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{{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 an [[Minecraft:ore]] found in [[Minecraft:the Nether]], and is a source of [[Minecraft:quartz]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Nether quartz ore can be mined with any [[Minecraft:pickaxe]]. If mined by hand, it drops nothing. If mined with [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]], the block drops itself. Otherwise, it drops 1 [[Minecraft:Nether quartz]] (up to 4 quartz when mined with [[Minecraft:Fortune III]]). It also drops {{xp|2|5}} when broken.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Nether Quartz Ore|Pickaxe|Wooden|drop=0}}

=== Natural generation ===
Nether quartz ore can generate in [[Minecraft:the Nether]] in the form of [[Minecraft:ore (feature)|ore blob]]s. Nether quartz ore attempts to replace [[Minecraft: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 ==
The primary usage of Nether quartz ore is to [[#Breaking|mine]] it for [[Minecraft:Nether quartz]].
=== Smelting ingredient ===
{{Smelting
|showname=1
|Nether Quartz Ore
|Nether Quartz
|0.2}}

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

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

=== Sulfur cube ===
{{In development|section=1|drop=Chaos Cubed}}
[[Minecraft:Sulfur cube]]s have the ability to absorb Nether quartz ore, either through picking it up or being interacted with it. This provides the regular/football effect to the mob when hitting it.

== 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 ==
{{more sounds|section=1|type=old|Sounds before 20w06a}}
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5|dev=13w01a|[[File:Nether Quartz Ore JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added Nether quartz ore. 
|Nether quartz ore drops [[Minecraft:Nether quartz]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w01b|Nether quartz ore can now be [[Minecraft:smelting|smelted]] in a [[Minecraft:furnace]] to make Nether quartz.}}
|{{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 [[Minecraft:sound]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap 1|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb Nether quartz ore, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{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 [[Minecraft:sound]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.20|dev=Preview 26.20.23|exp=Drop 2 of 2026|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb Nether quartz ore, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{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.}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Nether Quartz Ore JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added Nether quartz ore.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|Nether quartz ore now uses the newly-implemented model json file {{code|models/block/cube.json}}; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.}}
|{{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 [[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 153.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Breaking one Nether quartz ore provides 3.5 [[Minecraft: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 [[Minecraft:netherrack]] is generated as part of the biome.{{only|java}}
** This can be seen, as when a [[Minecraft:Single biome]] 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>
Natural nether quartz ore.png|Natural Nether quartz ore in the Nether.
Quartz In the Nether.png|Quartz in the Nether.
</gallery>

=== Mojang screenshots ===
<gallery>
Netherquartzore-header.jpeg|A burning field in [[Minecraft:the Nether]].
Netherquartzore-ingame.jpeg|A zombified piglin [[Minecraft:riding]] a [[Minecraft:chicken]].
</gallery>

== See also ==
* {{BlockLink|Nether Gold Ore}}
* {{BlockLink|Gilded Blackstone}}

== External links ==
* {{Mcnet|nether-quartz-ore|Block of the Month: Nether Quartz Ore|March 14, 2025|Duncan Geere}}

== Navigation ==
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