Nether Quartz

For other Nether-related topics, see Nether (Disambiguation).

Nether Quartz is a type of material found in the Nether.

Sources[]

Nether quartz can be obtained by mining and/or Smelting Nether Quartz Ore. Mining it will drop 1 or more quartz depending on the Fortune level. Nether quartz is also obtainable from Bartering with Piglins.

Uses[]

In addition to the crafting usages detailed below, expert-level mason Villagers have a chance to buy nether quartz in exchange for emeralds.

Crafting[]

Block of Quartz			Daylight Sensor
None	None	None	Glass	Glass	Glass
Nether Quartz	Nether Quartz	None	Nether Quartz	Nether Quartz	Nether Quartz
Nether Quartz	Nether Quartz	None	Wooden Slab	Wooden Slab	Wooden Slab

Redstone Comparator			Observer
None	Redstone Torch	None	Cobblestone	Cobblestone	Cobblestone
Redstone Torch	Nether Quartz	Redstone Torch	Redstone	Redstone	Nether Quartz
Stone	Stone	Stone	Cobblestone	Cobblestone	Cobblestone

Diorite x2			Granite (Shapeless recipe)
None	None	None	None	None	None
Cobblestone	Nether Quartz	None	Diorite	Nether Quartz	None
Nether Quartz	Cobblestone	None	None	None	None

Video[]

Nether Quartz - Minecraft Micro Guide

Trivia[]

Nether quartz is based on the real mineral called quartz.
If a player entered the Nether before 1.5 was released, then after the update was released, nether quartz ore would only spawn in newly generated chunks. This made it difficult to find nether quartz in old worlds.
- However, it is possible to re-generate the Nether in the world options of any world.
Although in real life striking a quartz crystal on a piece of steel is just as effective as flint on steel (for making sparks), there seems to be no plan to implement a quartz and steel striker, possibly because gravel (thus, flint) is more common than nether quartz, so it is cheaper to use flint.

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