Quartz Pillar

Quartz Pillar

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  Quartz Pillar (UD)

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  Quartz Pillar (EW)

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  Quartz Pillar (NS)

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.8
Hardness	0.8
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

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A quartz pillar is a variant of the block of quartz, obtained through crafting.

Obtaining

Breaking

Quartz pillars can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block	Quartz Pillar
Hardness	0.8
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	4
Wooden	0.6
Stone	0.3
Iron	0.2
Diamond	0.15
Netherite	0.15
Golden	0.1
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

Legend

• drops nothing
• drops something other than the block itself
• drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

Crafting

Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Block of Quartz	2

Stonecutting

Ingredients	[hide]Cutting recipe
Block of Quartz

Trading

Villager	Probability		Villager wants	Player receives
	JE	BE
Master Mason	100%	50%	Emerald	Quartz Pillar

Usage

Quartz pillars can be placed on any axis.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	[hide]Description
Quartz Slab	Quartz Pillar	6	‌
Quartz Stairs	Quartz Pillar	4	‌

Note Blocks

Quartz pillars can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sounds

Java Edition:

[hide] v t e stone sound type
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
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	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:

[hide] v t e stone sound type
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
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	[hide]Translation key
Quartz Pillar	quartz_pillar	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe	block.minecraft.quartz_pillar

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	[hide]Translation key
Quartz Pillar	quartz_pillar	quartz_block / 2	-954	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.quartz_block.lines.name

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	[hide]Description
axis	y	x	The quartz pillar is oriented east–west.
		y	The quartz pillar is oriented vertically.
		z	The quartz pillar is oriented north–south.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	[hide]Description
pillar_axis	0x4 0x8	y	x	1	The quartz pillar is oriented east–west.
			y	0	The quartz pillar is oriented vertically.
			z	2	The quartz pillar is oriented north–south.

History

[hide]Java Edition
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				Added quartz pillars.
			13w03a				Pillar quartz blocks can now be placed sideways.
1.13			17w47a				"Pillar Quartz Block" has been renamed to "Quartz Pillar".
1.14			18w43a				The textures of all quartz pillars have been changed.
			18w50a				The texture of quartz pillars has been changed once again.
			19w11a				Quartz pillars are now sold by villagers of the new mason profession, making all quartz-based building blocks renewable.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.6.0							Added pillar quartz blocks.
							Pillar quartz blocks can be used to craft quartz stairs.
v0.7.4							Pillar quartz blocks are now craftable in survival.
v0.12.1			build 4				Pillar quartz blocks can now be placed sideways.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The textures of pillar quartz blocks blocks have been changed.
							Pillar quartz blocks are now renewable, due to it being sold by stone mason villagers for 1 to 2 emeralds.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.4				Pillar quartz blocks sold by stonemason villagers now cost one emerald. Master-level stone mason villagers have a 50% chance to sell a quartz pillar for one emerald as their trade.
1.12.0			beta 1.12.0.3				Trading has been changed, master-level stone mason villagers now sell pillar quartz.
?							Quartz pillars with the side texture on all faces has been removed, and replaced with the y axis-aligned pillar.
1.18.30			?				Trading has been changed; pillar quartz blocks are now sold by mason villagers in the same way as Java Edition.
1.21.20			Preview 1.21.20.22				"Pillar Quartz Block" has been renamed to "Quartz Pillar".
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU14	CU1	1.04	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added pillar quartz blocks.
							Pillar quartz blocks can now be used to craft quartz stairs and slabs.
			1.90				The textures of pillar quartz blocks have been changed.
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added pillar quartz blocks.

Data history

[hide]Java Edition
1.13			17w47a				The different block states for the quartz_block ID have been split up into their own IDs.
							Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 155.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.12.1			build 4				There exists a quartz pillar state with the side texture applied to all sides.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The textures of pillar quartz blocks blocks have been changed.
							Pillar quartz blocks are now renewable, due to it being sold by stone mason villagers for 1 to 2 emeralds.
1.21.20			Preview 1.21.20.22				The different chisel type block states for the quartz_block ID have been split up into their own IDs.

Issues

Issues relating to "Pillar Quartz Block" or "Quartz Pillar" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Screenshots

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  An example showing how pillar quartz blocks can be placed.