How do you get Quartz Slab in Minecraft?

Quartz Slab is crafted from Chiseled Quartz Block at a Crafting Table, and each craft returns 6. It also comes from Stonecutter, not just the recipe above.

How many Quartz Slab can you stack?

64 Quartz Slab fill one slot, and filling it costs 33 Chiseled Quartz Block, since each one returns 6: 11 crafts. A double chest of Quartz Slab comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.

How long does Quartz Slab take to break?

What Quartz Slab comes down to is 2 against a tool on it and 6 against a blast. Explosions and tools work against separate figures on Quartz Slab, which is why it breaks at two speeds. The tool tag on Quartz Slab is a pickaxe, with no tier requirement behind it. Java 26.2 keeps Quartz Slab on file as printed, which is what it shows here.

When was Quartz Slab added to Minecraft?

Quartz Slab was added in version 1.5.

Utility BlocksCraftable

Quartz Slab

A half-height white block made from blocks of quartz for floors and detailing. Mobs cannot spawn on top-half slabs.

Stack Size

Durability

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Quartz Slab at a glance

Quartz Slab comes from crafting and Stonecutter, and Utility Blocks is where it sits as a block. Carrying Quartz Slab is cheap: 64 to a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 1728 in a chest.

Hardness 2 is what Quartz Slab is worth in the block data. Its blast resistance is 6. The tool tag on Quartz Slab is a pickaxe, with no tier requirement behind it. It sits between Quartz Pillar and Quartz Stairs in Utility Blocks, number 261 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting

How to obtain

Crafting
Stonecutter

Notes

Crafted from 3 Block of Quartz in a row (yields 6), or cut from a Block of Quartz at a stonecutter (2 output).

Frequently asked questions about Quartz Slab

How do you get Quartz Slab in Minecraft?
Quartz Slab is crafted from Chiseled Quartz Block at a Crafting Table, and each craft returns 6. It also comes from Stonecutter, not just the recipe above.
What is Quartz Slab used for?
A half-height white block made from blocks of quartz for floors and detailing. Mobs cannot spawn on top-half slabs.
How many Quartz Slab can you stack?
64 Quartz Slab fill one slot, and filling it costs 33 Chiseled Quartz Block, since each one returns 6: 11 crafts. A double chest of Quartz Slab comes to 3,456, spread over 54 slots.
How long does Quartz Slab take to break?
What Quartz Slab comes down to is 2 against a tool on it and 6 against a blast. Explosions and tools work against separate figures on Quartz Slab, which is why it breaks at two speeds. The tool tag on Quartz Slab is a pickaxe, with no tier requirement behind it. Java 26.2 keeps Quartz Slab on file as printed, which is what it shows here.
When was Quartz Slab added to Minecraft?
Quartz Slab was added in version 1.5.

Building with it

A Quartz Slab is the white half-block, and because quartz comes only from the Nether, a floor of them is a statement about how many trips you have made. Three quartz blocks give six slabs, and the clean surface pairs with almost every other material in the game.

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