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{{about||the removed variants with no model|Invalid data value Sandstone|other uses|Sandstone (disambiguation)|and|Sand (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox block
|image=Sandstone.png
|invimage=Sandstone
|transparent=No
|light=No
|tool=wooden pickaxe
|stackable=Yes (64)
|flammable=No
|lavasusceptible=No
|renewable=Yes
}}
'''Sandstone''' is a solid [[Minecraft:block]] related to [[Minecraft:sand]] that comes in two color variants, the other being [[Minecraft:red sandstone]]. Regular sandstone is commonly found in [[Minecraft:desert]]s and [[Minecraft:beach]]es. Sandstone also has three decorative variants: [[Minecraft:chiseled sandstone]], [[Minecraft:cut sandstone]], and [[Minecraft:smooth sandstone]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Sandstone can be mined with any [[Minecraft:pickaxe]]. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.
{{breaking row
|horizontal=1
|Sandstone
|Pickaxe
|Wood
|link=none
}}

=== Natural generation ===
Regular sandstone generates in [[Minecraft:desert]]s and [[Minecraft:beach]]es compressed underneath several blocks of [[Minecraft:sand]]. It generates at noise cave entrances in desert and beach biomes.

Many [[Minecraft:structures]] that generate in deserts are made of sandstone. [[Minecraft:Desert well]]s are made of normal sandstone, and desert [[Minecraft:village]]s, [[Minecraft:desert pyramid]]s, and warm [[Minecraft:ocean ruins]] are made greatly of sandstone. All the aforementioned structures use sandstone [[Minecraft:block]]s, [[Minecraft:slab]]s, [[Minecraft:stairs]], and [[Minecraft:wall]]s.

{{block distribution}}

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|A2=Sand
|B2=Sand
|A3=Sand
|B3=Sand
|Output=Sandstone
|type=Building block
}}

== Usage ==
Unlike [[Minecraft:sand]], sandstone is never affected by [[Minecraft:gravity]].

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage|Sandstone}}

=== Stonecutting ingredient ===
{{Stonecutting
|Sandstone
|Sandstone Slab, 2; Sandstone Stairs; Sandstone Wall; Cut Sandstone; Cut Sandstone Slab, 2; Chiseled Sandstone
}}

=== Smelting ingredient ===
{{Smelting
|head=1
|Sandstone
|Smooth Sandstone
|0,1
|foot=1
}}

=== Note blocks ===
Sandstone 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 sandstone, 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/Stone}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{JE}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Sandstone
|spritetype=block
|nameid=sandstone
|showblocktags=y
|blocktags=mineable/pickaxe
|foot=1}}

{{BE}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Sandstone
|spritetype=block
|nameid=sandstone
|aliasid=sandstone / 0
|translationkey=tile.sandstone.default.name
|id=24
|foot=1}}

