	default	default	0	The main block type.
			chiseled	1	The chiseled type.
			lines	2	The pillar type.
			smooth	3	The smooth type.
pillar_axis	0x4 0x8	y	x y z	1 0 2	The axis along which the block is oriented. Normally applies only 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.[2]
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 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			The textures of all quartz blocks have been changed.
		18w50a			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 to
		19w11a			Quartz blocks and pillars are now sold by villagers of the new mason profession, making all quartz-based building blocks renewable.
		19w13b			The texture of block of quartz has been changed, so it no longer bleeds into smooth quartz.
1.16		20w15a			Added quartz bricks.
		20w16a			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					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			Pillar quartz blocks can now be placed sideways.
v0.13.0		?			Chiseled quartz blocks can now be placed sideways.
?					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.)
?					Sides-only versions of chiseled quartz and quartz pillars now exist.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The textures of blocks of quartz and pillar quartz blocks blocks have been changed.
					Pillar quartz blocks are now renewable, due to it being sold by stone mason villagers for 1 to 2 emeralds.
?					The textures of chiseled quartz blocks have been changed.
1.11.0		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.
		beta 1.11.0.4			Pillar quartz blocks sold by stonemason villagers now cost one emerald. 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.
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			Added quartz bricks.
		beta 1.16.0.63			The texture of quartz bricks has been changed.
1.17.10		beta 1.17.10.20			The texture of blocks of quartz has been changed to match Java Edition.
1.18.30		?			Trading has been changed; quartz blocks and pillars are now sold by mason villagers in the same way as Java Edition.
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 can now be used to craft quartz stairs and slabs.
		1.90			[verify] 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.
• In real life, a 1-cubic-meter block of quartz (the size of a Minecraft block) is practically harder than the real life block of iron, while the mining speed of block of quartz in Minecraft is quite low.

Gallery[]

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  The first screenshot released about the 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 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 in prior versions of Java and Bedrock edition.

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

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  Quartz bricks with other nether brick types.

See also[]

• Nether Quartz Ore

Notes[]

References[]

External Links[]

• Block of the Week: Quartz – Minecraft.net on March 3, 2017