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Quartz Pillar

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Quartz Pillar
Quartz Pillar.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Quartz Pillar'
Invicon Quartz Pillar.png: Inventory sprite for Quartz Pillar in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Quartz Pillar
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A quartz pillar is a variant of the block of quartz, obtained through crafting.

Obtaining

Breaking

Quartz pillars can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block BlockSprite quartz-pillar.png: Sprite image for quartz-pillar in MinecraftQuartz Pillar
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
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 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 Quartz
Invicon Quartz Pillar.png: Inventory sprite for Quartz Pillar in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Quartz Pillar2

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 Quartz Pillar.png: Inventory sprite for Quartz Pillar in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Quartz Pillar.png: Inventory sprite for Quartz Pillar in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Quartz Pillar

Trading

VillagerProbabilityVillager wantsPlayer receivesTrades in
stock		Villager
experience		Price
multiplier
JEBE
Mason Master100%50%EmeraldQuartz Pillar12300.05

Usage

Quartz pillars can be placed on any axis.

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Quartz Slab Quartz Pillar ‌[Java Edition only]
Quartz Stairs Quartz Pillar ‌[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 quartz-pillar.png: Sprite image for quartz-pillar in Minecraft Quartz Pillarquartz_pillarBlock & Itemmineable/pickaxe block.minecraft.quartz_pillar

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite quartz-pillar.png: Sprite image for quartz-pillar in Minecraft Quartz Pillarquartz_pillarquartz_block / 21209Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -954)		 tile.quartz_block.lines.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

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
axisy xThe quartz pillar is oriented east–west.
yThe quartz pillar is oriented vertically.
zThe quartz pillar is oriented north–south.

Bedrock Edition:

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

Videos

History

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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 quartz pillars.
13w03a Pillar quartz blocks can now be placed sideways.
1.1317w47a"Pillar Quartz Block" has been renamed to "Quartz Pillar".
1.1418w43a The texture of quartz pillars has been changed.
18w50a The texture of quartz pillars has been changed once again.
19w11aQuartz pillars are now sold by villagers of the new mason profession, making all quartz-based building blocks renewable.
26.2snap1Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb quartz pillars, 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 pillar quartz blocks.
Pillar quartz blocks can be used to craft quartz stairs.
v0.7.4Pillar quartz blocks are now craftable in survival.
v0.12.1build 4 Pillar quartz blocks can now be placed sideways.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The textures of pillar quartz blocks have been changed.
Pillar quartz blocks are now renewable, due to it being sold by stone mason villagers for 1 to 2 emeralds.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.4Pillar quartz blocks sold by stonemason villagers now cost one emerald. Master-level stone mason villagers have a 50% chance to sell a quartz pillar for one emerald as their trade.
1.12.0beta 1.12.0.3Trading has been changed, master-level stone mason villagers now sell pillar quartz.
?Quartz pillars with the side texture on all faces has been removed, and replaced with the y axis-aligned pillar.
1.18.30?Trading has been changed; pillar quartz blocks are now sold by mason villagers in the same way as Java Edition.
1.21.20Preview 1.21.20.22"Pillar Quartz Block" has been renamed to "Quartz Pillar" to match Java Edition.
26.20
Experiment
Drop 2 of 2026		Preview 26.20.23Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb quartz pillars, 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 26.30.27Quartz pillars' 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 pillar quartz blocks.
Pillar quartz blocks can now be used to craft quartz stairs and slabs.
1.90 [verify] The textures of pillar quartz blocks have been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added pillar 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)
Bedrock Edition
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.12.1build 4 There exists a quartz pillar state with the side texture applied to all sides.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The textures of pillar quartz blocks blocks have been changed.
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 "Pillar Quartz Block" or "Quartz Pillar" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Screenshots

  • An example showing how pillar quartz blocks can be placed.
    An example showing how pillar quartz blocks can be placed.
  • Copper Golem Statues displayed on pillars.
    Copper Golem Statues displayed on pillars.

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