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This article is about the ore. For the mineral, see Nether Quartz. For the solid block, see Block of Quartz.

Nether quartz ore is the only ore available in the Nether.

Obtaining

The nether quartz ore block itself (rather than its nether quartz drops) can be obtained by mining it with a pickaxe with the Silk Touch enchantment.

Block Nether Quartz Ore
Hardness 3
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 15
Wooden 2.25
Stone 1.15
Iron 0.75
Diamond 0.6
Netherite 0.5
Golden 0.4
  1. Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Natural generation

Nether quartz is about as abundant as iron is in the Overworld, and is found between layers 7-117, but the huge open areas in the Nether expose all the ore, thus making it seem like it is more common. There is an average of roughly 79 ores per chunk. Nether quartz ore will only generate in areas where Netherrack would have been. This means that finding quartz that is naturally isolated is very rare, just like with all other ores.

Nether quartz generates in veins of 4-10 just like iron ore.

Usage

Nether quartz ore drops one nether quartz and 2 to 5 experience when mined with any pickaxe. Mining with a Fortune enchanted pickaxe will increase possible yields by 1 per level (up to 4 with level 3.)

Smelting ingredient

Name Ingredients Smelting recipe
Nether Quartz Nether Quartz Ore +
Any fuel


Video

Nether Quartz Ore/video

History

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1.5
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Popped Chorus Fruit|Popped Chorus Fruit]]<br/>{{Item
| image = Popped Chorus Fruit.png
| renewable =  Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

'''Popped chorus fruit''' is an [[item]] obtained by [[smelting]] [[chorus fruit]], and used to craft [[End Rod|end rods]] and [[purpur blocks]]. Unlike raw chorus fruit, the popped fruit is inedible.

== Obtaining ==
=== Smelting ===
{{Smelting
|Chorus Fruit
|Popped Chorus Fruit
|0,1
}}

== Usage ==

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Popped Chorus Fruit
|spritetype=item
|nameid=popped_chorus_fruit
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Popped Chorus Fruit
|spritetype=item
|nameid=popped_chorus_fruit
|aliasid=chorus_fruit_popped
|id=559
|form=item
|translationkey=item.chorus_fruit_popped.name
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|java}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|[[File:Popped Chorus Fruit JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added popped chorus fruit. 
|Popped chorus fruit are used to craft [[purpur block]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44b|Popped chorus fruit are now used to craft [[end rod]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 433.}}
{{History|||snap=pre5|The ID of popped chorus fruit has now been changed to <code>popped_chorus_fruit</code>.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Popped Chorus Fruit JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of popped chorus fruit has now been changed.}}

{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|[[File:Popped Chorus Fruit JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added popped chorus fruit.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Popped Chorus Fruit JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of popped chorus fruit has now been changed.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of popped chorus fruit has been changed from <code>chorus_fruit_popped</code> to <code>popped_chorus_fruit</code>.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|[[File:Popped Chorus Fruit JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added popped chorus fruit.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Popped Chorus Fruit JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of popped chorus fruit has now been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||1.7.10|[[File:Popped Chorus Fruit JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added popped chorus fruit.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

{{Items}}

[[cs:Vypukaný květ chorusu]]
[[de:Geplatzte Chorusfrucht]]
[[fr:Chorus éclaté]]
[[it:Frutto di chorus scoppiato]]
[[ja:焼いたコーラスフルーツ]]
[[ko:튀긴 후렴과]]
[[nl:Gepoft Chorusfruit]]
[[pl:Prażony owoc refrenusu]]
[[pt:Fruta do coro cozida]]
[[ru:Приготовленный плод коруса]]
[[zh:爆裂紫颂果]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Diamond|Diamond]]<br/>{{For}}
{{redirect|Diamonds|the achievement|Achievements#DIAMONDS!|the advancement|Advancements#Diamonds!}}
{{Item
| image = Diamond.png
| renewable = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
| rarity = Common}}
A '''diamond''' is a mineral that can only be obtained from [[Diamond Ore|diamond ore]], [[chest loot|loot chests]] and [[Suspicious Block|suspicious blocks]]. It is required to craft diamond [[tool]]s and [[armor]] (and therefore obtain [[obsidian]] to access the [[The Nether|Nether]]), [[enchanting table]]s, [[jukebox]]es and duplicate [[smithing template]]s.

