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Sandstone Slab

Sandstone Slab

A sandstone slab is a decorative slab variant of sandstone that generates in desert structures and is used for building.

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Blocks Stackable resources Renewable resources Manufactured blocks Generated structure blocks Natural blocks Slabs
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Contents (20)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Breaking
  3. Natural generation
  4. Crafting
  5. Stonecutting
  6. Usage
  7. Crafting ingredient
  8. Sounds
  9. Data values
  10. ID
  11. Block states
  12. Videos
  13. History
  14. Java Edition
  15. Bedrock Edition
  16. Legacy Console Edition
  17. New Nintendo 3DS Edition
  18. Data history
  19. Issues
  20. References
For the block in Minecraft Earth, see Earth:Sandstone Slab.
Sandstone Slab
Sandstone Slab.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Sandstone Slab'
Invicon Sandstone Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Sandstone Slab
Renewable Yes
Stackable Yes (64)
Tool Invicon Wooden Pickaxe.png: Sprite image for Wooden Pickaxe in Minecraft
Blast resistance 6
Hardness 2
Luminous No
Transparent Double slab: No

Single slab: Partial (blocks light)‌[JE only]
Partial (diffuses sky light)‌[BE only]

Waterloggable Yes
Flammable No
Catches fire
from lava 		No
Map color
 2 SAND
Note block instrument Bass Drum

A sandstone slab is a decorative slab variant of sandstone that generates in desert structures and is used for building.

Obtaining

Breaking

Sandstone slabs can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, they drop nothing.

Block BlockSprite sandstone-slab.png: Sprite image for sandstone-slab in MinecraftSandstone Slab
Hardness 2
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 10.05 (JE)
10 (BE)
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 1.5 (JE)
1.5 (BE)
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.75 (JE)
0.75 (BE)
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.6 (JE)
0.6 (BE)
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.5 (JE)
0.5 (BE)
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.4 (JE)
0.4 (BE)
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.35 (JE)
0.35 (BE)
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.25 (JE)
0.25 (BE)
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
  1. ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.

Natural generation

Sandstone slabs generate as part of desert pyramids, desert villages, and desert wells.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Sandstone or 
Chiseled Sandstone
Invicon Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sandstone with description: SandstoneInvicon Chiseled Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Chiseled Sandstone with description: Chiseled SandstoneInvicon Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sandstone with description: SandstoneInvicon Chiseled Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Chiseled Sandstone with description: Chiseled SandstoneInvicon Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sandstone with description: SandstoneInvicon Chiseled Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Chiseled Sandstone with description: Chiseled Sandstone
Invicon Sandstone Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Sandstone Slab6

Stonecutting

Ingredients Cutting recipe
Sandstone
Invicon Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Sandstone with description: SandstoneInvicon Sandstone Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone Slab in Minecraft as shown in-gameInvicon Sandstone Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Sandstone Slab2

Usage

For information about the placement mechanics of all slabs, see Slab § Usage.

Sandstone slabs are a sandstone variant of slab and have all slab functionality.

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Chiseled Sandstone Sandstone Slab
Invicon Sandstone Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Sandstone SlabInvicon Sandstone Slab.png: Inventory sprite for Sandstone Slab in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Sandstone Slab
Invicon Chiseled Sandstone.png: Inventory sprite for Chiseled Sandstone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Chiseled Sandstone with description: Chiseled Sandstone

Sounds

In Bedrock Edition, when a sandstone slab is combined into a double slab, the block's use sound is played.[1]

Java Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]BlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stonesubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.8–1.0
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedplace.stonesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8–1.0
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stonesubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.370.5
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockjump.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.121.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.221.0
Bedrock Edition combine sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block placedBlocksWhen a sandstone slab is combined into a double slabuse.stonesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8
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Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsItem tags Translation key
BlockSprite sandstone-slab.png: Sprite image for sandstone-slab in Minecraft Sandstone Slabsandstone_slabBlock & Itemslabs
mineable/pickaxe		slabs block.minecraft.sandstone_slab

