Nether Quartz

Nether quartz is a white mineral found in the Nether used mainly for crafting decorative blocks and redstone components. It can also be used as a smithing ingredient.

Mining

Nether quartz ore mined using a pickaxe drops one unit of Nether quartz. If the pickaxe is enchanted with Fortune, it may drop an extra unit per level of Fortune, up to a maximum of four and an average of 2.2 with Fortune III. If the pickaxe is enchanted with Silk Touch, the ore drops itself.

Bartering

Piglins have approximately a 4.26% chance () to barter 5–12 Nether quartz when given a gold ingot.

Smithing ingredient

Trim color palette The following color palette is shown on the designs on trimmed armor:

In other media

File:nether Quartz (inventory) MCE.png| Nether quartz as it appears in Minecraft Earth

Trivia

All of the sensor related items that are craftable (comparator, daylight sensor, observer) are crafted with some Nether quartz involved. In the Minecraft Annual 2025, Efe is shown bartering with a piglin, and the piglin giving them Nether quartz back, but with the original texture.