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A block of quartz is a mineral block used only for decoration. It can be turned into chiseled quartz block or quartz pillar.
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[A] | ||
| Default | 4 | |
| Wooden | 0.6 | |
| Stone | 0.3 | |
| Iron | 0.2 | |
| Diamond | 0.15 | |
| Netherite | 0.15 | |
| Golden | 0.1 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Crafting
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Block of Quartz | Nether Quartz | |
| Chiseled Quartz Block | Quartz Slab | |
| Quartz Pillar | Block of Quartz |
Smelting
| Ingredients | Smelting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Block of Quartz + Any fuel |
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Usage
Quartz blocks cannot be used to store Nether Quartz, due to the fact that they cannot be crafted back into Nether Quartz.
Chiseled[Pocket Edition only] and pillar quartz blocks are orientable like logs.
Crafting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Quartz Slab | Any Quartz Block | |
| Quartz Stairs | Any Quartz Block |
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smooth Quartz Slab | Smooth Quartz | ||
| Smooth Quartz Stairs | Smooth Quartz |
Data values
ID
Block of Quartz/ID
Block data
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 | |
| 4 | Block of Quartz (east-west) | |
| 5 | Chiseled Quartz Block (east-west) | |
| 6 | Pillar Quartz Block (east-west) | |
| 7 | Smooth Quartz (east-west) | |
| 8 | Block of Quartz (north-south) | |
| 9 | Chiseled Quartz Block (north-south) | |
| 10 | Pillar Quartz Block (north-south) | |
| 11 | Smooth Quartz (north-south) |
Block states
Quartz Pillar
| 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. |
| Name | Metadata Bits | Default value | Allowed values | Values for Metadata Bits |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chisel_type | 0x10x2 | default
| default | 0 | The main block type. |
chiseled | 1 | The chiseled type. | |||
lines | 2 | The pillar type. | |||
smooth | 3 | The smooth type. | |||
| pillar_axis | 0x40x8 | y | xyz | 102 | The axis along which the block is oriented. Normally applies only to the pillar type. |
Video
- Note: This video shows the block being called 'Quartz Block', though this is likely a UK English translation available at the time.
Block of Quartz/video
History
| Java Edition | |||||
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| 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. | ||||
| 1.9 | 15w47a | The pillar quartz block will now have 3 block states, lines_x, lines_y and lines_z, where it previously just had 1 state, lines.[verify] | |||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | The different block states for the quartz_block ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
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| Pillar quartz block has now been renamed to quartz pillar. | |||||
| Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 155. | |||||
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | Smooth quartz can now be obtained by smelting blocks of quartz. | |||
| File:Quartz Pillar TextureUpdate Revision 1.png Changed the texture of quartz pillars. | |||||
| 18w50a | File:Quartz Pillar TextureUpdate.png Changed the texture of quartz pillars again. | ||||
| 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. | |||
| Upcoming Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.9 | 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. | |||||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU14 | CU1 | 1.04 | Patch 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.