== Obtaining ==
{{see also|Tutorials/Diamonds}}
=== Mining ===
{{see also|Diamond Ore#Natural generation}}
[[Diamond ore]] can be mined using an iron [[pickaxe]] or stronger. An ore drops a single diamond. If mined by any other tool, it drops nothing. If the pickaxe is enchanted with [[Fortune]], it can drop an extra diamond per level of Fortune, allowing for a maximum of 4 diamonds with Fortune III. If the ore is mined using a pickaxe enchanted with [[Silk Touch]], it drops an ore block rather than a diamond. The ore is found at level 15 or lower, most commonly between -50 and -64; levels -58 and -59 are the preferred levels to mine at since they don't contain [[bedrock]], as it starts spawning at -60.

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|diamond}}

=== Suspicious sand ===

When brushing [[suspicious sand]] in [[desert pyramid]]s, they have a {{frac|1|7}} chance to drop a diamond.

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|Block of Diamond
|Output= Diamond,9
|type= Material
}}

=== Smelting ===
{{Smelting
|showname=1
|Diamond Ore; Deepslate Diamond Ore
|Diamond
|1
}}

== Usage ==

Diamonds are mainly used to craft high-tier armor and equipment, which in turn are also used in making [[netherite]] armor and equipment. 

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage}}

=== Trading ===

{{IN|bedrock}}, expert-level armorer, toolsmith, and weaponsmith villagers buy one diamond for an emerald as part of their trades.

{{IN|java}}, journeyman-level armorer villagers have a 40% chance of offering to buy one diamond for one emerald. Expert-level toolsmith villagers have {{frac|2|3}} chance of offering to buy one diamond for one emerald. Expert-level weaponsmith villagers always offer to buy one diamond for one emerald.

=== Repairing ===

Diamonds are the repair items for the diamond [[tier]] and [[armor material]], and thus can be used to [[item repair|repair]] the following items in an [[anvil]] or [[grindstone]]:
* {{ItemLink|Diamond Helmet}}
* {{ItemLink|Diamond Chestplate}}
* {{ItemLink|Diamond Leggings}}
* {{ItemLink|Diamond Boots}}
* {{ItemLink|Diamond Sword}}
* {{ItemLink|Diamond Pickaxe}}
* {{ItemLink|Diamond Axe}}
* {{ItemLink|Diamond Shovel}}
* {{ItemLink|Diamond Hoe}}

=== Beacons ===

Diamonds can be used to select powers from a [[beacon]]. The player must select one of the available powers then insert a diamond into the item slot. 

A diamond can be substituted for an [[iron ingot]], a [[gold ingot]], an [[emerald]] or a [[netherite ingot]].

=== Smithing ingredient ===
{{Smithing
|head=1
|ingredients=Any Armor Trim +<br/>Any Armor Piece + <br/>Diamond
|Any Armor Trim Smithing Template
|Netherite Chestplate
|Diamond
|Diamond Trim Netherite Chestplate
|showdescription=1
|description = All armor types can be used in this recipe,<br/>a netherite chestplate is shown as an example.<br/>
|tail=1
}}

;Trim color palette
The following color palettes are shown on the designs on trimmed armor:
*{{TrimPalette|diamond}}
*{{TrimPalette|diamond|darker=1}} (a darker color palette is used when a diamond armor piece is trimmed using a diamond).

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Diamond
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond
|itemtags=beacon_payment_items
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Diamond
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond
|id=304
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==