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite sandstone.png: Sprite image for sandstone in Minecraft Sandstone Double Slabsandstone_double_slabdouble_stone_block_slab / 1
double_stone_slab / 1		-878Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]sandstone_double_slab
Alias ID: real_double_stone_slab / 1		 tile.double_stone_slab.sand.name
BlockSprite sandstone-slab.png: Sprite image for sandstone-slab in Minecraft Sandstone Slabsandstone_slabstone_block_slab / 1
stone_slab / 1		-872Block & Giveable Item[i 3]sandstone_slab
Alias ID: double_stone_slab / 1		 tile.stone_slab.sand.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Unavailable with /give command
  3. ↑ Available with /give command.

Block states

See also: Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
typebottom bottom
top		Where the slab is within its block.
doubleThe block is a double slab.
waterloggedfalsefalse
true		Whether or not there's water in the same place as this slab.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
minecraft:vertical_halfNot Supportedbottom bottom
top		UnsupportedWhere the slab is within its block.

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition Beta
1.3 Added sandstone slabs.
1.7 The model of bottom sandstone slabs now uses the bottom half of the full block's texture.
Java Edition
1.2.112w04a Sandstone slabs now generate as part of desert wells.
1.2.4 The texture of sandstone slabs has been changed, although it is only visible in the double and bottom variants.
1.3.112w21a Sandstone slabs now generate as part of desert pyramids.
1.1418w43a The texture of sandstone slabs has been changed.
18w44a The texture of sandstone slabs has been changed, again.
18w50a The texture of sandstone slabs has been changed, yet again.
Sandstone slabs now generate as part of desert villages.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0 Added sandstone slabs.
v0.4.0 The model of bottom sandstone slabs now uses the bottom half of the full block's texture.
v0.6.0 Sandstone slabs are now available in both Survival and Creative mode.
v0.8.0build 1 The texture of sandstone slabs has been changed.
build 3 The texture of sandstone slabs has been changed again.
build 7 The texture of sandstone slabs has been changed, yet again.
v0.11.0build 1 Sandstone slabs now generate as part of desert wells.
v0.13.0build 1 Sandstone slabs now generate as part of desert pyramids.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0beta 1.9.0.0 Sandstone slabs can now be crafted only using regular sandstone.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of sandstone slabs has been updated.
Sandstone slabs now generate as part of desert villages.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU1CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added sandstone slabs.
TU3 The texture of sandstone slabs has been changed.
TU12 Sandstone slabs now generate as part of desert wells.
TU141.04 Sandstone slabs now generate as part of desert pyramids.
1.90 The texture of sandstone slabs has been updated.
1.91 Sandstone slabs now generate as part of desert villages.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added sandstone slabs.
Sandstone slabs generate as part of desert pyramids and desert wells.

Data history

Java Edition
1.1317w47a The different variant block states for the stone_slab and double_stone_slab IDs have been split up and merged into their own IDs.
Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 43 and 44.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0 Sandstone slabs have the stone_slab ID, however their item form's ID is incorrectly registered as double_stone_slab.
The direct item form of double sandstone slabs have the real_double_stone_slab ID.
Bedrock Edition
1.19.0Preview 1.19.0.27 The IDs of sandstone slabs and double sandstone slabs have been changed to stone_block_slab and double_stone_block_slab respectively.
1.20.30Preview 1.20.20.20 Sandstone slabs now use the minecraft:vertical_half block state instead of top_slot_bit.
1.21.0Preview 1.21.0.23 The different stone slab type block states for the stone_block_slab ID have been split up into their own IDs.
1.21.20Preview 1.21.10.20 The different stone slab type block states for the double_stone_block_slab ID have been split up into their own IDs.

Issues

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

References

  1. ↑ MCPE-79659
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