Sandstone

Obtaining

Any sandstone can be mined with any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, the block will drop nothing and be lost.

Block	Sandstone Red Sandstone
Hardness	0.8
Tool
Breaking "Punch" redirects here. For the enchantment, see Enchanting#Punch. The Player punches trees and gets wood (click to view animation). Breaking, digging, punching, or mining is one of the most fundamental activities in Minecraft, performed (by time
Hand	4
Wooden	0.65
Stone	0.35
Iron	0.2
Diamond	0.2
Golden	0.1

1. ⃢₆ₑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds.

Info

Sandstone

Transparency When leaves are opaque (in "fast" graphics), they completely block rendering. When leaves are transparent (in "fancy" graphics), the world behind them is also rendered. Opacity (and its inverse, transparency) are properties of blocks with	No
Luminance Light (or lighting) in Minecraft affects visibility, mob spawning, and plant growth. Contents 1 Brightness 1.1 Spread 2 Sources of light 2.1 Blocks 2.2 Other 3 Light-filtering blocks 4 Effects of light 4.1 Mobs 4.2	No
Blast resistance	4
Tool
Renewable A renewable resource (as opposed to a non-renewable, or finite, resource) is a resource that can be recreated indefinitely in survival without exploiting glitches or using commands. While running out of resources isn t likely to	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Drops See the items that drop from entities and blocks. For drops as in falls, see Fall Damage. Typical drops from a skeleton: experience orbs, an arrow, and bones. Drops are items that	Itself
Data values	Sandstone dec:24 hex:18 bin:11000 Red Sandstone dec:179 hex:B3 bin:10110011
Name See values from the latest PCPersonal Computer version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition	Sandstone sandstone Red Sandstone red_sandstone

Sandstone and red sandstone are solid blocks, with sandstone commonly found in deserts and beaches.

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Trivia

• The idea of the wither appearing on chiseled red sandstone was suggested by Reddit user ULiopleurodon.

Natural generation

Regular sandstone will generate in deserts and beaches, compressed below a few meters of sand blocks. This protects sand from falling into natural caves and ravines. Red sandstone will not generate beneath red sand, as orange stained clay does this instead.

Naturally-generated structures will also comprise normal sandstone if generated in a desert. The desert wells Every specific group of blocks purposefully formed in Minecraft based on coding is part of a natural structure. Contents 1 The Overworld 1.1 Terrain 1.1.1 Mountain 1.1.2 Floating "island" 1.1.3 Hollows 1.1.4 Hill 1.1.5 Beach will be made of normal sandstone, NPC villages Village Biome Plains, desert, savanna, taiga Consists of See Structure Can generate post-generation No First appearances See History See villages. For how to build the natural village style, see Village Blueprints. “ made of normal and smooth sandstone, and desert temples Desert Temple Biome Desert Consists of See Blocks Can generate post-generation No First appearances See History Desert temples are generated structures. Contents 1 Generation 2 Structure 2.1 Loot 2.2 Blocks 3 Video 4 History 5 made of normal, smooth and chiseled sandstone. All of these will also be made partially of sandstone slabs and stairs. No naturally generated structures are made of red sandstone.

Crafting

Name See values from the latest PC version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition	Ingredients	Crafting Crafting is the method by which many blocks, tools, and materials are made in Minecraft. In order to craft something, players must move items from their inventory to a crafting grid. A 2×2 crafting grid recipe
Sandstoneor Red Sandstone	Sandor Red Sand
Smooth Sandstoneor Smooth Red Sandstone	Sandstoneor Red Sandstone	4 Sandstone Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 4 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data values Sandstone dec: 24 hex: 18 bin: 11000 Red Sandstone dec: 179 hex: B3 bin: 10110011 Name Sandstone  sandstone Red Sandstone  red_sandstone 4 Sandstone Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 4 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data values Sandstone dec: 24 hex: 18 bin: 11000 Red Sandstone dec: 179 hex: B3 bin: 10110011 Name Sandstone  sandstone Red Sandstone  red_sandstone
Chiseled Sandstoneor Chiseled Red Sandstone	Sandstone Slabor Red Sandstone Slab

Usage

Unlike sand Sand Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Experience Smelted: 0.1 Drops Itself Data values Sand dec: 120 hex: C0 bin: 11000 Red Sand dec: 121 hex: C1 bin: 11001 Name sand This , sandstone is not affected by gravity, and it will not fall if placed without a supporting block underneath it.

