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Red Sand block in Minecraft

Present since 1.7.2 or earlier Mined with: shovel Stack size: 64

Red Sand is the orange sand of the badlands.

It is mined with a shovel.

What it does

Like sand, it falls when nothing holds it up and breaks fast with a shovel. Four make Red Sandstone, smelting gives Glass, and cactus and sugar cane grow on it.

How to craft

This item has no crafting recipe.

How Red Sand connects

3 links · from the 26.3 game data

Trades

In structures

share of blocks
Abandoned CampBuilding block6.5%

Same family · tag #triggers_ambient_desert_sand_block_sounds

Used to craft (3)

GlassGlassRed SandstoneRed SandstoneTNTTNT

Tags

#minecraft:armadillo_spawnable_on#minecraft:azalea_grows_on#minecraft:azalea_root_replaceable#minecraft:blocks_dolphin_jump#minecraft:blocks_fluid_flow#minecraft:blocks_lava_fire_spread#minecraft:blocks_motion#minecraft:blocks_motion_in_heightmap#minecraft:blocks_motion_in_heightmap_no_leaves#minecraft:blocks_motion_no_leaves#minecraft:camel_sand_step_sound_blocks#minecraft:camels_spawnable_on#minecraft:causes_suffocation#minecraft:enderman_holdable#minecraft:entities_can_teleport_to#minecraft:ice_melts_when_destroyed_above#minecraft:mineable/shovel#minecraft:sand#minecraft:sculk_replaceable#minecraft:sculk_replaceable_world_gen#minecraft:smelts_to_glass#minecraft:supports_bamboo#minecraft:supports_cactus#minecraft:supports_dry_vegetation#minecraft:supports_sugar_cane#minecraft:triggers_ambient_desert_dry_vegetation_block_sounds#minecraft:triggers_ambient_desert_sand_block_sounds

Red Sand · FAQ

How do you get Red Sand in Minecraft?

Mining the block drops it. Sold by Wandering Trader.

What is Red Sand used for in Minecraft?

It is the sand of the badlands, for red sandstone and glass. It is an ingredient in 3 recipes, made at the Crafting Table and Furnace; for example Glass, Red Sandstone and TNT.

What tool do you need to mine Red Sand?

The fastest tool is the shovel.

What sound does a note block make on Red Sand?

Placed under a Note Block, Red Sand gives the Snare drum sound.