{{load achievements|DIAMONDS!;Diamonds to you!;Enchanter}}

== Advancements ==

{{load advancements|Diamonds!}}

== History ==

{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100128|[[File:Diamond JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added diamonds. Initially, they were referred to as "emeralds".
|A stack of 100 diamonds can be found inside the  [[Indev house]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20100129|Diamond can be used to craft [[diamond block]]s and diamond [[sword]]s, [[shovel]]s, [[pickaxe]]s and [[axe]]s.
|Diamonds can no longer be found inside the Indev House due to all items having been removed from its chests.
|Diamond can be obtained by smelting diamond blocks.}}
{{History|||snap=20100130|[[Emerald]]s from the previous version are now officially known as "diamonds", though this has no actual effect as item names are not yet displayed in-game.
|[[Diamond block]]s now require 9 diamonds (3×3) instead of 4 (2×2) to be [[crafting|crafted]], making them much more expensive.}}
{{History||20100206|Diamonds are now used to craft diamond [[hoe]]s.}}
{{History||20100212-1|Diamonds are now used to craft diamond [[helmet]]s, [[chestplate]]s, [[leggings]] and [[boots]].}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.14|Diamonds are now used to craft [[jukebox]]es.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Diamonds are now found in [[mineshaft]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|[[Diamond ore]] can now be [[smelting|smelted]] into diamonds.}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Diamonds are now used to craft [[enchantment table]]s.
|Diamonds are now found in [[stronghold]] altar [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.1|snap=12w01a|Diamonds are now found in [[village]] [[villager|blacksmith]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|Diamonds can now be [[trading|traded]] to blacksmith [[villager]]s in quantities of 3–5 for 1 [[emerald]].
|Added [[desert temple]]s, with a hidden [[chest]] room and loot containing diamonds.}}
{{History|||snap=12w21b|Diamonds have been changed in the game code from "emerald" to "diamond", due to actual [[emerald]]s being added. Diamond's original name during [[Indev]], as stated above, was emerald in the code, and was kept this way until this snapshot.}}
{{History|||snap=12w22a|Added [[jungle temple]]s, which contain loot [[chest]]s with diamonds.}}
{{History|||snap=1.3|[[File:Diamond JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of diamonds has been changed.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|Diamonds can now be used to [[crafting|craft]] a [[firework star]] with a trail.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w16a|Diamond is now used to craft diamond [[horse armor]].}}
{{History|||snap=13w18a|Diamond is no longer used to craft diamond [[horse armor]].|Diamonds are now found in [[nether fortress]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Diamonds can now be [[traded]] to any black apron [[villager]] in quantities of 3–4 for 1 [[emerald]], as their tier III trade.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|Diamonds now generate in [[end city]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=15w43a|The average yield of diamonds have been slightly decreased in [[nether fortress]] chests.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|The average yield of diamonds in [[desert temple]] and [[mineshaft]] chests have been decreased.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 264.}}
{{History|||snap=18w10a|Diamonds now generate in [[buried treasure]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Diamonds now generate in [[shipwreck]] treasure chests.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Diamond JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of diamonds has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Diamonds can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] toolsmith houses.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w16a|Diamonds now generate in bastion remnants chests.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=20w30a|The chance of finding diamonds in bastion remnant chests is increased from 8.6% to 15.8%.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w08a|Diamonds can now drop and be smelted from [[deepslate diamond ore]].}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w04a|Diamonds can now be used to craft [[smithing template]]s.
|Diamonds can now be used as an armor trim material.}}
{{History|||snap=23w07a|Diamonds now drop when brushing [[suspicious sand]] in [[desert pyramid]]s.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|The probability for the diamond to generate in the [[suspicious sand]] in [[desert temple]] has been changed from 1/7 to 1/8.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Diamond JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added diamonds. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.3.2|Diamonds can be collected and used to craft [[blocks of diamond]] and diamond [[axe]]s, [[pickaxe]]s, [[sword]]s and [[shovel]]s.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|Diamonds are now used to [[crafting|craft]] diamond [[hoe]]s.}}
{{History||v0.5.0|Diamonds are now used to craft [[nether reactor core]]s.}}
{{History||v0.6.0|Diamonds are now used to craft diamond [[armor]].}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Diamond JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of diamonds has been changed.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Diamonds are now used to craft [[enchanting table]]s.
|Diamonds are no longer used to craft [[nether reactor core]]s and are now instead dropped by it.
|Diamonds now generate in [[nether fortress]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|Diamonds now have a chance to generate in [[desert temple]] chests.}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Diamonds are now found in [[minecart with chest]]s in [[mineshaft]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Diamonds can now be found in [[jungle temple]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Diamonds can now be found in altar [[chest]]s in [[stronghold]]s, [[dungeon]] chests and [[end city]] chests.}}
{{History|||snap=alpha 1.0.0.0|Diamonds can now be found in [[villager|blacksmith]] [[chest]]s in [[village]]s.}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|3-4 diamonds can now be traded to blacksmith [[villager]]s for an [[emerald]] as part of their third tier trades.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Diamonds can now be used to [[crafting|craft]] a [[firework star]] with a trail. 
|Diamonds can now be used to craft [[jukebox]]es.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Diamonds can now be found inside [[buried treasure]] [[chest]]s and [[shipwreck]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Diamonds can now be found in [[plains]] [[village]] weaponsmith chests.
|[[File:Diamond JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of diamonds has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Diamonds can now be found in village toolsmith chests and in [[savanna]], [[desert]], [[taiga]], and [[snowy taiga]] village weaponsmith chests.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Armorer, toolsmith, and weaponsmith [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] one diamond for an [[emerald]] as part of their fourth tier [[trading|trades]].}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Diamonds can now be found in [[bastion remnant]] chests.}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.16.230.52|Diamonds can now drop and be smelted from [[deepslate diamond ore]].}}
{{History||1.20.0<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.70|snap=beta 1.19.70.23|Diamonds now drop when brushing [[suspicious sand]] in [[desert pyramid]]s.}}
{{History||1.20.0<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.80|snap=beta 1.19.80.21|Diamonds can now be used to craft [[smithing template]]s.
|Diamonds can now be used as an armor trim material.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Diamond JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added diamonds.}}
{{History||xbox=TU5|Diamonds are now found in the new [[mineshaft]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||xbox=TU7|Diamonds are now used to craft [[enchantment table]]s.}}
{{History||xbox=TU9|Diamonds are now found in [[village]] [[villager|blacksmith]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||xbox=TU14|ps=1.04|Diamonds can now be [[trading|traded]] to blacksmith [[villager]]s in quantities of 3–5 for 1 [[emerald]].
|Added [[desert temple]]s, with a hidden [[chest]] room and loot containing diamonds.|Added [[jungle temple]]s, which contain loot [[chest]]s with diamonds.|[[File:Diamond JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of diamonds has been changed.}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|Diamonds can now be used to [[crafting|craft]] a [[firework star]] with a trail|Diamonds are now found in the new [[nether fortress]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Diamonds can now be [[traded]] to any black apron [[villager]] in quantities of 3–4 for 1 [[emerald]], as their tier III trade.}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.36|wiiu=Patch 15|Diamonds now generate in [[end city]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|Diamonds now generate in [[buried treasure]] [[chest]]s.|Diamonds now generate in [[shipwreck]] treasure chests.}}
{{History||xbox=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|[[File:Diamond JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of diamonds has been changed.}}

