{{About|the mineral block|the smooth variant|Smooth Quartz Block|the pillar variant|Quartz Pillar|the brick variant|Quartz Bricks|the chiseled variant|Chiseled Quartz Block}}
{{Infobox block
| 1-1 = Block of Quartz.png 
| transparent = No
| light = No
| tool = wooden pickaxe
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
A '''block of quartz''', internally known as a '''quartz block''', is a mineral [[block]] used for decoration. It can be turned into a [[chiseled quartz block]], [[quartz pillar]], [[quartz bricks]], or [[smooth quartz block]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Blocks of quartz can be [[breaking|mined]] using any [[pickaxe]]. If mined without a pickaxe, it [[drops]] nothing.
{{breaking row
|horizontal=1
|Block of Quartz
|link=none
|Pickaxe
|Wood
}}

=== Natural generation ===
Four quartz blocks generate naturally as part of each bridge [[bastion remnant]].

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|A2=Nether Quartz 
|B2=Nether Quartz
|A3=Nether Quartz 
|B3=Nether Quartz
|Output= Block of Quartz
|type= Building block
}}

=== Trading ===
{{Trade sources}}

== Usage ==
Quartz blocks cannot be used to store [[nether quartz]] because they cannot be [[craft]]ed back into it, unlike blocks made from other [[ore]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-6797|||WAI}}</ref>

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

=== Stonecutting ===
{{Stonecutting
|Block of Quartz
|Quartz Slab, 2; Quartz Stairs; Chiseled Quartz Block; Quartz Pillar; Quartz Bricks
}}

=== Smelting ingredient ===
{{Smelting
|name=[[Smooth Quartz Block]]
|showname=1
|Block of Quartz
|Smooth Quartz Block
|0.1
}}

=== Note blocks ===
Blocks of quartz can be placed under [[note block]]s to produce "bass drum" sounds.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Stone}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block of Quartz
|spritetype=block
|nameid=quartz_block
|blocktags=mineable/pickaxe
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block of Quartz
|spritetype=block
|nameid=quartz_block
|aliasid=quartz_block / 0
|translationkey=tile.quartz_block.default.name
|id=155
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}

{{/BS}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||January 5, 2013|link={{tweet|jeb_|287481098760499201}}|[[Jeb]] tweeted that Nether quartz would be used for more decorative uses as well.}}
|{{HistoryLine||January 7, 2013|link={{tweet|jeb_|288311932304371712}}|Jeb tweeted the first image about the Nether quartz block.}}
|{{HistoryLine||January 9, 2013|link=Special:Diff/423712|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.<ref>{{tweet|jeb_|289051304658104320|I wrote info about future texture packs on the wiki. I'm not giving you the link, because then you'll just click on it all at once ;(}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5|dev=13w02a|[[File:Block of Quartz JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added blocks of quartz.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|The different block states for the <code>quartz_block</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 155.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Block of Quartz JE2.png|32px]] The textures of blocks of quartz have been changed.
|Smooth quartz can now be obtained by [[smelting]] blocks of quartz.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w09a|Blocks of quartz now use the top texture on the bottom side instead of bottom texture. Changed from [[File:Block of Quartz JE2 BE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] to [[File:Block of Quartz JE3 (facing NWU).png|32px]]}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w11a|Quartz blocks are now [[trading|sold]] by [[villager]]s of the new mason profession, making all quartz-based building blocks [[renewable]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w13b|[[File:Block of Quartz JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of block of quartz has been changed, so it no longer bleeds into smooth quartz.}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||January 15, 2013|link={{tweet|jeb_|291163050290073600}}|[[Jeb]] tweeted that he would add nether quartz blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.6.0|[[File:Block of Quartz JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added blocks of quartz. 
|Blocks of quartz can be used to [[craft]] quartz [[stairs]].
|Only blocks of quartz are currently craftable in [[survival]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.7.3|Added quartz [[slab]]s, which are [[craft]]able using quartz blocks in survival.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.11.0|dev=build 1|Blocks of quartz can now be used to craft quartz stairs.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 4|[[File:Block of Quartz BE2.png|32px]] Changed the model of regular blocks of quartz.
|[[File:Block of Quartz (EW) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Block of Quartz (NS) BE1.png|32px]] Blocks of quartz can now be placed sideways.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 9|[[File:Block of Quartz JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Block of Quartz (EW) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Block of Quartz (NS) BE2.png|32px]] Reverted the model change to regular blocks of quartz.
|Regular quartz blocks can no longer be placed sideways.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-10163||Quartz can be placed sideways.|Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9.0|dev=beta 1.9.0.0|Smooth quartz can now be obtained by [[smelting]] regular blocks of quartz.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Block of Quartz JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Block of Quartz Axis X BE.png|32px]] [[File:Block of Quartz Axis Z BE.png|32px]] The textures of blocks of quartz have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.4|Master-level stone mason villagers have a 50% chance to [[trading|sell]] a block of quartz for one [[emerald]] as their trade.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.12.0|dev=beta 1.12.0.3|[[Trading]] has been changed, master-level stone mason villagers now sell blocks of quartz.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.10|dev=beta 1.17.10.20|[[File:Block of Quartz JE3.png|32px]] The texture of blocks of quartz has been changed to match ''Java Edition''.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.30|dev=?|[[Trading]] has been changed; quartz blocks are now sold by mason villagers in the same way as ''[[Java Edition]]''.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.20|dev=Preview 1.21.20.22|The different chisel type [[block states]] for the <code>quartz_block</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.}}

|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.04|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|switch=1.0.1|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Block of Quartz JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added blocks of quartz.
|Blocks of quartz can now be used to [[craft]] quartz stairs and slabs.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Block of Quartz JE3 BE2.png|32px]]{{verify|Are these textures correct, especially the regular block of quartz?}} The textures of blocks of quartz have been changed.}}

|{{HistoryLine|3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Block of Quartz JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added blocks of quartz.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list|Block of Quartz|Quartz Block}}

== 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.
* In real life, a 1-cubic-meter block of quartz (the size of a Minecraft block) is practically harder than the real life [[block of iron]], while the mining speed of block of quartz in Minecraft is quite low.

== Gallery ==

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
NetherQuartzBlock.png|The first screenshot released about the quartz block.
Quartz Parthenon.png|An example of how quartz blocks can be used to simulate marble or limestone.
Redstone Update Pre-release Banner2.png|The second Redstone Update Pre-release Banner.
OrientablesPE.png|Formerly all blocks that can be rotated in Bedrock Edition, including both variants of quartz.
QuartzSeamlessSlabs.png|Comparison of regular and smooth quartz underside textures in prior versions of Java and Bedrock edition.
Quartz blocks.jpg|An early Pocket Edition comparison of a double quartz slab and a block of quartz, mirroring the 1.14 situation.
</gallery>

== Notes ==
{{fnlist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week-quartz Block of the Week: Quartz] – Minecraft.net on March 3, 2017

== Navigation ==
{{Navbox quartz}}
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