Sandstone

Sandstone is a solid block available in yellow and red colors: with yellow commonly found in deserts, and red found in mesas.

Obtaining
Any sandstone can be mined with any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, the block will be lost.

Natural generation
Yellow sandstone appears at the lowest levels of sandy areas (deserts, beaches, etc., but not below red sand) and supports the sand above it, but if a lake is generated there, air may replace the sandstone and result in volumes of unsupported sand which will collapse if disturbed. The sandstone layer in sandy biomes forms “stalactites” on the bottom, which penetrate the stone below or hang down into caves or ravines.

Sandstone can also be found in desert temples, desert wells and villages in deserts. However, chiseled sandstone is not found in desert villages, chiseled and smooth sandstone is not found in desert wells.

Red sandstone generates naturally at most cave entrances in mesa biomes. The amount that generates is highly variable; some caves may generate a large amount of red sandstone, while others may generate just one block, or even none. Liquid pools will not generate red sandstone, resulting in floating red sand which will fall when updated.

Usage
Unlike sand, sandstone is not affected by gravity, and it will not fall if placed without a supporting block underneath it.

Data values
Yellow sandstone has the ID name, while red sandstone has the ID name of. Both types of sandstone are further defined by its block data. They also has a block state which is expected to replace the functionality of block data in a future version.

Block data

 * Block 24


 * Block 179

Block state

 * sandstone


 * red_sandstone

Trivia

 * The idea of the wither appearing on chiseled red sandstone was suggested by Reddit user ULiopleurodon.