Diorite

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Diorite
Diorite.png
Polished Diorite.png
Transparent

No

Luminance

0

Blast resistance

30

Tool

Renewable

Diorite: No
Polished Diorite: Yes‌[Bedrock Edition only]

Stackable

Yes, 64

Flammable

No

Drops

Itself

Data values
Diorite
dec: 13 hex: 13 bin: 13
Polished Diorite
dec: 14 hex: 14 bin: 14
Name

See § Data values

Duncan Geere Mojang avatar.png “

Which of Minecraft’s blocks is found all over the Overworld, looks a bit like a cross between cobblestone and quartz, and sounds like something you’d yell while hacking at a zombie invading your house? Conveniently enough, it’s our Block of the Week: Diorite!

 „
— Duncan Geere[1]

Diorite is a type of igneous rock.

Polished diorite is the polished version of diorite.

Obtaining[edit]

Diorite can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it will drop nothing.

Block Diorite
Polished Diorite
Hardness 1.5
Tool
Breaking time[note 1]
Hand 7.5
Wooden 1.15
Stone 0.6
Iron 0.4
Diamond 0.3
Golden 0.2
  1. ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds. For more information, see Haste § Instant mining.

Natural generation[edit]

Diorite generates anywhere underground in rich seams, in an identical way to andesite and granite, as well as gravel and underground dirt. It is most commonly exposed on the surface of mountains, but can also be found commonly in other biomes.

Polished diorite can be found in igloo basements under carpets.‌[Bedrock Edition only]

Diorite generates in coral reef, replacing some blocks of coral crust.

Diorite generates in weaponsmith houses, tannery houses, and mason houses in snowy tundra villages.‌[Bedrock Edition only]‌[upcoming: JE 1.14]

Crafting[edit]

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Diorite Cobblestone +
Nether Quartz

2
Polished Diorite Diorite

Trading[edit]

Stone mason villagers sell 4 polished diorite for 1-2 emeralds as part of their third tier trades.[until BE 1.11.0]

Journeyman-level stone mason villagers have a 1⁄3 chance to sell 14 polished diorite for an emerald as part of their trades.‌[upcoming: BE 1.11.0]

Usage[edit]

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

Crafting ingredient[edit]

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Andesite Diorite +
Cobblestone
Diorite Slab or
Polished Diorite Slab 		Diorite or
Polished Diorite 		‌[Bedrock Edition only]‌[upcoming: JE 1.14]
Diorite Stairs or
Polished Diorite Stairs 		Diorite or
Polished Diorite 		‌[Bedrock Edition only]‌[upcoming: JE 1.14]
Diorite Wall Diorite ‌[Bedrock Edition only]‌[upcoming: JE 1.14]
Granite Diorite +
Nether Quartz


Redstone Comparator Redstone Torch +
Nether Quartz +
Diorite or
Polished Diorite

Can use stone and its variants interchangeably.‌[Legacy Console Edition only]
Redstone Repeater Redstone Torch +
Redstone Dust +
Diorite or
Polished Diorite

Can use stone and its variants interchangeably.‌[Legacy Console Edition only][verify]
Smooth Stone Slab Diorite or
Polished Diorite 		Can use stone, andesite, polished andesite, granite, polished granite, diorite and polished diorite interchangeably.‌[Legacy Console Edition only]

Trading[edit]

Stone mason villagers buy 16-21 diorite for an emerald as part of their third tier trades.[until BE 1.11.0]

Stone mason villagers have a 1⁄3 chance to buy 16 diorite for an emerald as part of their trades.‌[upcoming: BE 1.11.0]

Data values[edit]

ID[edit]

Java Edition:

Block Name ID
Diorite diorite
Polished Diorite polished_diorite

Bedrock Edition:

Block Name ID Numeric ID
Diorite stone 1

Block data[edit]

Main article: data values

In Bedrock Edition, diorite uses the following data values:

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

Video[edit]

Note: The video states that diorite and polished diorite can be used to craft stone slabs. This is outdated as that functionality was removed during the 1.8 snapshots.

History[edit]

Java Edition
1.814w02aDiorite.pngPolished Diorite.png Added diorite and polished diorite.
14w33aDiorite and polished diorite can no longer be used to craft stone slabs.
1.1317w47aThe different block states for the stone ID have been split up into their own IDs.
Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 1 and had data values of 3 and 4.
18w09aPolished diorite will now generate in underwater ruins.
July 11, 2018Diorite (Texture Update pre-release 1).png Jasper Boerstra tweets an image of an updated diorite texture.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.1418w43aDiorite TextureUpdate Revision 1.png Diorite's texture has now been changed.
18w44aDiorite TextureUpdate Revision 2.png Small adjustments were made to diorite's texture.
Polished diorite TextureUpdate.png Changed the texture of polished diorite.
19w08aDiorite TextureUpdate.png Changed the texture of diorite again.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.9.0build 1Diorite.pngPolished Diorite.png Added diorite and polished diorite.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.1Polished diorite can now be found in igloo basements under carpets.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0beta 1.2.14.2Diorite can now generate as part of coral reefs.
beta 1.2.20.1Polished diorite will now generate in underwater ruins.
1.9.0beta 1.9.0.0Diorite can now be used to craft diorite stairs, slabs and walls.
Polished diorite can now be used to craft polished diorite stairs and slabs.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Diorite TextureUpdate Revision 2.pngPolished diorite TextureUpdate.png Changed the texture of diorite and polished diorite.
Diorite now generates in the brand new snowy tundra villages.
Diorite can now be sold to stone mason villagers.
Polished diorite now can be obtained from trading with stone mason villagers.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.4Trading has changed, stone mason villagers now have a 1⁄3 chance to buy 16 diorite and 1⁄3 chance to sell 14 polished diorite for an emerald.
beta 1.11.0.5Diorite TextureUpdate.png Changed the texture of diorite again.
Legacy Console Edition
TU31CU191.22Patch 3Diorite.pngPolished Diorite.png Added diorite and polished diorite.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0Diorite.pngPolished Diorite.png Added diorite and polished diorite.

Issues[edit]

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

Trivia[edit]

  • In real life, diorite is an intrusive igneous rock, meaning that it is formed from magma (thus igneous) that has cooled and turned into the rock below the surface of the earth (thus intrusive).
  • Diorite's extrusive equivalent is andesite, meaning that andesite and diorite are made of the same minerals, but andesite rocks are formed outside the earth instead.
    • In other words, diorite is rock formed from cooled magma, and andesite is rock formed from cooled lava.
  • Diorite is composed mainly of feldspar and small amounts of quartz and other minerals. It is an extremely hard rock and difficult to carve and work with.
  • In Minecraft: Story Mode, Reuben's grave on Episode 4 is made out of diorite and a new stair variant of it, which cannot be found in Minecraft until Village & Pillage update, which was announced months after Episode 4. Diorite slabs are also present.

Gallery[edit]

  • Diorite naturally generated in a forest.

  • A photo of granite, andesite and diorite and their polished counterparts.

  • Granite, diorite and andesite in one place in a cave.

  • Reuben's grave with the diorite stairs on certain parts of it.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ https://minecraft.net/article/block-week-diorite

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