Diorite
| Transparency |
No |
|---|---|
| Luminance |
No |
| Blast resistance |
30 |
| Tool | |
| Renewable |
No |
| Stackable |
Yes, 64 |
| Flammable |
No |
| Drops |
Itself |
| Data values |
|
| Name |
stone |
|
“ | 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.
Contents
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 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds.
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 to the surface in Extreme Hills biomes but can also be found commonly in other biomes.
Crafting[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Diorite | Cobblestone + Nether Quartz |
|
| Polished Diorite | Diorite |
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 |
||
| 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] | |
| Stone Slab | Diorite or Polished Diorite |
Can use stone and its variants interchangeably.[Legacy Console Edition only] |
Data values[edit]
Diorite has the ID name minecraft:stone, which it shares with stone, andesite, and granite, differentiated by its block data. Diorite also has a block state which is expected to replace the functionality of block data in a future version.
Block data[edit]
| DV | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Stone | |
| 1 | Granite | |
| 2 | Polished Granite | |
| 3 | Diorite | |
| 4 | Polished Diorite | |
| 5 | Andesite | |
| 6 | Polished Andesite |
Block state[edit]
- See also: Block states
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
variant[until 1.13] | stone | Stone |
granite | Granite | |
smooth_granite | Polished Granite | |
diorite | Diorite | |
smooth_diorite | Polished Diorite | |
andesite | Andesite | |
smooth_andesite | Polished Andesite |
Video[edit]
History[edit]
| Official release | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | 14w02a | Added diorite and polished diorite. | |||
| 14w33a | Diorite and polished diorite can no longer be used to craft stone slabs. | ||||
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
| 1.13 | 18w09a | Polished diorite now generates in underwater ruins. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.9.0 | build 1 | Added diorite and polished diorite. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | Added diorite and polished diorite. | |
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Diorite" are maintained on the issue 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 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 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.
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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, as seen on Logdotzip's youtube channel.