{{History|new3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Diamond JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Added diamonds.}}
{{History|foot}}

==Issues==
{{issue list}}

==Trivia==
*Unlike in ''Minecraft'', newly mined [[Wikipedia:Diamond|diamond]]s in real life are rough, cloudy stones. The largest, purest ones are polished into crystal-clear gemstones, while the rest are used in industry for cutting and grinding.
*Although diamonds themselves are not renewable, all tools, weapons, and armor made from diamonds can be acquired through [[trading]], and are therefore renewable. Other items crafted from diamonds are not renewable.
*In the April fools version [[Java Edition 2.0]], [[Diamond Chicken|diamond chickens]] can lay diamonds. This does not exist in newer versions, as this was a joke.
*The item forms of diamonds and [[Turtle Egg|turtle eggs]] have the same shape.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:DiamondOre.png|Naturally occurring diamonds.
File:MultipleOreBlobs.png|Multiple ore blobs.
File:Lava Diamond.png|Diamond ore near Lava.
File:Diamond ore blob.png|Another Diamond ore blob near Lava.
File:10 ore diamond blob.png|10 ore diamond blob.
File:Trading a diamond for an emerald.png|A blacksmith offering an [[emerald]] for a diamond.
File:Diamond Pendant Necklace JINX.jpg|Official diamond pendant made by [https://www.jinx.com JINX].
File:All Mine JINX.jpg|Official t-shirt artwork "All Mine" which features a diamond. Made by JINX
File:4 ways of viewing 12 diamonds in stone form.png|4 ways of viewing 12 diamonds in stone form
</gallery>

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--diamond Taking Inventory: Diamond] – Minecraft.net on February 20, 2019

{{items}}

[[cs:Diamant]]
[[de:Diamant]]
[[el:Διαμάντι]]
[[es:Diamante]]
[[fr:Diamant]]
[[hu:Gyémánt]]
[[it:Diamante]]
[[ja:ダイヤモンド]]
[[ko:다이아몬드]]
[[nl:Diamant]]
[[pl:Diament]]
[[pt:Diamante]]
[[ru:Алмаз]]
[[th:เพชร]]
[[tr:Elmas]]
[[uk:Діамант]]
[[zh:钻石]]
[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]</li></ul>
13w01aAdded nether quartz ore. It drops Nether Quartz
13w01bNether quartz ore can now be smelted in a furnace to make nether quartz.
pa
0.12.1
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Amethyst Shard|Amethyst Shard]]<br/>{{Item
| title = Amethyst Shard
| image = Amethyst Shard.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

An '''amethyst shard''' is a crystal obtained from mining a fully grown [[amethyst cluster]] or can be obtained from chests in [[Ancient City|ancient cities]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Mining ===
An [[amethyst cluster]] mined using a non-[[Silk Touch]], non-[[Fortune]] [[pickaxe]] drops 4 amethyst shards. When mined using any other tool, [[item]] or mechanism (such as [[explosion]]s or [[piston]]s) it drops 2 shards. The maximum amount of amethyst shards dropped can be increased with Fortune. Fortune I gives a {{frac|1|3}} chance for eight shards, averaging 5.33 shards; Fortune II gives a 25% chance (each) to give eight or 12 shards, averaging 7 shards, and Fortune III gives a 20% chance (each) to give 8, 12, or 16 shards, averaging 8.8 shards.

