How to Craft Block of Quartz in Minecraft

Block of Quartz in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own block model. White building block. Minecraft has used the name Block of Quartz since 1.5.1.

You need 4 Nether Quartz, plus a Crafting Table to assemble them on. Copy this shape: four Nether Quartz in a 2x2 square. One go makes 1 Block of Quartz.

Block of Quartz Item ID and Give Command

The item ID for Block of Quartz is minecraft:quartz_block. In commands the namespace may be left off, so quartz_block works too. Checked against Minecraft Java 26.2.

Give yourself one: /give @p quartz_block
Give a full stack of 64: /give @p quartz_block 64
Give it to a named player: /give Steve quartz_block 1

Cheats have to be on for Block of Quartz to appear this way, and the same command works on Bedrock Edition, where the name is written the same.

Overview

The Block of Quartz is a white building block crafted from nether quartz. Block of Quartz uses a shaped recipe: the ingredients only work in the pattern shown.

Minecraft has used the name Block of Quartz since 1.5.1, the oldest release whose language file lists it.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with nether quartz (mine nether quartz ore in the Nether).

The Stack Arithmetic

4 nether quartz for 1 block of quartz scales to 16 out of a 64 stack. Craft 16 clears the box of nether quartz.

Materials Needed

Item	Amount	Where to Find
Nether QuartzNether Quartz	4x	Mine nether quartz ore in the Nether

Collect 4x Nether Quartz (mine nether quartz ore in the Nether) first; the Crafting Table does the rest.

Step-by-Step Instructions

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Nether Quartz4x Nether Quartz
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Block of Quartz

Minecraft crafting recipe for Block of Quartz: 4 x Nether Quartz in a crafting table, making 1 Block of Quartz.

Tips & Notes

No Crafting Table needed for this one: the layout never leaves a 2x2 area, which is exactly what the inventory grid gives you.
One craft costs 4x Nether Quartz. Start with the Nether Quartz: mine nether quartz ore in the Nether.

Uses for Block of Quartz

White building block
Modern and classical architecture

What Block of Quartz Goes Into

One other recipe on this site lists Block of Quartz as an ingredient.

Quartz StairsCrafting Table

View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Block of Quartz on the Astroworld Items Database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft a Block of Quartz in Minecraft?

4 Nether Quartz at a Crafting Table: that is the whole shopping list for a Block of Quartz. The pattern above is exact, so match it square by square, and one craft produces one Block of Quartz.

What can you make with Block of Quartz?

Block of Quartz is an ingredient in 1 other recipe on this site, including Quartz Stairs. The section above links to each of them.

Can you craft a Block of Quartz without a crafting table?

A Block of Quartz fits the little 2x2 grid on your inventory screen, so no table is required. It is laid out as four Nether Quartz in a 2x2 square, which never leaves a 2x2 area.

Where do you find the materials for a Block of Quartz?

A Block of Quartz draws its parts from several different places. Nether Quartz: mine nether quartz ore in the Nether.

How many Blocks of Quartz do you get from one craft?

The Block of Quartz recipe makes one Block of Quartz per craft.

What is the item ID for Block of Quartz in Minecraft?

The Block of Quartz item ID is minecraft:quartz_block, and in a command you can drop the namespace and write quartz_block on its own. Checked against Java 26.2.

What is the give command for Block of Quartz?

/give @p quartz_block gives you a Block of Quartz. Swap @p for a player name to hand it to someone else, and put 64 on the end for a whole stack.

Is the Block of Quartz recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?

Java and Bedrock agree on a Block of Quartz: both want 4 Nether Quartz at a Crafting Table in the layout above, and both give one at a time.

How many Blocks of Quartz fit in one stack?

A Block of Quartz stacks to 64, so a full inventory of 36 slots holds 2304 of them.

What version of Minecraft added the Block of Quartz?

Minecraft 1.5.1 is the oldest release that calls the block of quartz by that name. The current release still makes a Block of Quartz exactly that way.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield: 4 Nether Quartz in, 1 Block of Quartz out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, 17 August 2026.
That Bedrock agrees: Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same ingredient.
How far back it goes: Minecraft Java 1.5.1 uses this name and the release before it does not. From all 163 released Java clients, rd-132211 to 26.2.
Stack size: The Astroworld Items Database, built from the same jar.
The stack sum: Counted, not played: 1 Block of Quartz per craft against the stack size.

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