Andesite

Andesite

Transparent	No
Luminant	No
Blast resistance	6
Tool
Renewable	Andesite: No[until 1.16] Polished Andesite: Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

	“	Andesite is one of the three special stone variants that you'll find in Minecraft, alongside granite and diorite. All three were added at the same time in snapshot 14w02a back in 2014. They generate in place of stone underground below y-level 80, in veins of similar shape and size to gravel and dirt, but as well as looking underground, you'll occasionally find andesite exposed to the surface in extreme hills biomes. Igloo basements and woodland mansions have a few blocks too.	„
		— Duncan Geere

Andesite is a type of igneous rock.

Polished andesite is the polished version of andesite.

Occurrence

Natural generation

One block of polished andesite can be found in igloo basements. Polished andesite can also be found in the "nature", "blacksmith", and "large jail" rooms of woodland mansions.

Andesite generates naturally in coral reefs, replacing some coral as part of coral crusts.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Mineral veins

Andesite can generate in the Overworld in the form of mineral veins. Andesite attempts to generate 10 times per chunk in veins of size 33, from altitudes 0 to 80, in all biomes.

Obtaining

Loot

From block loot

Namespaced ID	Source	Incorrect tool	Correct tool
blocks/andesite	Andesite	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)
blocks/polished_andesite	Polished Andesite	Nothing (100%)	1 (100%)

Recipes

From crafting

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Andesite	Diorite + Cobblestone	2
Polished Andesite	Andesite	4

From stonecutting

Name	Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Polished Andesite	Andesite

From trading

Journeyman-level stone mason villagers have a ¹⁄₃ chance to sell 4 polished andesite for one emerald as part of their trades.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Apprentice-level stone mason villagers have a 25% chance to sell 4 polished andesite for one emerald as part of their trades.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Usage

Andesite is currently used only for decoration. It has the same blast resistance as stone, meaning it can be used as a substitute for stone when building.

Breaking

Andesite can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block	Andesite Polished Andesite
Hardness	1.5
Tool
Breaking time
Default	7.5
Wooden	1.15
Stone	0.6
Iron	0.4
Diamond	0.3
Netherite	0.25
Golden	0.2

Block loot

Andesite drops itself when broken with the correct tool if any is assigned. Refer to the Obtaining section for more info.

Polished Andesite drops itself when broken with the correct tool if any is assigned. Refer to the Obtaining section for more info.

Trading

Journeyman-level stone mason villagers have a ¹⁄₃ chance to buy 16 andesite for an emerald.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Subtitle key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Breaking the block	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	Mining the block	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	Block placed	Blocks	Placing the block	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:^{[needs in-game testing]}

Sound	Description	Namespaced ID	Volume	Pitch
	Breaking the block	dig.stone	?	0.8
	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	?	?
	Mining the block	hit.stone	?	0.5
?	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	?	?
?	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	?	?
	Walking on the block	step.stone	?	?
	Placing the block	use.stone	?	0.8

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Translation key
Andesite	andesite	block.minecraft.andesite
Polished Andesite	polished_andesite	block.minecraft.polished_andesite

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Translation key
Andesite	stone	1	?

Block states

See also: Block states

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
stone_type	stone	stone	Stone
		granite	Granite
		granite_smooth	Polished Granite
		diorite	Diorite
		diorite_smooth	Polished Diorite
		andesite	Andesite
		andesite_smooth	Polished Andesite

Block data

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, andesite uses the following data values:

	DV	Description
	0	Stone
	1	Granite
	2	Polished Granite
	3	Diorite
	4	Polished Diorite
	5	Andesite
	6	Polished Andesite

History

Java Edition
1.8		14w02a			Added andesite and polished andesite.
		14w33a			Andesite and polished andesite can now no longer be used to craft stone slabs.
1.9		15w44a			One block of polished andesite can now be found in igloo basements.
1.11		16w39a			Polished andesite now generates in woodland mansions.
1.13		17w47a			The different block states for the stone ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
					Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 1 and had data values of 5 and 6.
July 11, 2018					Jasper Boerstra tweets an image of an updated andesite texture.
1.14		18w43a			The texture of andesite has now been changed.
		18w44a			The textures of andesite and polished andesite have now been changed.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.9.0		build 1			Added andesite and polished andesite.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			Polished andesite now generates in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0		beta 1.2.14.2			Andesite can now generate as part of the coral crust.
1.9.0		beta 1.9.0.0			Polished andesite can now be used to craft polished andesite stairs and slabs.
					Andesite can now be used to craft andesite stairs, slabs and walls.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			16-21 andesite can now be sold to stone mason villagers.
					4 polished andesite can now be obtained via trading with stone mason villagers for 1-2 emeralds.
					The textures of andesite and polished andesite have now been changed.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.4			Trading has now been changed, journeyman-level stone mason villagers have a 1⁄3 chance to sell polished andesite for one emerald, and a 1⁄3 chance to buy 16 andesite as part of their trades.
1.12.0		beta 1.12.0.3			Trading has now been changed again, apprentice-level stone mason villagers now have a 25% chance to sell polished andesite.
Legacy Console Edition
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3		Added andesite and polished andesite.
		1.90			The textures of andesite and polished andesite have now been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added andesite and polished andesite.

Issues

Issues relating to "Andesite" or "Polished Andesite" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• In real life, andesite is an extrusive igneous rock, meaning that it is formed from magma (thus igneous) that had flowed out to the surface (thus extrusive) as lava and cooled down.
• Andesite's intrusive counterpart is diorite, meaning that diorite and andesite are made of the same materials but diorite formed inside the earth instead of flowing out.
  • In other words, andesite is rock formed from cooled lava, and diorite is rock formed from cooled magma.

Gallery

• 

  Naturally generated andesite and other counterparts in a cave.

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  Naturally generated andesite and other counterparts in a mountain.

Java Edition

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  Polished andesite as seen in the "Bountiful Update" screenshot released by Mojang

See also

• Diorite
• Granite

References

Blocks

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