sand Minecraft Block
Minecraft BlockSand is a common physics obeying block that can be found in deserts or next to water. Being a 'physics obeying block' means that it will turn into a falling block entity and fall down until it hits a solid block, and turns back into a normal Sand block, or hits a non-solid block and turns into an item. 4 Sand can be crafted into one Sandstone by placing it in a square, or crafted into TNT by combining it with Gunpowder in a checkerboard pattern, and can also be smelted into Glass.
Sand
| First Appearance | Classic 0.0.14a (2) |
| Type of Block | Natural Block |
| Stackable? | Yes |
| Tool Used | Shovelgraphic |
| Data Values | Hex: 0C Dec: 12 |
| Blast Resistance | 2.5 |
| Obeys Physics? | Yes |
| Luminosity | No |
Trivia
- In chunks generated after Beta 1.2's release, the bottom of all Sand piles had a layer of Sandstone.
- Before 1.8, the spawn point of a world when created would always be on Sand.
- if a block of Sand is placed directly below a block of Soul Sand , it will make walking on the Soul Sand be even slower than it normally would be. This is the same with Ice .
- In the Pocket Edition, particles are released by unstable sand.
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See also: Red Sand
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