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This article is about the mineral.  For the ore, see .  For the solid block, see .
Nether quartz, or simply quartz, is an item mined exclusively in the .
mined using a
will drop one unit of nether quartz. If the pickaxe is enchanted with , it may drop an extra unit per level of fortune, up to a maximum of four with Fortune III. If the pickaxe is enchanted with , the ore will be dropped.
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Can use stone only, no variants.[ and  editions only]
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Can use stone and its variants interchangeably.[ only]
Note: The video does not show a crafting recipe for granite and diorite, or observers - this was before they were added in
respectively.
Added nether quartz. They are used to craft
Jeb tweeted that Nether Quartz would be used for more decorative uses as well.
Jeb tweeted a picture of some
tests potentially being replacements for the lack of limestone/marble in the game.
Added block of quartz, crafted with nether quartz.
Nether quartz can be used to craft
Nether quartz is now used to craft .
Added nether quartz.
Nether quartz is no longer available from the
and is now available from .
Nether quartz is now used to craft .
Nether quartz now can be used to craft redstone comparator and redstone repeater.
Nether quartz is now used to craft .
Added nether quartz.
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