Redstone Dust

Does not stack

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Redstone Dust is an item in Minecraft that stacks up to 64. It comes from Redstone Ore, Deepslate Redstone Ore, and Redstone Blocks, any of which can be turned into the dust.

Players use Redstone Dust as an ingredient in 23 different crafting recipes, so it is worth keeping a good supply on hand.

History

Worked out by reading the registry of every Minecraft build Mojang has published, in release order.

Version	Date	What the files show
before 18w01a	—	Already in the game when Mojang’s data generator first shipped, in 18w01a (3 January 2018). The files do not say which earlier version added it.
18w43a	24 October 2018	Display name changed from “Redstone” to “Redstone Dust”.
1.14	23 April 2019	Display name changed from “Redstone” to “Redstone Dust”.