Red Sand
Red Sand is a reddish, gravity-affected block found in badlands biomes. It can be smelted into glass and used to craft red sandstone.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryUtility Blocks
Version Added
Version Added1.7
Item ID
Item IDred_sand
Overview
Red Sand is a block in the Utility Blocks category of Minecraft, obtained through mining in badlands (mesa) biomes and mining with a shovel. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Red Sand.
Red Sand additionally serves as a crafting ingredient for Red Sandstone. Red Sand is a 0.5-hardness block. Red Sand is tagged for a shovel, and nothing is said about which one. Mining Red Sand and blowing it up both run into 0.5.
Used to Craft
Red Sand is a crafting ingredient for 1 other item in Minecraft. Each one links to its own recipe and details page.
Red SandstoneHow to Obtain
- Mining in badlands (mesa) biomes
- Mining with a shovel
Notes
Affected by gravity like ordinary sand. Smelts into glass and crafts into red sandstone; unlike normal sand it cannot make TNT.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Red Sand in Minecraft?
Red Sand is obtained through mining in badlands (mesa) biomes and mining with a shovel. There is no recipe for Red Sand, but 1 recipe asks for it.
What is Red Sand used for?
Red Sand is a crafting ingredient used to make Red Sandstone.
How many Red Sand can you stack?
Red Sand stacks 64 to a slot. Red Sandstone takes 4 of them per craft, so a full stack covers 16 of those before the slot is empty.
How long does Red Sand take to break?
Red Sand answers to 0.5 hardness, and to 0.5 when something explodes. Nothing separates the two figures, so there is no explosive trick around Red Sand. Red Sand is tagged for a shovel, and nothing is said about which one. Taken from the block definitions shipped with Java 26.2.
When was Red Sand added to Minecraft?
Red Sand was added in version 1.7.