Quartz

| Type | Item |
|---|---|
| Replaces | Nether Quartz |
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Resource location | minecraft:quartz |
| Defined in | quartz.json |
Quartz is a white mineral used for decoration, glass and circuits. It is the vanilla nether quartz, renamed because in Matcha Flavoured it is mainly an Overworld material: it is mined from quartz deposits and can be made from sand in a blast furnace.
Obtaining
Mining
Quartz drops from quartz deposits (vanilla lapis lazuli ore), which generate in the Overworld. See Ores. Until 1.12.8-beta the sulfurous quartz deposit (vanilla redstone ore) also dropped 2–3 quartz; that block is now the fossil, which drops bones. Sulfurous hellstone, the old nether quartz ore, drops sulfur chunks instead.
Cooking and crafting
Crafting
| Name | Ingredients | Recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Quartz | Block of Quartz or Quartz Bricks or Quartz Pillar or Chiseled Quartz Block or Smooth Quartz Block |
Blasting
| Name | Ingredients | Recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Quartz | Sand | 5 s, 0.1 XP |
- Blasting sand in a blast furnace gives 1 quartz in 5 seconds.[1]
- Any quartz block (block of quartz, quartz bricks, quartz pillar, chiseled quartz block or smooth quartz block) crafts back into 4 quartz.[2]
The vanilla recipes that smelt and blast nether quartz ore are removed.[3] Picking up sand or any quartz block unlocks these recipes.
Other sources
Chest loot
| Source | Stack size | Chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bastion treasure | 8–23 | 37.2% |
Gameplay
| Source | Stack size | Chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piglin bartering | 5–12 | 4.55% |
Block drops
| Source | Stack size | Chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapis ore | 2–5 | 100% | without Silk Touch, specific tool |
Usage
| Name | Ingredients | Recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Clock | 4 × Gold Ingot + Quartz |
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| Diorite | 2 × Cobblestone + 2 × Quartz |
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| Glass | Quartz | 5 s, 0.35 XP |
| Electric Comparator (vanilla recipe) | 3 × Electric Inverter + Quartz + 3 × Limestone |
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| Daylight Detector (vanilla recipe) | 3 × Glass + 3 × Quartz + 3 × Any wooden slabs |
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| Granite (vanilla recipe) | Diorite + Quartz |
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| Observer (vanilla recipe) | 6 × Cobblestone + 2 × Electric Wire + Quartz |
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| Block of Quartz (vanilla recipe) | 4 × Quartz |
Besides the vanilla uses (quartz blocks, the electric comparator, observers and daylight detectors), quartz is used in:
- Glass: a mud kiln fires quartz into glass (5 seconds).[4]
- Clocks: four gold ingots around a quartz, replacing the vanilla recipe's electric wire.[5]
- Diorite: two cobblestone and two quartz make 4 diorite.[6]
History
| 0.4-alpha | Sulfurous quartz deposits drop both sulfur and quartz. |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | Picking up sand or quartz blocks unlocks the quartz recipes. |
| 1.10 | Quartz can be fired into glass in a mud kiln. |
| 1.12.1-alpha | Quartz generates at higher elevations and in larger amounts. |
| 1.12.8-beta October 23, 2026 |
Redstone ore, the sulfurous quartz deposit, became the fossil and no longer drops quartz, leaving quartz deposits as the only quartz ore.[7] |
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