Smooth Quartz Block

This article is about the smooth decorative variant block. For the other variants, see Block of Quartz.

Smooth Quartz Block
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	2
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

A smooth quartz block is a mineral block used only for decoration. It is made by smelting blocks of quartz.

Obtaining

Breaking

Smooth quartz blocks can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block	Smooth Quartz Block
Hardness	2
Tool
Breaking time
Default	10
Wooden	1.5
Stone	0.75
Iron	0.5
Diamond	0.4
Netherite	0.35
Golden	0.25

Natural generation

2 smooth quartz blocks generate naturally as part of each bridge bastion remnant.

Smelting

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Smooth Quartz Block	Block of Quartz + Any fuel	0.1

Usage

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Smooth Quartz Slab	Smooth Quartz Block	6
Smooth Quartz Stairs	Smooth Quartz Block	4

Stonecutting

Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Smooth Quartz Block	2

Note Blocks

Smooth quartz blocks can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	None	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.37	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Smooth Quartz Block	smooth_quartz	Block & Item	block.minecraft.smooth_quartz

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Translation key
Smooth Quartz Block	quartz_block	155	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.quartz_block.default.name tile.quartz_block.chiseled.name tile.quartz_block.lines.name tile.quartz_block.smooth.name

Metadata

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, smooth quartz blocks use 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

See also: Block states

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
chisel_type	default	default	The main block type.
		chiseled	The chiseled type.
		lines	The pillar type.
		smooth	The smooth type.
pillar_axis	y	x y z	The axis along which the block is oriented. Normally applies only to the pillar type.

History

Java Edition
1.5		13w04a			Added seamless quartz double slabs as an unobtainable variant of the quartz double slab.
1.13		17w47a			The different block states for the double_slab ID have been split up into their own IDs, giving this block the ID smooth_quartz.
					The block has been renamed to "Smooth Quartz".
					Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 43.
					Smooth quartz is now available in the Creative inventory.
1.14		18w43a			Smooth quartz can now be obtained by smelting blocks of quartz.
					The textures of all smooth quartz blocks have been changed.
		19w08a			Smooth quartz now uses the bottom texture of normal quartz blocks, rather than the top texture.
1.16		20w06a			"Smooth Quartz" has been renamed to "Smooth Quartz Block".
Pocket Edition Alpha
?					Rotated versions of smooth quartz blocks now exist in the game due to how the game handles rotated quartz blocks.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0		beta 1.9.0.0			Smooth quartz can now be obtained by smelting regular blocks of quartz.
					Smooth quartz is now obtainable in the Creative inventory.
					Smooth quartz can be used to craft smooth quartz slabs and stairs.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The textures of smooth quartz have been changed.
Legacy Console Edition
		1.88			Added smooth quartz. It is obtainable in both Survival, and in the Creative inventory.
		1.90			The textures of smooth quartz have been changed.

Issues

Issues relating to "Smooth Quartz Block" or "Smooth Quartz" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Gallery

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  Comparison of regular and smooth quartz underside textures in prior versions of Java and Bedrock edition.

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  An early Pocket Edition comparison of a double quartz slab and a block of quartz, mirroring the 1.14 situation.