Block of Quartz

Block of Quartz

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 block of quartz is a mineral block used for decoration. It can be turned into a chiseled quartz block, quartz pillar or quartz bricks.

Obtaining

Breaking

Blocks of quartz can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block	Block of Quartz Chiseled Quartz Block Quartz Pillar Quartz Bricks
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

• incorrect tool, drops nothing
• correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
• correct tool, drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

Natural generation

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

Trading

Master-level mason villagers sell both a quartz block for an emerald and a quartz pillar for an emerald.

Usage

Quartz blocks cannot be used to store nether quartz because they cannot be crafted back into it, unlike other ore blocks. This is intentional.

Quartz pillars can be rotated sideways.

Stonecutting

Ingredients	[hide]Cutting recipe
Block of Quartz	2

Smelting ingredient

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

Note Blocks

All types of quartz blocks 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
Block of Quartz	quartz_block	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe	block.minecraft.quartz_block
Chiseled Quartz Block	chiseled_quartz_block	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe	block.minecraft.chiseled_quartz_block
Quartz Pillar	quartz_pillar	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe	block.minecraft.quartz_pillar
Quartz Bricks	quartz_bricks	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe	block.minecraft.quartz_bricks

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	[hide]Translation key
Block of Quartz	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
Quartz Bricks	quartz_bricks	559	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.quartz_bricks.name

Block states

Quartz Pillar Bedrock Edition:

