Jeb released the textures for snapshot 13w02a early which included the textures for the nether quartz block.
Marble vanilla minecraft.
Jeb tweeted the first image about the nether quartz block.
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Oak dark oak and birch stairs as well as cobblestone stairs generate naturally in woodland mansions.
Spruce slabs generate naturally in igloo basements.
Sandstone slabs generate naturally in desert wells and desert pyramids.
Petrified oak slabs are the stone type wooden slabs left from before java edition 1 3 1 they are now unobtainable in vanilla survival.
Marble is a new decorative block added in the chisel mod and is one of two blocks the other being limestone that can be found naturally underground.
Smooth stone slabs generate naturally in strongholds.
Cobblestone and stone brick stairs generate naturally in strongholds.
Spruce stairs generate naturally in witch huts and in igloo basements.
Marble is very easy to mine with a mining time slightly longer than dirt.
Nether brick stairs generate naturally in nether fortresses.
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When mined it drops itself and does not require smelting to be crafted to marble bricks.
Purpur stairs generate naturally in end cities.
Oak birch spruce smooth stone and cobblestone slabs.
Jeb tweeted that nether quartz would be used for more decorative uses as well.