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Quartz Pillar

A decorative white quartz block with vertical line detailing for columns and pillars. It is crafted by stacking two quartz slabs.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

1.5

Item ID

quartz_pillar

Quartz Pillar at a glance

Crafting and Stonecutter give you Quartz Pillar, a block filed under Utility Blocks. A slot of Quartz Pillar holds 64, nine slots hold 576, and 1728 fill a chest.

Hardness 0.8 is what Quartz Pillar is worth in the block data. Mining Quartz Pillar and blowing it up both run into 0.8. The game files it under a pickaxe, without a minimum tier attached to Quartz Pillar. It sits between Purpur Pillar and Quartz Slab in Utility Blocks, number 260 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Block of QuartzBlock of Quartz
Block of QuartzBlock of Quartz
Quartz PillarQuartz Pillar2
Checked against Java Edition 26.2.

How to obtain

  • Crafting
  • Stonecutter

Notes

Crafted by stacking 2 Quartz Slabs vertically, or cut from a Block of Quartz at a stonecutter (1 output).

Frequently asked questions about Quartz Pillar

  1. Block of Quartz going into Quartz Pillar, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Quartz Pillar in Minecraft?

    Quartz Pillar is crafted from Block of Quartz at a Crafting Table, and each craft returns 2. It also comes from Stonecutter, not just the recipe above.

  2. Quartz Pillar on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Quartz Pillar used for?

    A decorative white quartz block with vertical line detailing for columns and pillars. It is crafted by stacking two quartz slabs.

  3. Quartz Pillar coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.5

    When was Quartz Pillar added to Minecraft?

    Quartz Pillar was added in version 1.5.

  4. Quartz Pillar as a block, next to the pickaxe its 0.8 hardness asks for

    How long does Quartz Pillar take to break?

    Quartz Pillar answers to 0.8 hardness, and it answers to 0.8 when something explodes. Nothing separates the two figures on Quartz Pillar, so there is no explosive trick around it. The game files it under a pickaxe, without a minimum tier attached to Quartz Pillar. Java 26.2 keeps Quartz Pillar on file as printed, which is what it shows here.

  5. 64 Quartz Pillar drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Quartz Pillar can you stack?

    64 Block of Quartz is what 64 Quartz Pillar costs, since each one returns 2, so filling a single slot is 32 crafts. A double chest of Quartz Pillar comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

Building with it

A quartz pillar is two quartz blocks stacked in the grid, and the point is the texture: rings on the sides and a flat top, which means it reads as a column from every angle. Rotate it with placement and it also works as a horizontal beam under a white ceiling.

Related Astroworld Resources

Villager trades for Quartz Pillar

What villagers ask for Quartz Pillar on Astroworld Trades

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