It's a texture bug. Nether brick should align with the normal clay brick because it will look more appealing.
MC-23035
Nether brick and normal brick textures are not aligned
Resolved
Invalid
0
(Unassigned)
Unconfirmed
alignment, brick, clay, nether, texture
Minecraft 1.5.2, Minecraft 1.6.1, Minecraft 1.6.2
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