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Nether Quartz Ore

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Nether Quartz Ore
Nether Quartz Ore.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Nether Quartz Ore'
Invicon Nether Quartz Ore.png: Inventory sprite for Nether Quartz Ore in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Nether Quartz Ore
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Nether quartz ore is an ore found in the Nether, and is a source of quartz.

Obtaining

Breaking

Nether quartz ore can be mined with any pickaxe. If mined by hand, it drops nothing. If mined with Silk Touch, the block drops itself. Otherwise, it drops 1 Nether quartz (up to 4 quartz when mined with Fortune III). It also drops 2–5XP when broken.

Block Nether Quartz Ore
Hardness 3
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 15
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 2.25
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 1.15
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.9
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.75
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.6
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.5
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.4
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.

Natural generation

Nether quartz ore can generate in the Nether in the form of ore blobs. Nether quartz ore attempts to replace netherrack 16 times per chunk in blobs of size 0-24, from levels 10 to 117, in all Nether biomes. In Java Edition, in basalt deltas, Nether quartz ore attempts to generate 32 times per chunk as there are fewer valid generation areas.

Usage

The primary usage of Nether quartz ore is to mine it for Nether quartz.

Smelting ingredient

Name Ingredients Smelting recipe
Nether Quartz Nether Quartz Ore +
Any fuel
Invicon Nether Quartz Ore.png: Inventory sprite for Nether Quartz Ore in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Nether Quartz Ore
Invicon Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Coal with description: CoalInvicon Charcoal.png: Inventory sprite for Charcoal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Charcoal with description: CharcoalInvicon Oak Log.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Log with description: LogInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Overworld PlanksInvicon Lava Bucket.png: Inventory sprite for Lava Bucket in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lava Bucket with description: Lava BucketInvicon Block of Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Coal with description: Block of Coal
Invicon Nether Quartz.png: Inventory sprite for Nether Quartz in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Nether Quartz with description: Nether Quartz0.2

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

Sounds

Java Edition:

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

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite nether-gold-ore.png: Sprite image for nether-gold-ore in Minecraft nether_gold_ore sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​ ?BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.nether_gold_ore​ ?1.00.8–1.0
​ ?BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.nether_gold_ore​ ?1.00.8–1.0
​ ?BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.nether_gold_ore​ ?0.230.5
​ ?PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.nether_gold_ore​ ?0.41.0
​ ?PlayersWalking on the blockstep.nether_gold_ore​ ?0.181.0
​ ?BlocksJumping from the blockjump.nether_gold_ore​ ?0.121.0
​ ?BlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.nether_gold_ore​ ?0.141.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tags Translation key
BlockSprite nether-quartz-ore.png: Sprite image for nether-quartz-ore in Minecraft Nether Quartz Orenether_quartz_oreBlock & Itemmineable/pickaxe block.minecraft.nether_quartz_ore

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite nether-quartz-ore.png: Sprite image for nether-quartz-ore in Minecraft Nether Quartz Orequartz_ore153Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3] tile.quartz_ore.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.

Videos

History

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Java Edition

Java Edition
1.513w01a Added Nether quartz ore.
Nether quartz ore drops Nether quartz.
13w01bNether quartz ore can now be smelted in a furnace to make Nether quartz.
Texture Update1.0.0 A new texture for Nether quartz ore has been proposed.
2.0.0 Another new texture for Nether quartz ore has been proposed.
1.1418w43a The texture of Nether quartz ore has been changed.
18w50a The texture of Nether quartz ore has been changed, once again.
1.1620w06aNether quartz ore now has unique sounds.
26.2snap1Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb Nether quartz ore, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
snap6Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.12.1build 1 Added Nether quartz ore.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of Nether quartz ore has been changed.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57Nether quartz ore now has unique sounds.
26.20
Experiment
Drop 2 of 2026		Preview 26.20.23Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb Nether quartz ore, 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 26.30.27Nether quartz ore's 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 Nether quartz ore.
1.90 The texture of Nether quartz ore has been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added Nether quartz ore.

Data history

Java Edition
1.814w06aNether quartz ore now uses the newly-implemented model json file models/block/cube.json; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.
1.1317w47aThe ID of Nether quartz ore has now has been changed from quartz_ore to nether_quartz_ore.
Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 153.

Issues

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

Trivia

  • Breaking one Nether quartz ore provides 3.5 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 netherrack is generated as part of the biome.‌[Java Edition only]
    • This can be seen, as when a Single biome world with the Nether biome is generated, there is netherrack but no quartz ore.
    • In Bedrock Edition, 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.

Screenshots

  • Natural Nether quartz ore in the Nether.
    Natural Nether quartz ore in the Nether.
  • Quartz in the Nether.
    Quartz in the Nether.

Mojang screenshots

See also

Sources