{{About|the smooth decorative variant block|the other variants|Block of Quartz}}
{{Infobox block
|image=Smooth Quartz Block.png
|invimage=Smooth Quartz Block
|transparent=No
|light=No
|tool=wooden pickaxe
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=Yes (64)
|flammable=No
|lavasusceptible=No
}}
A '''smooth quartz block''' is a mineral [[block]] used only for decoration. It is made by smelting [[blocks of quartz]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Smooth quartz blocks can be [[breaking|mined]] using any [[pickaxe]]. If mined without a pickaxe, it [[drops]] nothing.
{{breaking row
|horizontal=1
|sprite=Smooth Quartz
|Smooth Quartz Block
|Pickaxe
|Wood
}}

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

=== Smelting ===
{{Smelting
|showname=1
|Block of Quartz
|Smooth Quartz Block
|0,1
}}

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

=== Stonecutting ===
{{Stonecutting
|Smooth Quartz Block
|Smooth Quartz Slab, 2; Smooth Quartz Stairs
|foot=1
}}

=== Note Blocks ===
Smooth quartz blocks 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
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Smooth Quartz Block
|spritetype=block
|nameid=smooth_quartz
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Smooth Quartz Block
|spritetype=block
|nameid=smooth_quartz
|aliasid=quartz_block / 3
|translationkey=tile.quartz_block.smooth.name
|id=-955
|foot=1}}

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

{{:Block of Quartz/BS}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5|dev=13w04a|[[File:Smooth Quartz Block JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added seamless quartz double slabs as an unobtainable variant of the quartz double slab.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|The different block states for the <code>double_slab</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs, giving this block the ID <code>smooth_quartz</code>.
|The block has been renamed to "Smooth Quartz".
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 43.
|Smooth quartz is now available in the Creative inventory.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|Smooth quartz can now be obtained by [[smelting]] blocks of quartz.
|[[File:Smooth Quartz Block JE2.png|32px]] The textures of all smooth quartz blocks have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w08a|[[File:Smooth Quartz Block JE3 BE2.png|32px]] Smooth quartz now uses the bottom texture of normal quartz blocks, rather than the top texture.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w06a|"Smooth Quartz" has been renamed to "Smooth Quartz Block".}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||?|Rotated versions of smooth quartz blocks now exist in the game due to how the game handles rotated quartz blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9.0|dev=beta 1.9.0.0|Smooth quartz can now be obtained by [[smelting]] regular blocks of quartz.
|Smooth quartz is now obtainable in the Creative inventory.{{verify|Is this the correct update of addition to the Creative inventory?}}{{info needed}}
|Smooth quartz can be used to craft smooth quartz [[slab]]s and [[stairs]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Smooth Quartz Block JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Smooth Quartz Block Axis Z BE2.png|32px]] The textures of smooth quartz have been changed.}}
|{{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|ps4}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.88|Added smooth quartz. It is obtainable in both Survival, and in the [[Creative inventory]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.90|[[File:Smooth Quartz Block JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of smooth quartz have been changed.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list|Smooth Quartz Block|Smooth Quartz}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
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>

== Navigation ==
{{Navbox quartz}}
{{Navbox blocks|Building}}

[[Category:Manufactured blocks]]
[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]
[[Category:Nether blocks]]

[[es:Bloque de cuarzo liso]]
[[fr:Bloc de quartz lisse]]
[[ja:滑らかなクォーツブロック]]
[[pt:Bloco de quartzo liso]]