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

History

[hide]Java Edition
January 5, 2013							Jeb tweeted that Nether quartz would be used for more decorative uses as well. {"type": "java", "version": "January 5, 2013", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to Jeb article, displayed as Jeb) tweeted that Nether quartz would be used for more decorative uses as well."}
January 7, 2013							Jeb tweeted the first image about the Nether quartz block. {"type": "java", "version": "January 7, 2013", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Jeb tweeted the first image about the Nether quartz block."}
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. {"type": "java", "version": "January 9, 2013", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "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							Added blocks of quartz. {"type": "java", "version": "1.5", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Block of Quartz JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Quartz Pillar Axis Y JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Chiseled Quartz Block Axis Y JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Added blocks of quartz."}
							Pillar quartz blocks can now be placed sideways. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "<span class=\"animated\"><span class=\"animated-active\">(link to File:Quartz Pillar Axis X JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px)</span><span>(link to File:Quartz Pillar Axis Z JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px)</span></span> Pillar quartz blocks can now be placed sideways."}
1.13							The different block states for the quartz_block ID have been split up into their own IDs. {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "The different block states for the <code>quartz_block</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs."}
							"Pillar Quartz Block" has been renamed to "Quartz Pillar". {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "\"Pillar Quartz Block\" has been renamed to \"Quartz Pillar\"."}
							Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 155. {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Prior to (link to 1.13/Flattening article, displayed as ''The Flattening''), this (link to block article, displayed as block)'s numeral ID was 155."}
1.14							The textures of all quartz blocks have been changed. {"type": "java", "version": "1.14", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Block of Quartz JE2.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Quartz Pillar Axis Y JE2.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Chiseled Quartz Block JE2.png article, displayed as 32px) The textures of all quartz blocks have been changed."}
							The texture of quartz pillars has been changed once again. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Quartz Pillar Axis Y JE3 BE2.png article, displayed as 32px) The texture of quartz pillars has been changed once again."}
							Blocks of quartz now use the top texture on the bottom side instead of bottom texture. Changed from to {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Blocks of quartz now use the top texture on the bottom side instead of bottom texture. Changed from (link to File:Block of Quartz JE2 BE2 (facing NWU).png article, displayed as 32px) to (link to File:Block of Quartz JE3 (facing NWU).png article, displayed as 32px)"}
							Quartz blocks and pillars are now sold by villagers of the new mason profession, making all quartz-based building blocks renewable. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Quartz blocks and pillars are now (link to trading article, displayed as sold) by (link to villager article, displayed as villagers) of the new mason profession, making all quartz-based building blocks (link to renewable resource article, displayed as renewable)."}
							The texture of block of quartz has been changed, so it no longer bleeds into smooth quartz. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Block of Quartz JE3 BE2.png article, displayed as 32px) The texture of block of quartz has been changed, so it no longer bleeds into smooth quartz."}
1.16							Added quartz bricks. {"type": "java", "version": "1.16", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Quartz Bricks JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Added quartz bricks."}
							The texture of quartz bricks has been changed. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Quartz Bricks JE2.png article, displayed as 32px) The texture of quartz bricks has been changed."}
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
January 15, 2013							Jeb tweeted that he would add nether quartz blocks. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "January 15, 2013", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to Jeb article, displayed as Jeb) tweeted that he would add nether quartz blocks."}
v0.6.0							Added blocks of quartz, pillar quartz blocks, chiseled quartz blocks. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "v0.6.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Block of Quartz JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Quartz Pillar Axis Y JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Chiseled Quartz Block Axis Y JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Added blocks of quartz, pillar quartz blocks, chiseled quartz blocks."}
							Blocks of quartz, pillar quartz blocks, and chiseled quartz blocks can be used to craft quartz stairs. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "v0.6.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Blocks of quartz, pillar quartz blocks, and chiseled quartz blocks can be used to (link to crafting article, displayed as craft) quartz (link to stairs article, displayed as stairs)."}
							Only blocks of quartz are currently craftable in survival. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "v0.6.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Only blocks of quartz are currently craftable in (link to survival article, displayed as survival)."}
v0.7.3							Added quartz slabs, which are craftable using quartz blocks in survival. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "v0.7.3", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added quartz (link to slab article, displayed as slabs), which are (link to crafting article, displayed as craftable) using quartz blocks in survival."}
v0.7.4							Chiseled quartz block and pillar quartz are now craftable in survival. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "v0.7.4", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Chiseled quartz block and pillar quartz are now craftable in survival."}
v0.11.0							Blocks of quartz can now be used to craft quartz stairs. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "v0.11.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Blocks of quartz can now be used to craft quartz stairs."}
v0.12.1							Pillar quartz blocks can now be placed sideways. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "v0.12.1", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "<span class=\"animated\"><span class=\"animated-active\">(link to File:Quartz Pillar Axis X JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px)</span><span>(link to File:Quartz Pillar Axis Z JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px)</span></span> Pillar quartz blocks can now be placed sideways."}
v0.13.0							Chiseled quartz blocks can now be placed sideways. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "v0.13.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "<span class=\"animated\"><span class=\"animated-active\">(link to File:Chiseled Quartz Block Axis X BE1.png article, displayed as 32px)</span><span>(link to File:Chiseled Quartz Block Axis Z BE1.png article, displayed as 32px)</span></span> Chiseled quartz blocks can now be placed sideways."}
