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Smooth Red Sandstone

For the block formerly named "smooth red sandstone" prior to Update Aquatic and Village and Pillage, including New Nintendo 3DS Edition, see Cut Red Sandstone.

Smooth red sandstone is a variant of red sandstone, obtained by smelting.

Smooth Red Sandstone
Smooth Red Sandstone.png: Infobox image for Smooth Red Sandstone the block in Minecraft
Invicon Smooth Red Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Smooth Red Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Smooth Red Sandstone
Renewable

Yes

Stackable

Yes (64)

Tool

Blast resistance

6

Hardness

2

Luminous

No

Transparent

No

Flammable

No

Catches fire from lava

No

Map color (JE)


  15 COLOR_ORANGE 

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Obtaining Edit

Breaking Edit

Smooth red sandstone can be mined with any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, the block drops nothing.

Block BlockSprite smooth-red-sandstone.png: Sprite image for smooth-red-sandstone in MinecraftSmooth Red Sandstone
Hardness 2
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 10
BlockSprite oak-planks.png: Sprite image for oak-planks in MinecraftWooden 1.5
BlockSprite cobblestone.png: Sprite image for cobblestone in MinecraftStone 0.75
ItemSprite iron-ingot.png: Sprite image for iron-ingot in MinecraftIron 0.5
ItemSprite diamond.png: Sprite image for diamond in MinecraftDiamond 0.4
ItemSprite netherite-ingot.png: Sprite image for netherite-ingot in MinecraftNetherite 0.35
ItemSprite gold-ingot.png: Sprite image for gold-ingot in MinecraftGolden 0.25
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
  1. ↑ These durations ignore other influential factors (e.g. Mining Fatigue), and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Smelting Edit

Ingredients [hide]Smelting recipe
Red Sandstone +
Any fuel
Invicon Red Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Red Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Sandstone with description: Red Sandstone
Invicon Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Coal with description: CoalInvicon Charcoal.png: Inventory sprite for Charcoal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Charcoal with description: CharcoalInvicon Oak Log.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Log with description: LogInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Overworld PlanksInvicon Lava Bucket.png: Inventory sprite for Lava Bucket in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lava Bucket with description: Lava BucketInvicon Block of Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Coal with description: Block of Coal
Invicon Smooth Red Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Smooth Red Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Smooth Red Sandstone0.1

Usage Edit

Unlike red sand, smooth red sandstone is never affected by gravity.

Crafting ingredient Edit

Name Ingredients [hide]Crafting recipe
Smooth Red Sandstone Slab Smooth Red Sandstone
Smooth Red Sandstone Stairs Smooth Red Sandstone

Stonecutting ingredient Edit

Ingredients [hide]Cutting recipe
Smooth Red Sandstone

Note blocks Edit

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

Sounds Edit

Java Edition:

[hide]
BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

[hide]
BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
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
BlocksJumping from the blockjump.stone0.121.0
BlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stone0.221.0

Data values Edit

ID Edit

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierForm[hide]Translation key
BlockSprite smooth-red-sandstone.png: Sprite image for smooth-red-sandstone in Minecraft Smooth Red Sandstonesmooth_red_sandstoneBlock & Itemblock.minecraft.smooth_red_sandstone

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID FormItem ID[i 1][hide]Translation key
BlockSprite smooth-red-sandstone.png: Sprite image for smooth-red-sandstone in Minecraft Smooth Red Sandstonesmooth_red_sandstonered_sandstone / 3-958Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.red_sandstone.smooth.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

History Edit

[hide]Java Edition
1.814w32a Added the block which would later be called smooth red sandstone, as an unobtainable variant of the red sandstone double slab.
1.1317w47a Added item forms for the smooth double slab red sandstone, now officially named "Smooth Red Sandstone". These can be obtained in the Creative inventory.
1.1418w43aSmooth red sandstone can now be obtained by smelting red sandstone.
18w50a The textures of smooth red sandstone blocks have been changed.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.9.0beta 1.9.0.0 Added smooth red sandstone. These are obtainable by smelting red sandstone, and can be crafted into smooth red sandstone slabs and stairs.
Added smooth red sandstone to the Creative inventory.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The textures of smooth red sandstone blocks have been changed.
[hide]PlayStation 4 Edition
1.88 Added smooth red sandstone. These are obtainable both in the Creative inventory and in Survival.
1.90 The textures of smooth red sandstone blocks have been changed.

Data history Edit

[hide]Java Edition
1.1317w47aThe different type block states for the double_stone_slab2 ID have been split up into their own IDs.
Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 181.​[more information needed]
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.21.20Preview 1.21.20.22The different block states for the red_sandstone ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
Increased the hardness of smooth red sandstone from 0.8 to 2.

Issues Edit

Issues relating to "Smooth Red Sandstone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Java Edition

  • No open issues found.

Bedrock Edition

  • No open issues found.

References Edit


External links Edit

Navigation Edit

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