Crafting ingredient

Name See values from the latest PC version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition	Ingredients	Crafting Crafting is the method by which many blocks, tools, and materials are made in Minecraft. In order to craft something, players must move items from their inventory to a crafting grid. A 2×2 crafting grid recipe
Red Sandstone Slab	Any Red Sandstone	6
Red Sandstone Stairs	Any Red Sandstone	4
Sandstone Slab	Any Sandstone	6
Sandstone Stairs	Any Sandstone	4

Data values

Sandstone has the ID name minecraft:sandstone, while red sandstone has the ID name of minecraft:red_sandstone. Both types of sandstone are further defined by its block data. They also have a block state which is expected to replace the functionality of block data in a future version.

Block data

See also: Data values

Block 24

Block 179

Block state

See also: Block states

sandstone

Name See values from the latest PC version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition	Value	Description
⃂type	sandstone	Sandstone
	chiseled_sandstone	Chiseled Sandstone
	smooth_sandstone	Smooth Sandstone

red_sandstone

Name See values from the latest PC version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition	Value	Description
⃂type	red_sandstone	Red Sandstone
	smooth_red_sandstone	Smooth Red Sandstone
	chiseled_red_sandstone	Chiseled Red Sandstone

Video

History

Beta
1.2					Added sandstone.
1.3					Sandstone is now found below three blocks of naturally generated sand Sand Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Experience Smelted: 0.1 Drops Itself Data values Sand dec: 120 hex: C0 bin: 11000 Red Sand dec: 121 hex: C1 bin: 11001 Name sand This .
					Added the ability to craft sandstone slabs from sandstone.
1.8					Sandstone does not occur naturally in chunks generated in this version.
1.8.1					Resolved the issue from Beta 1.8.
Official release
1.2.1					Two textures were added to the terrain.png and were to be/would have been used as decorative sandstone variants; be that as it may, these textures did not appear in the game at the time.
1.2.4					The textures added in 1.2 were changed, and the blocks which use them were actually implemented, using the same in-game name as regular sandstone.
1.3.1			12w19a		Distinct names (chiseled sandstone and smooth sandstone) were given to the variants of sandstone. Before this update, chiseled sandstone was often referred to as hieroglyphic sandstone or decorative sandstone.
			12w21a		Added desert temples Desert Temple Biome Desert Consists of See Blocks Can generate post-generation No First appearances See History Desert temples are generated structures. Contents 1 Generation 2 Structure 2.1 Loot 2.2 Blocks 3 Video 4 History 5 , which use all three variants of sandstone as building materials.
					Added sandstone stairs.
			12w21b		Added crafting recipe for sandstone stairs.
1.8			14w20a		Sandstone now generates at the entrances of caves.
			14w29a		Smooth sandstone can no longer be crafted into itself.
			Aug. 5, 2014		Dinnerbone tweets a screenshot containing red sandstone.
			14w32a		Added red sandstone.
					Red sandstone now generates at mesa caves instead of sandstone.
1.10			16w20a		Sandstone no longer generates at the entrances of caves; the sand is now left unsupported in these locations.
					Red sandstone now no longer generates naturally, as it only ever generated at the entrances of caves.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.1.0					Added regular sandstone.
0.6.0					Added chiseled and smooth sandstone. Sandstone is now crafted in the stonecutter.
0.7.3					Sandstone stairs were made craftable.
0.13.0			build 1		Sandstone is no longer crafted in the stonecutter.
0.14.0			build 1		Added red sandstone.
Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1		Added sandstone.
					Added the variants of sandstone. They would drop the original sandstone upon breaking.
TU14		1.04			Added crafting recipes for smooth & chiseled sandstone.
					Smooth and chiseled sandstone now drop themselves.
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3		Added red sandstone and its variants.

Issues

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Gallery

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  Natural sandstone

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  Natural sandstone found at the bottom of a stack of sand

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  Natural sandstone blocking sand from entering a cave system

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  Natural sandstone well

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  A player-made pyramid made out of sandstone, smooth sandstone and chiseled sandstone

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  The different kinds of sand-based blocks

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