Sand

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Sand
Type	Solid Block
Requirements	None
Physics	Yes
Transparency	No
Luminance	No
Tool to use
Data value	12 dec (C hex)

Sand is a fairly common block, found near water on new maps. Like gravel, this block is affected by gravity and will fall to the lowest solid block in the z-coordinate it is placed in. It is possible to suffocate with careless use of sand. If this lowest block is occupied by a Torch, the Sand block will disintegrate into a sand resource instead.

In Indev or Infdev, a block of sand can be smelted into a block of glass. Also in Indev mode, on a floating islands map you will occasionally find floating platforms of sand and/or gravel connecting the islands. However removing a floating sand/gravel block or adding a block to it causes all the sand to fall to the ground. This effect can be reproduced by placing sand on top of a Minecart as the bottom layer will not fall once the minecart is removed.

Sand can be used in conjunction with torches to create self-sealing hallways; See Airlock

History

Sand was removed at revision 0.0.19a, but returned in version 0.0.20a. It was removed due to lack of room in the UI.

A glitch was present in Single Player for quite some time that caused water to flood from blocks affected by gravity if placed against a wall but not on the ground. The bug has since been fixed.

Blocks
Natural	Stone • Dirt • Sand • Gravel • Clay • Obsidian • Snow • Ice • Bedrock
Crafted Block	Wood • Cobblestone • Brick • Glass • Bookshelf • Cloth • Snow • Iron • Gold • Diamond
Crafted Other	Stairs • Steps • Ladder • Torch • Sign • Paintings • Fence
Utility	Workbench • Furnace • Chest • Jukebox • TNT • Sponge
Mechanics	Minecart Tracks • Lever • Pressure Plate • Stone Button • Door • Redstone (Ore • Dust • Wire • Torch • Circuits)
Plants	Log • Leaves • Grass • Cactus • Reed • Flower • Mushrooms • Crops
Ore	Coal • Iron • Gold • Diamond • Redstone
Liquids	Water • Magma
Removed	Gear • Infinite Water • Infinite Lava