Sandstone

For the removed variants with no model, see Invalid data value Sandstone. For the block in Minecraft Earth, see Earth:Chiseled Sandstone.

Sandstone

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.8
Hardness	0.8
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	2 SAND
Note block instrument	Bass Drum
Sulfur cube archetype	Slow Bouncy

Sandstone is a solid block related to sand that comes in two color variants, the other being red sandstone. Regular sandstone is commonly found in deserts and beaches. Sandstone also has three decorative variants: chiseled sandstone, cut sandstone, and smooth sandstone.

Obtaining

Breaking

Sandstone can be mined with any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block	Sandstone
Hardness	0.8
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default	14 (JE) 4 (BE)
Wooden	10.6 (JE) 0.6 (BE)
Stone	10.3 (JE) 0.3 (BE)
Copper	10.25 (JE) 0.25 (BE)
Iron	10.2 (JE) 0.2 (BE)
Diamond	10.15 (JE) 0.15 (BE)
Netherite	10.15 (JE) 0.15 (BE)
Golden	10.1 (JE) 0.1 (BE)
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

Legend

• incorrect tool, drops nothing
• correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
• correct tool, drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

Natural generation

Regular sandstone generates in deserts and beaches compressed underneath several blocks of sand. It generates at noise cave entrances in desert and beach biomes.

Sandstone can also generate as part of desert wells, desert villages, desert pyramids, and warm ocean ruins.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Sand

Usage

Unlike sand, sandstone is never affected by gravity.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Cut Sandstone	Sandstone	4
Dune Armor Trim Smithing Template	Diamond + Dune Armor Trim + Sandstone	2
Sandstone Slab	Sandstone	6
Sandstone Stairs	Sandstone	4
Sandstone Wall	Sandstone	6

Stonecutting ingredient

Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Sandstone	22

Smelting ingredient

Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Sandstone + Any fuel	0.1

Sounds

Java Edition:

stone sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

stone sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.stone	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.37	0.5
	​Footsteps	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.4	1.0
	​Footsteps	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.3	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.12	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Sandstone	sandstone	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe	block.minecraft.sandstone

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Sandstone	sandstone	sandstone / 0	24	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.sandstone.default.name

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition Beta
1.2							Added sandstone.
1.3							Sandstone is now found below three blocks of naturally generated sand.
							Added the ability to craft sandstone slabs from sandstone.
Java Edition
1.2.4			release				The texture of normal sandstone has been changed slightly.
1.3.1			12w21a				Added desert pyramids, which use all sandstone as building materials.
1.3.1			12w21b				Added a crafting recipe for sandstone stairs, which uses sandstone.
1.8			14w20a				Sandstone now generates at the entrances of caves.
1.10			16w20a				Sandstone no longer generates at the entrances of caves; the sand is now left unsupported in these locations.
1.13			18w09a				Sandstone now generates in underwater ruins.
1.14			18w43a				Sandstone can now be smelted to create smooth sandstone.
							The textures of sandstone blocks have been changed.
			18w44a				The textures of sandstone blocks have been changed, once again.
			18w47a				The top textures of sandstone blocks have been changed.
			18w50a				The top textures of sandstone blocks have been changed, once again.
			19w05a				Sandstone has become renewable, due to wandering traders selling sand and red sand.
1.18			?				Sandstone now generate at the entrance to caves again.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20			23w04a				Sandstone can now be used to craft dune armor trims.
26.2			snap1				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb sandstone, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
			snap6				Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
Demo							Added regular sandstone.
v0.6.0							Sandstone is now crafted in the stonecutter.
v0.7.3							Sandstone stairs have been made craftable.
v0.8.0			build 2				The texture of regular sandstone has been changed.
v0.8.0							Sandstone items with a damage value of 5 or higher would display a gray texture on the sides.
v0.9.0			build 2				Sandstone now generates in desert villages.
v0.11.0			build 1				Sandstone now generates in desert wells.
v0.13.0			build 1				Sandstone is no longer crafted in the stonecutter.
							Sandstone now generates in desert pyramids.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0			beta 1.2.20.1				Sandstone now generates in warm underwater ruins.
1.9.0			beta 1.9.0.0				Sandstone can now be used to craft sandstone walls.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The textures of sandstone blocks have been changed.
1.19.80 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.80.21				Sandstone can now be used to craft dune armor trims.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026			Preview 26.20.23				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb sandstone, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.30			Preview 26.30.20				Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
			Preview 26.30.27				Sandstone's sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added sandstone.
TU9							The texture of normal sandstone has been changed.
							Added a crafting recipe for sandstone stairs, which uses sandstone.
TU14		1.04					Added crafting recipes for smooth sandstone and chiseled sandstone, using regular sandstone.
							Added desert pyramids, which use all sandstone as building materials.
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Sandstone now generates in warm underwater ruins.
			1.88				Sandstone can now be smelted into smooth sandstone.
							Sandstone can now be used to craft sandstone walls.
			1.90				The textures of sandstone blocks have been changed.
			1.91				Sandstone has become renewable, due to wandering traders selling sand and red sand.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added sandstone.

Data history

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Issues

Issues relating to "Sandstone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 
  A naturally generated sandstone cluster
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  Naturally generated sandstone found below sand layers
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  Naturally generated sandstone in a desert well
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  Naturally generated sandstone in a desert village (far left)
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  Naturally generated sandstone found in a desert pyramid
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  Naturally generated sandstone found in a desert pyramid secret interior
• 
  Naturally generated sandstone as part of an underwater ruin
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  Sandstone variants
• 
  Sandstone block types
• 
  Palaces built from sandstone
• 
  A greenhouse built from sandstone
• 
  A fountain built from sandstone

In other media

• 
  Sandstone as it appeared in the 2022 Mob Vote Event
• 
  Sandstone as it appeared in Minecraft Earth

External links

• "Block of the Week: Sandstone" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, August 25, 2017.