Sandstone

Sandstone is a solid block, crafted by placing four blocks of sand in a crafting square, in a square shape. This means sandstone can be created without the use of a workbench. Placed sandstone can be harvested with a pickaxe. Its unique style allows for desert-themed architecture.

Sandstone

Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.8
Hardness	0.8
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	?
Catches fire from lava	?
Map color (Java)	2 SAND

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Crafting

Ingredients	Input → Output
Sand	Template:Crafting grid

History

Sandstone is a mod that Notch made official, albeit with a different texture. http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=120307

Sandstone was added in the Beta 1.2 update on January 13th, 2011.