Nether Quartz Ore

A Nether Quartz Ore is an ore only available in the Nether and is the only ore currently located there. When mined with any pickaxe, it drops a Nether Quartz crystal, which can be used to make a Comparator, Daylight Sensor or a Block of Quartz. Like Coal, Redstone, Diamond, Emerald and Lapis Lazuli Ore, Nether Quartz Ore drops experience when mined, and works with both Fortune and Silk Touch enchantments.

Nether Quartz may seem to be very common, but is actually about as abundant as iron in the overworld. It simply appears to be more abundant because you can see more exposed surface area compared to caves in the overworld. This makes it a very easy task to find the ore. It is also available at any layer. There is an average of roughly 70 ores per chunk.

As a smelting ingredient
Note: Nether quartz ore blocks can only be obtained in survival mode as blocks with a pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch.

Trivia

 * Nether Quartz Ore is the first and currently only ore available in the Nether.
 * This is the first ore in which the texture isn't based upon Stone; it is based upon Netherrack.
 * It has large thick stripes on it rather than the usual dots or small stripes design that other ores have.
 * Unlike Netherrack, fire does not infinitely burn on Nether Quartz, even though it clearly is made out of Netherrack.
 * Nether Quartz Ore is taken from the real life crystal Quartz and Quartz Ore.
 * Since Nether Quartz can appear on any layer, some of it may be hard to reach, as it could be on a cliff-face overlooking lava or near either bedrock layer, or under an overhang.

Netherquarz (Erz) Mena de cuarzo Quartz du Nether (minerai) Ruda kwarcu Кварц Нижнего мира (руда) 下界石英矿石