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{{Infobox block
| image = Quartz Pillar.png
| invimage = Quartz Pillar
| transparent = No
| light = No
| tool = wooden pickaxe
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
A '''quartz pillar''' is a variant of the [[Minecraft:block of quartz]], obtained through crafting.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Quartz pillars can be [[Minecraft:breaking|mined]] using any [[Minecraft:pickaxe]]. If mined without a pickaxe, it [[Minecraft:drops]] nothing.

{{breaking row
|horizontal=1
|Quartz Pillar
|link=none
|Pickaxe
|Wood
}}

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|head=1
|B2=Block of Quartz
|B3=Block of Quartz
|Output=Quartz Pillar,2
|type=Building block
|foot=1
}}

=== Stonecutting ===
{{Stonecutting
|head=1
|Block of Quartz
|Quartz Pillar
|foot=1
}}

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

== Usage ==
Quartz pillars can be placed on any axis.

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

=== Note blocks ===
Quartz pillars 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 quartz pillars, either through picking them up or being interacted with them. 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
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Quartz Pillar
|spritetype=block
|nameid=quartz_pillar
|blocktags=mineable/pickaxe
|foot=1}}

{{BE}}:
{{ID table2
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Quartz Pillar
|spritetype=block
|nameid=quartz_pillar
|aliasid=quartz_block / 2
|translationkey=tile.quartz_block.lines.name
|id=1209
|foot=1}}

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

{{JE}}:
{{bst|axis|y
|x|The quartz pillar is oriented east–west.
|y|The quartz pillar is oriented vertically.
|z|The quartz pillar is oriented north–south.|foot=1}}

{{BE}}:
{{bst|showaux=1|bits=0x4,0x8|pillar_axis|y
|x|The quartz pillar is oriented east–west.|1
|y|The quartz pillar is oriented vertically.|0
|z|The quartz pillar is oriented north–south.|2|foot=1}}

== Videos ==
{{yt|J8wu1dzahds}}

== History ==
{{info needed section|did {{bug|MC-109370}} change how these looked?}}
=== Development ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{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>}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5|dev=13w02a|[[File:Quartz Pillar (UD) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Chiseled Quartz Block (UD) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added quartz pillars.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w03a|[[File:Quartz Pillar (EW) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Quartz Pillar (NS) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Pillar quartz blocks can now be placed sideways.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|"Pillar Quartz Block" has been renamed to "Quartz Pillar".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Quartz Pillar (UD) JE2.png|32px]] The textures of all quartz pillars have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w50a|[[File:Quartz Pillar (UD) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Quartz Pillar (NS) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Quartz Pillar (EW) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of quartz pillars has been changed once again.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w11a|Quartz pillars are now [[Minecraft:trading|sold]] by [[Minecraft:villager]]s of the new mason profession, making all quartz-based building blocks [[Minecraft:renewable resource|renewable]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap 1|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb quartz pillars, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.6.0|[[File:Quartz Pillar (UD) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added pillar quartz blocks.
|Pillar quartz blocks can be used to [[Minecraft:crafting|craft]] quartz [[Minecraft:stairs]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.7.4|Pillar quartz blocks are now craftable in survival.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 4|[[File:Quartz Pillar (EW) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Quartz Pillar (NS) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Pillar quartz blocks can now be placed sideways.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Quartz Pillar (EW) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Quartz Pillar (UD) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Quartz Pillar (NS) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of pillar quartz blocks have been changed.
|Pillar quartz blocks are now [[Minecraft:renewable resource|renewable]], due to it being [[Minecraft:trading|sold]] by stone mason villagers for 1 to 2 [[Minecraft:emerald]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.4|Pillar quartz blocks sold by stonemason [[Minecraft:villager]]s now cost one emerald. Master-level stone mason villagers have a 50% chance to [[Minecraft:trading|sell]] a quartz pillar for one [[Minecraft:emerald]] as their trade.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.12.0|dev=beta 1.12.0.3|[[Minecraft:Trading]] has been changed, master-level stone mason villagers now sell pillar quartz.}}
|{{HistoryLine||?|Quartz pillars with the side texture on all faces has been removed, and replaced with the y axis-aligned pillar.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.30|dev=?|[[Minecraft:Trading]] has been changed; pillar quartz blocks are now sold by mason villagers in the same way as ''[[Minecraft:Java Edition]]''.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.20|dev=Preview 1.21.20.22|"Pillar Quartz Block" has been renamed to "Quartz Pillar" to match {{JE}}.}}
|{{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 quartz pillars, 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|switch=1.0.1|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Quartz Pillar (UD) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added pillar quartz blocks.
|Pillar quartz blocks can now be used to [[Minecraft:crafting|craft]] quartz stairs and slabs.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Quartz Pillar (UD) JE3 BE2.png|32px]]{{verify|Are these textures correct?}} The textures of pillar quartz blocks have been changed.}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Quartz Pillar (UD) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added pillar quartz blocks.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
==== ''Java Edition'' ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{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 [[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 155. The numerical metadata variants of ''minecraft:quartz_block'' were as follows:
{{dvt|spritetype=block|sprite=block-of-quartz|[[Minecraft:Block of Quartz]]}}
{{dvt|spritetype=block|sprite=chiseled-quartz-block|[[Minecraft:Chiseled Quartz Block]]}}
{{dvt|spritetype=block|sprite=quartz-pillar|[[Minecraft:Quartz Pillar]] (up-down)}}
{{dvt|spritetype=block|sprite=quartz-pillar-horizontal|[[Minecraft:Quartz Pillar]] (east-west)}}
{{dvt|spritetype=block|sprite=quartz-pillar-top|[[Minecraft:Quartz Pillar]] (north-south)|foot=1}}
}}
}}

==== ''Bedrock Edition'' ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 4|[[File:Quartz Pillar (no direction) BE1.png|32px]] There exists a quartz pillar state with the side texture applied to all sides.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Quartz Pillar (no direction) BE2.png|32px]] The textures of pillar quartz blocks blocks have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.20|dev=Preview 1.21.20.22|The different chisel type [[Minecraft:block states]] for the <code>quartz_block</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.}}
}}

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

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
QuartzPillarPlacement.png|An example showing how pillar quartz blocks can be placed.
Copper golems on display.jpg|[[Minecraft:Copper Golem Statue]]s displayed on pillars.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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

[[Category:Manufactured blocks]]
[[Category:Nether blocks]]

[[Minecraft:de:Quarzsäule]]
[[Minecraft:fr:Pilier de quartz]]
[[Minecraft:ko:석영 기둥]]
[[Minecraft:pt:Pilar de Quartzo]]
[[Minecraft:uk:Кварцова колона]]
[[Minecraft:zh:石英柱]]

Minecraft:Quartz Pillar - Revision history

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