Red Sandstone is a sedimentary rock found naturally at entrances of mesa caves, and can also be crafted. Unlike regular sandstone, it does not generate under the red sand ground, rather, orange stained clay does this job.
Chiseled Red Sandstone is a decorative form of red sandstone with a wither carving on it.
Smooth Red Sandstone is a decorative form of red sandstone with a smoother texture.
Obtaining
Red sandstone can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, the block is lost.
| Block | Red Sandstone | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Natural generation
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.
Crafting
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Red Sandstone | Red Sand | |
| Smooth Red Sandstone | Red Sandstone | |
| Chiseled Red Sandstone | Red Sandstone Slab |
Usage
Crafting ingredient
Data values
Red Sandstone/DV
Block state
Red Sandstone/BS
Video
Red Sandstone/video
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| August 5, 2014 | Dinnerbone tweets a screenshot containing red sandstone. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14w32a | Added red sandstone. Before this update, mesa caves would be coated with regular sandstone instead. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Red Sandstone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia
- The idea of the wither appearing on chiseled red sandstone was suggested by Reddit user ULiopleurodon.[1]
Gallery
The first image of red sandstone, as tweeted by Nathan Adams.
Red Sandstone generating at the entrance of a mesa cave.
The different sand-type blocks.
References