{{About||the item|Nether Quartz|the mineral block|Block of Quartz}}
{{Infobox block
|image=Nether Quartz Ore.png
|transparent=No
|light=No
|tool=wooden pickaxe
|renewable=No
|stackable=Yes (64)
|flammable=No
|lavasusceptible=No
}}
'''Nether quartz ore''' is [[ore]] found in [[the Nether]], and is a source of [[quartz]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Nether quartz ore can be mined with any [[pickaxe]], or it drops nothing. If mined with [[Silk Touch]], the block drops itself. Otherwise, it drops 1 [[nether quartz]] (or more with [[Fortune]]). It also drops {{xp|2|5}} when broken.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Nether Quartz Ore|Pickaxe|Wooden}}

=== Natural generation ===
Nether quartz ore can generate in [[the Nether]] in the form of [[ore (feature)|ore blob]]s. Nether quartz ore attempts to replace [[netherrack]] 16 times per chunk in blobs of size 0-24, from levels 10 to 117, in all Nether biomes. {{IN|java}}, in basalt deltas, nether quartz ore attempts to generate 32 times per chunk as there are fewer valid generation areas.

{{Block distribution}}

== Usage ==
=== Smelting ingredient ===
{{Smelting
|showname=1
|Nether Quartz Ore
|Nether Quartz
|0.2
}}

Note that mining the block directly with a tool enchanted with any [[Fortune]] level produces more [[nether quartz]].

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

==Sounds==
{{Sound table/Block/Nether ore}}

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

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Nether Quartz Ore
|spritetype=block
|nameid=quartz_ore
|id=153
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5|dev=13w01a|[[File:Nether Quartz Ore JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added Nether quartz ore. 
|Nether quartz ore drops [[nether quartz]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w01b|Nether quartz ore can now be [[smelting|smelted]] in a [[furnace]] to make Nether quartz.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|The ID of Nether quartz ore has now has been changed from <code>quartz_ore</code> to <code>nether_quartz_ore</code>.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 153.}}
|{{HistoryLine||Texture Update|link=Texture Update|dev=1.0.0|slink=none|[[File:Nether Quartz Ore TU1.png|32px]] A new texture for Nether quartz ore has been proposed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=2.0.0|slink=none|[[File:Nether Quartz Ore TU2.png|32px]] Another new texture for Nether quartz ore has been proposed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Nether Quartz Ore JE2.png|32px]] The texture of Nether quartz ore has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w50a|[[File:Nether Quartz Ore JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of Nether quartz ore has been changed, once again.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w06a|Nether quartz ore now has unique [[sound]]s.}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|[[File:Nether Quartz Ore JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added Nether quartz ore.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Nether Quartz Ore JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of Nether quartz ore has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.57|Nether quartz ore now has unique [[sound]]s.}}

|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.04|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Nether Quartz Ore JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added Nether quartz ore.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Nether Quartz Ore JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of Nether quartz ore has been changed.}}

|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Nether Quartz Ore JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added Nether quartz ore.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Nether quartz ore has the same blast resistance as other ores (except [[ancient debris]], which is fully blast resistant), which is more than the quartz block and netherrack combined.
* The vast quantities of easily available Nether quartz ore in the Nether, combined with the relatively large quantity of experience gained from digging it, make Nether quartz mining a relatively fast way to level up in ''Minecraft'' without dedicated experience farms. Breaking one Nether quartz ore provides 3.5 [[experience]] points on average, so breaking about 100 of them raises the player from level 0 to 16, and about 400 from level 0 to 30.
* Nether quartz ore is generated as part of the dimension, while [[netherrack]] is generated as part of the biome.{{only|java}}
** This can be seen, as when a [[Buffet]] world with the nether biome is generated, there is netherrack but no quartz ore.
** {{IN|bedrock}}, if the Nether is generated in the Overworld as a biome, neither netherrack nor Nether quartz ore is generated, but the terrain is completely made out of stone with bedrock ceiling.

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Natural nether quartz ore.png|Natural Nether quartz ore in the Nether.
File:Quarts In the Nether.png|Quartz in the Nether.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* {{BlockLink|Gilded Blackstone}}

== Navigation ==
{{Navbox quartz}}
{{Navbox ore}}
{{Navbox blocks|natural}}

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[[Category:Nether blocks]]

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