Red Sandstone
minecraft:red_sandstoneRed Sandstone is a solid stone-family block that replaces red sand at badlands cave entrances and mesa formations, unlike red sand it resists gravity and stays put once placed. It crafts from four red sand blocks and forms the basis of an entire family of decorative variants.
Uses
- Cut Red Sandstone — Crafts 1:1 into Cut Red Sandstone, a smoother decorative variant used for detailing.
- Stairs, Slabs, and Walls — Crafts or stonecuts into Red Sandstone Stairs, Slabs, and Walls for stepped and fenced construction.
- Smooth Red Sandstone — Smelting Red Sandstone in a furnace produces Smooth Red Sandstone, a flatter-textured building variant.
Found In
- Badlands biome — Generates at noise cave entrances in badlands, replacing red sand.
- Crafting table — 4 Red Sand crafts 1 Red Sandstone.
- Wandering traders — Sell red sand, making red sandstone indirectly renewable.
Drops
FAQ
What tool do I need to mine Red Sandstone?
At least a wooden pickaxe. Mining without one breaks the block with no drop.
Does Red Sandstone fall like sand?
No. Unlike red sand, red sandstone is not affected by gravity and stays fixed in place once placed or generated.
How do I get Red Sandstone without visiting badlands?
Craft it from red sand, which can be gathered elsewhere or purchased from a wandering trader, then smelted or crafted into red sandstone.
What variants can Red Sandstone become?
Cut, chiseled, and smooth red sandstone, plus stairs, slabs, and walls, all craftable or stonecuttable from the base block.
Tags
- pickaxe_mineable
- needs_wood_tool
- overworld