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Suspicious Sand
Block

Suspicious Sand block in Minecraft

Added in 1.20 Mined with: shovel Stack size: 64

Suspicious Sand is sand hiding an object, found in desert pyramids, desert wells and warm ocean ruins.

It is mined with a shovel.

What it does

Use a Brush on it to slowly reveal and collect the item: pottery sherds, sniffer eggs, emeralds and more. Breaking it destroys the item, and it falls like sand, so dig carefully around it.

How to craft

This item has no crafting recipe.

How Suspicious Sand connects

4 links · from the 26.3 game data

In structures

Desert PyramidArchaeology
Ocean RuinsArchaeology

Same family · tag #sand

Block states

dusted0 · 1 · 2 · 3

Tags

#minecraft:azalea_grows_on#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:entities_can_teleport_to#minecraft:ice_melts_when_destroyed_above#minecraft:mineable/shovel#minecraft:sand#minecraft:supports_bamboo#minecraft:supports_cactus#minecraft:supports_dry_vegetation#minecraft:supports_sugar_cane

Suspicious Sand · FAQ

What is Suspicious Sand used for in Minecraft?

It hides archaeology loot to brush out.

What tool do you need to mine Suspicious Sand?

The fastest tool is the shovel.

What sound does a note block make on Suspicious Sand?

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

Can a piston move Suspicious Sand?

No: when a piston pushes it, it breaks and drops as an item.