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Registry record · minecraft:sand

Sand

Blocks Building & terrain

Sand is a granular gravity-affected block abundant in deserts and beaches, essential for manufacturing glass and concrete.

See the exact in-game appearance on Minecraft Wiki

Versioned source data

Edition availability

01

Java Edition

Source version 26.1
Registry ID
59
Source display name
Sand
Maximum stack
64

Bedrock Edition

Source version 1.26.60
Registry ID
12
Source display name
Sand
Maximum stack
64
Component-based
No
Source version tag
Unclassified by source

Recipe information · Java 26.1

No Java recipe recorded

Not recorded

No recipe for this item is recorded in the selected Java source snapshot. This does not establish that no recipe exists in other versions or editions. Bedrock recipe data is not included, so its recipe availability cannot be determined here.

Field guide

Item details

How to obtain

  • Abundant in deserts, ocean beaches, badlands riverbeds, and warm ocean floors. Source
  • Mines rapidly with a shovel; yields itself as an item without requiring Silk Touch. Source

Practical uses

  • Smelted in a furnace to produce clear glass blocks. Source
  • Combined with four gravel and one dye to craft eight colored concrete powder blocks. Source

Mechanics

  • Falls under gravity if unsupported; falling sand that lands on a torch, slab, or non-solid block instantly breaks into an item. Source
Sandstone Glass Concrete Powder Gravel

Reverse recipe lookup · Java · 26.1

Used In · Crafting recipes

Used in 18 outputs

Recorded Java recipe outputs that use Sand. Bedrock recipe data is not included.

Sandstone 1 recorded recipe
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Uses Sand × 4 · makes 1 Sandstone

Sandstone1 crafted

TNT 1 recorded recipe
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Uses Sand × 4 · makes 1 TNT

TNT1 crafted