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Sandstone is a solid block commonly found in deserts and beaches underneath sand.

Red sandstone is a related block, associated with red sand.

Obtaining[]

Breaking[]

Sandstone can be mined with any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, the block drops nothing.

Block Sandstone
Chiseled Sandstone
Cut Sandstone
Red Sandstone
Chiseled Red Sandstone
Cut Red Sandstone
Smooth Sandstone
Smooth Red Sandstone
Hardness 0.8 2
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 4 10
Wooden 0.6 1.5
Stone 0.3 0.75
Iron 0.2 0.5
Diamond 0.15 0.4
Netherite 0.15 0.35
Golden 0.1 0.25
  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[]

Regular sandstone generates in deserts and beaches, compressed underneath several blocks of sand. Regular sandstone generates at noise cave entrances in desert and beach biomes, and red sandstone generates at noise cave entrances in badlands biomes.

If a village generates some buildings inside of a badlands biome, any floating platform surrounding village buildings generate with red sandstone below red sand.

Many structures that generate in deserts are made of sandstone. Desert wells are made of normal sandstone, desert villages made of normal, cut, and smooth sandstone, and desert pyramids are made of normal, cut, and chiseled sandstone. Additionally, warm underwater ruins are made greatly of sandstone variants. All the aforementioned structures use sandstone blocks, slabs, stairs, and walls. No naturally generated structures are made of red sandstone.

Crafting[]

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Sandstone or
Red Sandstone
Sand or
Red Sand

Cut Sandstone or
Cut Red Sandstone
Sandstone or
Red Sandstone
Chiseled Sandstone or
Chiseled Red Sandstone
Sandstone Slab or
Red Sandstone Slab

Stonecutting[]

Name Ingredients Cutting recipe
Cut Sandstone or
Cut Red Sandstone
Sandstone or
Red Sandstone
Chiseled Sandstone or
Chiseled Red Sandstone
Sandstone or
Red Sandstone

Smelting[]

Name Ingredients Smelting recipe
Smooth Sandstone Sandstone +
Any fuel


0.1
Smooth Red Sandstone Red Sandstone +
Any fuel


0.1

Usage[]

Unlike sand, sandstone is never affected by gravity.

Crafting ingredient[]

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Dune Armor Trim Smithing Template Diamond +
Dune Armor Trim Smithing Template +
Sandstone
Red Sandstone Stairs or
Smooth Red Sandstone Stairs
Red Sandstone or
Smooth Red Sandstone
Red Sandstone Wall Red Sandstone
Sandstone Slab or
Red Sandstone Slab
Sandstone or
Chiseled Sandstone or
Red Sandstone or
Chiseled Red Sandstone
Sandstone Stairs or
Smooth Sandstone Stairs
Sandstone or
Smooth Sandstone
Sandstone Wall Sandstone
Smooth Red Sandstone Slab or
Cut Red Sandstone Slab
Smooth Red Sandstone or
Cut Red Sandstone
Smooth Sandstone Slab or
Cut Sandstone Slab
Smooth Sandstone or
Cut Sandstone

Stonecutting[]

Name Ingredients Cutting recipe
Sandstone Slab or
Sandstone Stairs or
Sandstone Wall or
Cut Sandstone or
Cut Sandstone Slab or
Chiseled Sandstone
Sandstone
Cut Sandstone Slab Cut Sandstone
Smooth Sandstone Slab or
Smooth Sandstone Stairs
Smooth Sandstone
Red Sandstone Slab or
Red Sandstone Stairs or
Red Sandstone Wall or
Cut Red Sandstone or
Cut Red Sandstone Slab or
Chiseled Red Sandstone
Red Sandstone
Cut Red Sandstone Slab Cut Red Sandstone
Smooth Red Sandstone Slab or
Smooth Red Sandstone Stairs
Smooth Red Sandstone

Note blocks[]

All types of sandstone can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sounds[]

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stone1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.stone1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stone0.370.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stone0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.stone0.31.0
PlayersJumping from the blockjump.stone0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damageland.stone0.221.0

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsTranslation key
SandstonesandstoneBlock & Itemmineable/pickaxeblock.minecraft.sandstone
Cut Sandstonecut_sandstoneBlock & Itemmineable/pickaxeblock.minecraft.cut_sandstone
Chiseled Sandstonechiseled_sandstoneBlock & Itemmineable/pickaxeblock.minecraft.chiseled_sandstone
Smooth Sandstonesmooth_sandstoneBlock & Itemmineable/pickaxeblock.minecraft.smooth_sandstone
Red Sandstonered_sandstoneBlock & Itemmineable/pickaxeblock.minecraft.red_sandstone
Cut Red Sandstonecut_red_sandstoneBlock & Itemmineable/pickaxeblock.minecraft.cut_red_sandstone
Chiseled Red Sandstonechiseled_red_sandstoneBlock & Itemmineable/pickaxeblock.minecraft.chiseled_red_sandstone
Smooth Red Sandstonesmooth_red_sandstoneBlock & Itemmineable/pickaxeblock.minecraft.smooth_red_sandstone