== Videos ==
{{yt|tomHj_FNoTc}}

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2|[[File:Sandstone JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added sandstone.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3|Sandstone is now found below three [[Minecraft:block]]s of naturally generated [[Minecraft:sand]].
|Added the ability to [[Minecraft:crafting|craft]] sandstone [[Minecraft:slab]]s from sandstone.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.4|dev=release|[[File:Sandstone JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of normal sandstone has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w21a|Added [[Minecraft:desert pyramid]]s, which use all sandstone as building materials.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w21b|Added a [[Minecraft:crafting]] recipe for sandstone stairs, which uses sandstone.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w20a|Sandstone now generates at the entrances of [[Minecraft:cave]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10|dev=16w20a|Sandstone no longer generates at the entrances of caves; the [[Minecraft:sand]] is now left unsupported in these locations.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w09a|Sandstone now generates in [[Minecraft:underwater ruins]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|Sandstone can now be smelted to create smooth sandstone.
|[[File:Sandstone JE3.png|32px]] The textures of sandstone blocks have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w44a|[[File:Sandstone JE4.png|32px]] The textures of sandstone blocks have been changed, once again.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w47a|[[File:Sandstone JE5.png|32px]] The top textures of sandstone blocks have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w50a|[[File:Sandstone JE6 BE3.png|32px]] The top textures of sandstone blocks have been changed, once again.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w05a|Sandstone has become [[Minecraft:renewable]], due to [[Minecraft:wandering trader]]s selling [[Minecraft:sand]] and [[Minecraft:red sand]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=?|Sandstone now generate at the entrance to caves again.{{verify}}}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|exp=Update 1.20|dev=23w04a|Sandstone can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:dune armor trim]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap 1|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb sandstone, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||Pre-release|[[File:Sandstone JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added regular sandstone.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.6.0|Sandstone is now [[Minecraft:crafting|crafted]] in the [[Minecraft:stonecutter]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.7.3|Sandstone stairs have been made [[Minecraft:craft]]able.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 2|[[File:Sandstone JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of regular sandstone has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|[[File:Invalid_Sandstone_Item_-_Minecraft_Pocket_Edition_Alpha.png|32px]] Sandstone items with a damage value of 5 or higher would display a gray texture on the sides.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 2|Sandstone now generates in [[Minecraft:desert]] [[Minecraft:village]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.11.0|dev=build 1|Sandstone now generates in [[Minecraft:desert well]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.13.0|dev=build 1|Sandstone is no longer crafted in the [[Minecraft:stonecutter]].
|Sandstone now generates in [[Minecraft:desert pyramid]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|dev=beta 1.2.20.1|Sandstone now generates in warm [[Minecraft:underwater ruins]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9.0|dev=beta 1.9.0.0|Sandstone can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:sandstone wall]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Sandstone JE6 BE3.png|32px]] The textures of sandstone blocks have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.80|exp=Next Major Update|dev=Preview 1.19.80.21|Sandstone can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:dune armor trim]]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 sandstone, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Sandstone JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added sandstone.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU9|[[File:Sandstone JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of normal sandstone has been changed.
|Added a [[Minecraft:crafting]] recipe for sandstone stairs, which uses sandstone.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|ps3=1.04|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|Added [[Minecraft:crafting]] recipes for smooth sandstone and chiseled sandstone, using regular sandstone.
|Added [[Minecraft:desert pyramid]]s, which use all sandstone as building materials.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps3=1.76|psvita=1.76|ps4=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|Sandstone now generates in warm [[Minecraft:underwater ruins]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.88|wiiu=none|switch=none|Sandstone can now be smelted into smooth sandstone.|Sandstone can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:sandstone wall]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|[[File:Sandstone JE6 BE3.png|32px]] The textures of sandstone blocks have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|Sandstone has become [[Minecraft:renewable]], due to [[Minecraft:wandering trader]]s selling [[Minecraft:sand]] and [[Minecraft:red sand]].}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Sandstone JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Added sandstone.}}
}}

<section begin="data history"/>
=== Data history ===
{{info needed section|What numeric metadata values corresponded to what variants of sandstone?}}
==== ''Java Edition'' ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|Sandstone 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 different <code>type</code> block states for the <code>sandstone</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], the block's numeral ID was 24.}}
}}

==== ''Bedrock Edition'' ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.20|dev=Preview 1.21.20.21|The different [[Minecraft:block states]] for the <code>sandstone</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.}}
}}<section end="data history" />

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Sandstone Cluster.png|A naturally generated sandstone cluster. 
Natural Sandstone.png|Naturally generated sandstone found below sand layers. 
Desert Well by Ocean.png|Naturally generated sandstone in a desert well. 
DesertDunes.png|Naturally generated sandstone in a desert village. (far left) 
Desert Temple Interior.png|Naturally generated sandstone found in a desert pyramid. 
Pyramid Chests.png|Naturally generated sandstone found in a desert pyramid secret interior. 
Underwater ruins Lukewarm Ocean.png|Naturally generated sandstone as part of an underwater ruin.
Three Textures of Sandstone.png|Sandstone variants.
SandBlocks.png|Sandstone block types.
Sandstone City.jpg|Palaces built from sandstone.
Sandstone Greenhouse.jpg|A greenhouse built from sandstone.
Sandstone Fountain.png|A fountain built from sandstone.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:Sandstone MV.png|Sandstone as it appeared in the [[Minecraft:2022 Mob Vote Event]]
File:Sandstone (inventory) MCE.png|alt=Sandstone as it appeared in <nowiki>''Minecraft Earth''</nowiki>|{{MCE|Sandstone}} as it appeared in {{MCE}}
</gallery>

== External links ==
*{{Mcnet|block-week-sandstone|Block of the Week: Sandstone|August 25, 2017|[[Minecraft:Duncan Geere]]}}

== Navigation ==
{{Navbox sandstone}}
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{{Navbox blocks|building}}

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