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Chiseled Quartz Block

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Chiseled Quartz Block
Chiseled Quartz Block.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Chiseled Quartz Block'
Invicon Chiseled Quartz Block.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Quartz Block in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Chiseled Quartz Block
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A chiseled quartz block is a variant of the block of quartz that can be crafted from quartz slabs.

Obtaining

Breaking

Chiseled quartz blocks can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block BlockSprite chiseled-quartz-block.png: Sprite image for chiseled-quartz-block in MinecraftChiseled Quartz Block
Hardness 0.8
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 4
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 0.6
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.3
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.25
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.2
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.15
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.15
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.1
Options
Efficiency
000
Haste
001
1JEBE
Legend
  • incorrect tool, drops nothing
  • correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
  • correct tool, drops the block itself
  • italicized can be instant mined
  1. ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Quartz Slab
Invicon Quartz Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Quartz Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Quartz Slab with description: Quartz SlabInvicon Quartz Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Quartz Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Quartz Slab with description: Quartz Slab
Invicon Chiseled Quartz Block.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Quartz Block in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Chiseled Quartz Block

Stonecutting

Ingredients Cutting recipe
Block of Quartz
Invicon Block of Quartz.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Quartz in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Quartz with description: Block of QuartzInvicon Chiseled Quartz Block.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Quartz Block in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Chiseled Quartz Block.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Quartz Block in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Chiseled Quartz Block

Usage

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Quartz Slab Chiseled Quartz Block ‌[Java Edition only]
Quartz Stairs Chiseled Quartz Block ‌[Java Edition only]

Sounds

Java Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stonesubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.8–1.0
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedplace.stonesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8–1.0
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stonesubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.370.5
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockjump.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.121.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.221.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tags Translation key
BlockSprite chiseled-quartz-block.png: Sprite image for chiseled-quartz-block in Minecraft Chiseled Quartz Blockchiseled_quartz_blockBlock & Itemmineable/pickaxe block.minecraft.chiseled_quartz_block

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite chiseled-quartz-block.png: Sprite image for chiseled-quartz-block in Minecraft Chiseled Quartz Blockchiseled_quartz_blockquartz_block / 11208Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -953)		 tile.quartz_block.chiseled.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Block states

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
pillar_axis0x4
0x8		y x1The quartz block is oriented east–west.
y0The quartz block is oriented vertically.
z2The quartz block is oriented north–south.

Videos

History

Development

January 9, 2013Jeb 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.[1]

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.513w02a Added chiseled quartz blocks.
1.1418w43a The textures of chiseled quartz blocks have been changed.
26.2snap1Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb chiseled quartz blocks, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
snap6Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.6.0 Added chiseled quartz blocks.
Chiseled quartz blocks can be used to craft quartz stairs.
v0.7.4Chiseled quartz blocks are now craftable in survival.
v0.12.1build 4 Chiseled quartz blocks can now be placed sideways.
Sides-only versions of chiseled quartz now exist.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The textures of chiseled quartz blocks have been changed.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.3Chiseled quartz blocks can no longer be placed over the x and z-axis. However, they still exist in the game and are accessible via /setblock.
26.20
Experiment
Drop 2 of 2026		Preview 26.20.23Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb chiseled quartz blocks, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.30Preview 26.30.20Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
Preview 26.30.27Chiseled quartz blocks' sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU14CU11.041.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added chiseled quartz blocks.
Chiseled quartz blocks can now be used to craft quartz stairs and slabs.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added chiseled quartz blocks.

Data history

Java Edition
Java Edition
1.1317w47aThe different block states for the quartz_block ID have been split up into their own IDs.
Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 155. The numerical metadata variants of minecraft:quartz_block were as follows:
DV Description
BlockSprite block-of-quartz.png: Sprite image for block-of-quartz in Minecraft 0 Block of Quartz
BlockSprite chiseled-quartz-block.png: Sprite image for chiseled-quartz-block in Minecraft 1 Chiseled Quartz Block
BlockSprite quartz-pillar.png: Sprite image for quartz-pillar in Minecraft 2 Quartz Pillar (up-down)
BlockSprite quartz-pillar-horizontal.png: Sprite image for quartz-pillar-horizontal in Minecraft 3 Quartz Pillar (east-west)
BlockSprite quartz-pillar-top.png: Sprite image for quartz-pillar-top in Minecraft 4 Quartz Pillar (north-south)
BlockSprite block-of-quartz.png: Sprite image for block-of-quartz in Minecraft 5 Block of Quartz
Bedrock Edition
Bedrock Edition
1.21.20Preview 1.21.20.22The different chisel type block states for the quartz_block ID have been split up into their own IDs.

Issues

Issues relating to "Chiseled Quartz Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

References

  1. ↑ "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 ;(" – @jeb_ (Jens Bergensten) on X (formerly Twitter), January 9, 2013

Sources