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Quick answer
- Nether quartz ore is all over the Nether, especially in nether wastes.
- Each ore drops 1 quartz, more with Fortune, and good XP.
- You need it for comparators, observers and daylight detectors.
Nether quartz is easy to find and easy to mine. It's a great XP source and a key redstone ingredient.
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Mining it
- Any pickaxe works.
- Fortune III gives up to 4 per ore.
- Each ore gives 2 to 5 XP.
XP boostMining a vein of quartz is one of the quickest early ways to level up for enchanting.
What it's for
| Item | Quartz needed |
|---|---|
 Quartz block | 4 |
| Comparator | 1 |
 Observer | 1 |
 Daylight detector | 3 |
Quartz blocks
Quartz blocks make clean white builds. Use a stonecutter for pillars, bricks, chiselled quartz, slabs and stairs. Smelt a quartz block for smooth quartz.
PiglinsBartering with gold can give 8 to 16 quartz at a time.
Cheat sheet
- Found across the Nether
- Fortune for up to 4 each
- 2 to 5 XP per ore
- 4 quartz per quartz block
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