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This article is about the ore. For the item, see Nether Quartz. For the mineral block, see Block of Quartz.

Nether Quartz Ore

Renewable

No

Stackable

Yes (64)

Tool

Blast resistance

3

Hardness

3

Luminous

No

Transparent

No

Flammable

No

Catches fire from lava

No Nether quartz ore is ore found in the Nether, and is a source of quartz.

Contents

• 1 Obtaining
  • 1.1 Natural generation
  • 1.2 Breaking
• 2 Usage
  • 2.1 Smelting ingredient
  • 2.2 Note Blocks
• 3 Sounds
• 4 Data values
  • 4.1 ID
• 5 History
• 6 Issues
• 7 Trivia
• 8 Gallery
• 9 See also

Obtaining[]

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.

Breaking[]

Nether quartz ore can be mined with any pickaxe, or it drops nothing. If mined with Silk Touch, the block drops itself. Otherwise, it drops 1 nether quartz (or more with Fortune). It also drops 2–5 when broken.

Block	Nether Quartz Ore
Hardness	3
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default	15
Wooden	2.25
Stone	1.15
Iron	0.75
Diamond	0.6
Netherite	0.5
Golden	0.4

1. ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Usage[]

Smelting ingredient[]

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Nether Quartz	Nether Quartz Ore +Any fuel	0.2

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

Note Blocks[]

Nether quartz ore can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sounds[]

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuationdistance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.nether_ore.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.nether_ore.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.nether_ore.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	None[sound 1]	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.nether_ore.fall	None[sound 1]	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.nether_ore.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

1. ↑ a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.nether_gold_ore	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.nether_gold_ore	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.nether_gold_ore	0.23	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.nether_gold_ore	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.nether_gold_ore	0.18	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.nether_gold_ore	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.nether_gold_ore	0.14	1.0

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Nether Quartz Ore	nether_quartz_ore	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe	block.minecraft.nether_quartz_ore

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Nether Quartz Ore	quartz_ore	153	Block & 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.

History[]

Java Edition
1.5		13w01a			Added Nether quartz ore.
					Nether quartz ore drops Nether quartz.
		13w01b			Nether quartz ore can now be smelted in a furnace to make Nether quartz.
1.13		17w47a			The 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.
Texture Update		1.0.0			A new texture for Nether quartz ore has been proposed.
		2.0.0			Another new texture for Nether quartz ore has been proposed.
1.14		18w43a			The texture of Nether quartz ore has been changed.
		18w50a			The texture of Nether quartz ore has been changed, once again.
1.16		20w06a			Nether quartz ore now has unique sounds.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.12.1		build 1			Added Nether quartz ore.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The texture of Nether quartz ore has been changed.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.57			Nether quartz ore now has unique sounds.
Legacy Console Edition
TU14	CU1	1.04	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added Nether quartz ore.
1.90	The texture of Nether quartz ore has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added Nether quartz ore.

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Nether Quartz Ore" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia[]

• Nether quartz ore has the same blast resistance as other ores (except ancient debris, which is fully blast resistant), which is more than the quartz block and netherrack combined.
• The vast quantities of easily available Nether quartz ore in the Nether, combined with the relatively large quantity of experience gained from digging it, make Nether quartz mining a relatively fast way to level up in Minecraft without dedicated experience farms. 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 Buffet 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.

Gallery[]

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

See also[]

• Nether Gold Ore
• Gilded Blackstone

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