If the amethyst cluster in any of its growth stages is mined using a pickaxe enchanted with [[Silk Touch]], it drops itself rather than amethyst shards.

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|amethyst-shard}} 

== Usage ==
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{Crafting usage}}
=== Smithing ingredient ===
{{Smithing
|head=1
|ingredients=Any Armor Trim +<br/>Any Armor Piece + <br/>Amethyst Shard
|Any Armor Trim Smithing Template
|Netherite Chestplate
|Amethyst Shard
|Amethyst Trim Netherite Chestplate
|showdescription=1
|description = All armor types can be used in this recipe;<br/>a netherite chestplate is shown as an example.<br/>
|tail=1
}}

;Trim color palette
The following color palette is shown on the designs on trimmed armor:
*{{TrimPalette|amethyst shard}}

=== Allay duplication ===
If an amethyst shard is given to an [[allay]] that is currently dancing to an active [[jukebox]], the allay emits heart particles, consumes the amethyst shard and duplicates into another allay. After this, there is a 5 minute cool down until both allays can be duplicated like this again.



== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Amethyst shimmer.ogg
|subtitle=Amethyst chimes
|source=neutral
|description=When an amethyst shard duplicates an allay
|id=block.amethyst_block.chime
|translationkey=subtitles.block.amethyst_block.chime
|volume=0.4
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Amethyst shimmer.ogg
|source=block
|description=When an amethyst shard duplicates an allay
|id=chime.amethyst_block
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.5-1.7
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Amethyst Shard
|spritetype=item
|nameid=amethyst_shard
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Amethyst Shard
|spritetype=item
|nameid=amethyst_shard
|form=item
|id=625
|foot=1}}

==History==
{{History||October 3, 2020|link={{ytl|DBvZ2Iqmm3M|t=23m14s}}|Amethyst shards are mentioned, but not shown at [[Minecraft Live 2020]].}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|[[File:Amethyst Shard JE1.png|32px]] Added amethyst shards.}}
{{History|||snap=20w46a|[[File:Amethyst Shard JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture for amethyst shards has changed.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|Amethyst shards can now be found in [[ancient city]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.19.1|snap=22w24a|Amethyst shards can now be used to duplicate [[allay]]s.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w04a|Amethyst shards can now be used as an armor trim material.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Amethyst shards can now be used to craft [[calibrated sculk sensor]]s.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.17.0.50|[[File:Amethyst Shard JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added amethyst shards.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.17.0.52|Amethyst shards are now available without enabling [[Experimental Gameplay]].}}
{{History||1.19.0|snap=beta 1.19.0.26|Amethyst shards can now be found in [[ancient city]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.19.10|snap=beta 1.19.10.22|Amethyst shards can now be used to duplicate allays.}}
{{History||1.20.0<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.80|snap=beta 1.19.80.21|Amethyst shards can now be used as an armor trim material.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.19.80.22|Amethyst shards can now be used to craft calibrated sculk sensors.}}
{{History|foot}}

==Issues==
{{issue list}}

==Trivia==
* Although in real life {{w|amethyst}} is a variety of {{w|quartz}} like [[Nether Quartz|nether quartz]], the two resources are not interchangeable.

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--amethyst-shard Taking Inventory: Amethyst Shard] – Minecraft.net on May 20, 2021

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build 1Added nether quartz ore.
Legacy Console Edition
TU14CU1 1.04 Added nether quartz ore.

Issues

Issues relating to "Nether Quartz Ore" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

  • Unlike netherrack, fire does not burn indefinitely on nether quartz ore.
  • Nether quartz ore has the same blast resistance as other ores, which is more than the quartz block and netherrack combined.
  • The texture of Nether Quartz is the same as Netherrack's, but with white streaks added. A similar design is used in the Coal Block, but with black streaks on a black block.
  • Nether Quartz ore was originally planned at Minecon 2013 as an ore that will generate in the Nether to promote Nether exploration. This ore was planned to be either a type of Redstone, or be an ore that will drop an item used in Redstone circuitry [see Nether Quartz (item)].

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