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Translation key
Sandstonesandstone24Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.sandstone.default.name
tile.sandstone.chiseled.name
tile.sandstone.cut.name
tile.sandstone.smooth.name
Red Sandstonered_sandstone179Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.red_sandstone.default.name
tile.red_sandstone.chiseled.name
tile.red_sandstone.cut.name
tile.red_sandstone.smooth.name
  1. ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. a b Available with /give command.
  3. a b The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

Block states[]

See also: Block states

In Bedrock Edition, sandstone and red sandstone use the following block states:

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits
Description
sand_stone_type0x1
0x2
default default0Sandstone
heiroglyphs1Chiseled Sandstone
cut2Cut Sandstone
smooth3Smooth Sandstone

Video[]

History[]

Java Edition Beta
1.2Sandstone JE1 BE1 Added sandstone.
1.3Sandstone is now found below three blocks of naturally generated sand.
Added the ability to craft sandstone slabs from sandstone.
Java Edition
1.2.1releaseChiseled Sandstone (side texture) JE0 Cut Sandstone (side texture) JE0 Two textures have been added to the terrain.png file and might have been used as decorative sandstone variants. However, these textures do not appear in the game, at the moment.
1.2.4releaseCut Sandstone JE1 BE1 Chiseled Sandstone JE1 BE1 The textures added in 1.2.1 have been changed, and Mojang have actually added sandstone with these textures,[1] using the same in-game name as regular sandstone.
Sandstone JE2 BE2 The texture of normal sandstone has been changed.
1.3.112w19aDistinct names (chiseled sandstone and smooth sandstone) have been given to the variants of sandstone. Before this update, chiseled sandstone was often referred to as hieroglyphic sandstone or decorative sandstone.
Prior to this snapshot the sandstone variants used the same tooltip as normal sandstone "Sandstone".
12w21aAdded desert temples, which use all three variants of sandstone as building materials.
Added sandstone stairs.
12w21bAdded a crafting recipe for sandstone stairs, which uses sandstone.
1.513w04aSmooth Sandstone JE1 BE1 Added the block which would later be called smooth sandstone, as an unobtainable variant of the sandstone double slab.
1.814w20aSandstone now generates at the entrances of caves.
14w29aSmooth sandstone can no longer be crafted into itself.[2]
August 5, 2014Dinnerbone tweets a screenshot containing red sandstone.
14w32aRed Sandstone JE1 BE1 Cut Red Sandstone JE1 BE1 Chiseled Red Sandstone JE1 BE1 Added red sandstone as a solution to MC-55228.
Red sandstone now generates in mesa caves, instead of sandstone.
Smooth Red Sandstone JE1 BE1 Added the block which would later be called smooth red sandstone, as an unobtainable variant of the red sandstone double slab.
1.1016w20aSandstone no longer generates at the entrances of caves; the sand is now left unsupported in these locations.
Red sandstone no longer generates naturally, as it generated only at the entrances of caves.
1.1317w47a"Smooth Sandstone" and "Smooth Red Sandstone" have been renamed to "Cut Sandstone" and "Cut Red Sandstone".
Smooth Sandstone JE1 BE1 Smooth Red Sandstone JE1 BE1 Added item forms for the smooth double slab sandstone and red sandstone, now officially named "Smooth Sandstone" and "Smooth Red Sandstone". These can be obtained in the Creative inventory.
18w09aSandstone now generates in underwater ruins.
1.1418w43aSmooth and smooth red sandstone can now be obtained by smelting sandstone and red sandstone, respectively.
Sandstone JE3 Cut Sandstone JE2 Chiseled Sandstone JE2 Red Sandstone JE2 Cut Red Sandstone JE2 Chiseled Red Sandstone JE2 The textures of all sandstone blocks have been changed.
18w44aSandstone JE4 Cut Sandstone JE3 Chiseled Sandstone JE3 The textures of all sandstone blockshave been changed, once again.
18w47aSandstone JE5 Cut Sandstone JE4 Chiseled Sandstone JE4 The top textures of all sandstone blocks have been changed.
Red Sandstone JE3 Cut Red Sandstone JE3 Chiseled Red Sandstone JE3 The textures of red sandstone have been changed, once again.
18w50aSandstone JE6 BE3 Cut Sandstone JE5 BE2 Chiseled Sandstone JE5 BE2 Smooth Sandstone JE5 BE2 Red Sandstone JE4 BE2 Cut Red Sandstone JE4 BE2 Chiseled Red Sandstone JE4 BE2 Smooth Red Sandstone JE4 BE2 The top textures of all sandstone blocks have been changed, once again.
19w05aBoth types of sandstone have become renewable, due to wandering traders selling sand and red sand.
