Minecraft:Smooth Quartz Block: Difference between revisions

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Template:Infobox block A smooth quartz block is a mineral Minecraft:block used for decoration. It is made by smelting Minecraft:blocks of quartz.

Obtaining

Breaking

Smooth quartz blocks can be mined using any Minecraft:pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it Minecraft:drops nothing. Template:Breaking row

Despite regular blocks of quartz having hardness and blast resistances of 0.8, smooth quartz has a blast resistance of 6 and hardness of 2. This is likely due to historical reasons, specifically as a result of hardness being inherited from slab blocks.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Natural generation

2 smooth quartz blocks generate naturally as part of each bridge Minecraft:bastion remnant.

Smelting

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Usage

Crafting ingredient

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Stonecutting

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Sounds

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Data values

ID

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Block states

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Videos

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History

Issues

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Trivia

Because of the low blast resistance of regular quartz blocks, it may be preferable to use two quartz slabs or smooth quartz blocks when making fortifications using quartz, as their blast resistance is higher than the other quartz block variants.

Gallery

Comparison of regular and smooth quartz underside textures in prior versions of Java and Bedrock Editions

Comparison of regular and smooth quartz underside textures in prior versions of Java and Bedrock Editions
An early Pocket Edition comparison of a double quartz slab and a block of quartz, mirroring the 1.14 situation

An early Pocket Edition comparison of a double quartz slab and a block of quartz, mirroring the 1.14 situation

References

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Navigation

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-|{{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||1.5|dev=13w04a|[[File:Smooth Quartz Block JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added seamless quartz double slabs as an unobtainable variant of the quartz double slab.
+|The only difference between it and normal quartz blocks is the bottom texture.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|The block has been renamed to "Smooth Quartz".
 |Smooth quartz is now available in the Creative inventory.}}
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 |Smooth quartz is now obtainable in the Creative inventory.{{check version|Did this happen in another version?}}
 |Smooth quartz can be used to craft smooth quartz [[Minecraft:slab]]s and [[Minecraft: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||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Smooth Quartz Block JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Smooth Quartz Block Axis Z BE2.png|32px]]{{info needed|what is this second file doing here? does the texture mapping really change with rotation?}} The textures of smooth quartz have been changed.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||26.20|dev=Preview 26.20.23|exp=Drop 2 of 2026|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb smooth quartz blocks, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||26.30|dev=Preview 26.30.20|Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.}}