Sandstone

Sandstone


Sandstone is a block in Minecraft that comes in 3 different types. The regular one generates under Sand stacks in Deserts andcan also be created. The two decorative types can be created and found in Desert Structures.

Sandstone will generate under sand stacks, although if any lakes generate in the same volume, they may carve away sandstone leaving floating sand, which will fall if disturbed. If the player spawns in a Desert biome in Survival mode, Sandstone can be easily made to create a shelter.

All types of Sandstone can be mined with any pickaxe, the block can be broken by hand but will not spawn anything for the player to pick up.

Unlike Sand, Sandstone doesn't need a supporting block underneath it, since it doesn't obey the laws of gravity. Sandstones blast resistance is similar to Sand being very weak, which is a downside to building with Sandstone.