?							Rotated versions of blocks of quartz now exist in the game due to how the game handles rotated quartz blocks. (Note that these screenshots do not use the textures that would have been current at the time.) {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "?", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Block of Quartz Axis X BE.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Block of Quartz Axis Z BE.png article, displayed as 32px) Rotated versions of blocks of quartz now exist in the game due to how the game handles rotated quartz blocks. (Note that these screenshots do not use the textures that would have been current at the time.)"}
?							Sides-only versions of chiseled quartz and quartz pillars now exist. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "?", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Chiseled Quartz Block Axis None BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Quartz Pillar Axis None BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Sides-only versions of chiseled quartz and quartz pillars now exist."}
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.10.0							File:Block of Quartz JE2 BE2.png The textures of blocks of quartz and pillar quartz blocks blocks have been changed. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.10.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Block of Quartz JE2 BE2.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Quartz Pillar Axis Y JE3 BE2.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Quartz Pillar Axis None BE2.png article, displayed as 32px) The textures of blocks of quartz and 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. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.10.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Pillar quartz blocks are now (link to renewable resource article, displayed as renewable), due to it being (link to trading article, displayed as sold) by stone mason villagers for 1 to 2 (link to emerald article, displayed as emeralds)."}
?							The textures of chiseled quartz blocks have been changed. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "?", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Chiseled Quartz Block Axis X.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Chiseled Quartz Block Axis Y.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Chiseled Quartz Block Axis Z.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Chiseled Quartz Block Axis None.png article, displayed as 32px) The textures of chiseled quartz blocks have been changed."}
1.11.0							Chiseled quartz blocks can no longer be placed over the x and z-axis. However, they still exist in the game and are accessible via /setblock. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.11.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Chiseled quartz blocks can no longer be placed over the x and z-axis. However, they still exist in the game and are accessible via <!-- Command --><code ><span>/(link to Commands/setblock article, displayed as setblock)</span></code><!-- /Command -->."}
1.11.0							Pillar quartz blocks sold by stonemason villagers now cost one emerald. Master-level stone mason villagers have a 50% chance to either sell a block of quartz or a quartz pillar for one emerald as their trade. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.11.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Pillar quartz blocks sold by stonemason (link to villager article, displayed as villagers) now cost one emerald. Master-level stone mason villagers have a 50% chance to either (link to trading article, displayed as sell) a block of quartz or a quartz pillar for one (link to emerald article, displayed as emerald) as their trade."}
1.12.0							Trading has been changed, master-level stone mason villagers now sell blocks of quartz or pillar quartz. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.12.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to Trading article, displayed as Trading) has been changed, master-level stone mason villagers now sell blocks of quartz or pillar quartz."}
?							Quartz pillars with the side texture on all faces has been removed, and replaced with the y axis-aligned pillar. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "?", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Quartz pillars with the side texture on all faces has been removed, and replaced with the y axis-aligned pillar."}
1.16.0							Added quartz bricks. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.16.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Quartz Bricks JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Added quartz bricks."}
							The texture of quartz bricks has been changed. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Quartz Bricks JE2.png article, displayed as 32px) The texture of quartz bricks has been changed."}
1.17.10							The texture of blocks of quartz has been changed to match Java Edition. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.17.10", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Block of Quartz JE3.png article, displayed as 32px) The texture of blocks of quartz has been changed to match ''Java Edition''."}
1.18.30							Trading has been changed; quartz blocks and pillars are now sold by mason villagers in the same way as Java Edition. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.18.30", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to Trading article, displayed as Trading) has been changed; quartz blocks and pillars are now sold by mason villagers in the same way as ''(link to Java Edition article, displayed as Java Edition)''."}
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU14	CU1				Patch 1	1.0.1	Added blocks of quartz, pillar quartz blocks, and chiseled quartz blocks. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU14", "xbone": "CU1", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "Patch 1", "switch": "1.0.1", "content": "(link to File:Block of Quartz JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Quartz Pillar Axis Y JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Chiseled Quartz Block Axis Y JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Added blocks of quartz, pillar quartz blocks, and chiseled quartz blocks."}
							Blocks of quartz, pillar quartz blocks, and chiseled quartz blocks can now be used to craft quartz stairs and slabs. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU14", "xbone": "CU1", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "Patch 1", "switch": "1.0.1", "content": "Blocks of quartz, pillar quartz blocks, and chiseled quartz blocks can now be used to (link to crafting article, displayed as craft) quartz stairs and slabs."}
							The textures of blocks of quartz and pillar quartz blocks have been changed. {"type": "console", "xbox": "none", "xbone": "none", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "none", "switch": "none", "content": "(link to File:Block of Quartz JE3 BE2.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Quartz Pillar Axis Y JE3 BE2.png article, displayed as 32px)<sup class=\"noprint nowrap Inline-Template \" title=\"\">[<i>[https://minecraft.wiki/w/Talk:Block_of_Quartz <span title=\"Are these textures correct, especially the regular block of quartz? \" style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted\">verify</span>]</i>]</sup>(link to Category:Verify article, displayed as Category:Verify) The textures of blocks of quartz and pillar quartz blocks have been changed."}

Issues

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

Trivia

• Because of the low blast resistance of regular quartz blocks, it may be preferable to use two quartz slabs or smooth quartz blocks when making fortifications using quartz, as their blast resistance is higher than the other quartz block variants.

Gallery

• 

  The first screenshot released about the quartz block.

• 

  An example of how quartz blocks can be used to simulate marble or limestone.

• 

  An example showing how pillar quartz blocks can be placed.

• 

  The second Redstone Update Pre-release Banner.

• 

  Formerly all blocks that can be rotated in Bedrock Edition, including both variants of quartz

• 

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

• 

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

See also

• Nether Quartz Ore