1.18?Sandstone and red sandstone now generate at the entrance to caves again.[verify]
1.20
(Experimental)
23w04aSandstone can now be used to craft smithing templates.
Pocket Edition Alpha
Pre-releaseSandstone JE1 BE1 Added regular sandstone.
v0.6.0Cut Sandstone JE1 BE1 Chiseled Sandstone JE1 BE1 Added chiseled and smooth sandstone.
Sandstone is now crafted in the stonecutter.
v0.7.3Sandstone stairs have been made craftable.
v0.8.0build 2Sandstone JE2 BE2 The texture of regular sandstone has been changed.
v0.9.0build 2Sandstone and cut sandstone now generates in desert villages.
v0.11.0build 1Sandstone now generates in desert wells.
v0.13.0build 1Sandstone is no longer crafted in the stonecutter.
Sandstone, cut sandstone and chiseled sandstone now generate in desert temples.
v0.14.0build 1Red Sandstone JE1 BE1 Cut Red Sandstone JE1 BE1 Chiseled Red Sandstone JE1 BE1 Added red sandstone.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0beta 1.2.20.1Sandstone, cut sandstone and chiseled sandstone now generate in warm underwater ruins.
1.9.0beta 1.9.0.0"Smooth Sandstone" and "Smooth Red Sandstone" have been renamed to "Cut Sandstone" and "Cut Red Sandstone".
Sandstone and red sandstone can now be used to craft sandstone and red sandstone walls.
Cut sandstone and cut red sandstone can now be used to craft cut sandstone and cut red sandstone slabs.
Smooth Sandstone JE1 BE1 Smooth Red Sandstone JE1 BE1 Added smooth sandstone and smooth red sandstone. These are obtainable by smelting regular sandstone or red sandstone, and can be crafted into smooth sandstone or smooth red sandstone slabs and stairs.
Added smooth sandstone and smooth red sandstone to the Creative inventory.[verify]
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Sandstone JE6 BE3 Cut Sandstone JE5 BE2 Chiseled Sandstone JE5 BE2 Smooth Sandstone JE5 BE2 Red Sandstone JE4 BE2 Cut Red Sandstone JE4 BE2 Chiseled Red Sandstone JE4 BE2 Smooth Red Sandstone JE4 BE2 The textures of all sandstone blocks have been changed.
Smooth sandstone now generates in the new desert villages.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1Red sandstone can now generate as supporting floating platforms under red sand, if the village building generated in a badlands biome.
beta 1.11.0.4Red sandstone is now sold by wandering traders.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57Trading has been changed; wandering traders no longer sell red sandstone.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1CU1 1.0 Patch 11.0.1Sandstone JE1 BE1[verify] Added sandstone.
Cut Sandstone JE1 BE1 Chiseled Sandstone JE1 BE1 Added the variants of sandstone. They drop the original sandstone upon breaking.
TU14 1.04 Added crafting recipes for smooth and chiseled sandstone.
Smooth and chiseled sandstone now drop themselves.
Smooth and chiseled sandstone can now be obtained in the Creative inventory. Prior to this update only regular sandstone was obtainable in Creative.
TU31CU19 1.22 Patch 3Red Sandstone JE1 BE1 Cut Red Sandstone JE1 BE1 Chiseled Red Sandstone JE1 BE1 Added red sandstone and its variants.
1.88 The old blocks of "Smooth Sandstone" and "Smooth Red Sandstone" have been renamed to "Cut Sandstone" and "Cut Red Sandstone".[verify][more information needed]
Smooth Sandstone JE1 BE1 Smooth Red Sandstone JE1 BE1 Added the new blocks of smooth sandstone and smooth red sandstone. They are obtainable both in the Creative inventory and in Survival.
1.90 Sandstone JE6 BE3 Cut Sandstone JE5 BE2 Chiseled Sandstone JE5 BE2 Smooth Sandstone JE5 BE2 Red Sandstone JE4 BE2 Cut Red Sandstone JE4 BE2 Chiseled Red Sandstone JE4 BE2 Smooth Red Sandstone JE4 BE2 The textures of all sandstone blocks have been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0Sandstone JE2 BE2 Cut Sandstone JE1 BE1 Chiseled Sandstone JE1 BE1 Added sandstone and its variants.
Red Sandstone JE1 BE1 Cut Red Sandstone JE1 BE1 Chiseled Red Sandstone JE1 BE1 Added red sandstone and its variants.

Data history[]

Java Edition
1.1317w47aThe different type block states for both the sandstone and red_sandstone IDs have been split up into their own IDs.
Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 24, 43, 179 and 180.[more information needed]

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Sandstone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia[]

  • Chiseled sandstone has the symbol of a Creeper on it.
  • Chiseled red sandstone has the symbol of a wither on it. The idea of the wither appearing on chiseled red sandstone was suggested by Reddit user ULiopleurodon.[3]

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