Best Y Level for Nether Quartz in Minecraft
Nether quartz is spread evenly from Y 10 to Y 114, so mine any netherrack you can reach.
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Any level from Y 10 to Y 114. Nether quartz is spread evenly through the netherrack, so no level in that band beats another. Mine whatever netherrack is easiest to reach.
In every Nether biome, but only inside netherrack. Basalt, blackstone and soul sand never hold quartz.
Any pickaxe, even a wooden one.
Yes. Each ore drops 1 quartz, and Fortune III gives 2.2 on average.