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Diorite
| Transparent |
No |
|---|---|
| Luminance |
0 |
| Blast resistance |
30 |
| Tool | |
| Renewable |
Diorite: No |
| Stackable |
Yes, 64 |
| Flammable |
No |
| Drops |
Itself |
| Data values |
|
| Namespaced ID |
See § Data values |
|
“ |
|
„ |
| — 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. 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.
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.
Crafting[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Diorite | Cobblestone + Nether Quartz |
|
| Polished Diorite | Diorite |
Stonecutting[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Stonecutting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Polished Diorite | Diorite |
Trading[edit]
Journeyman-level stone mason villagers have a 1⁄3 chance to sell 14 polished diorite for an emerald as part of their trades.[Bedrock Edition only][until BE 1.12.0]
Apprentice-level stone mason villagers have a 25% chance to sell 4 polished diorite for an emerald as part of their trades.[upcoming: BE 1.12.0]
Journeyman-level stone mason villagers have a 1⁄3 chance to sell 4 polished diorite for an emerald.[Java Edition only]
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 |
||
| Diorite Stairs or Polished Diorite Stairs |
Diorite or Polished Diorite |
||
| Diorite Wall | Diorite | ||
| 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] | |
| Stonecutter | Iron Ingot + Diorite or Polished Diorite |
Can use stone, andesite, polished andesite, granite, polished granite, diorite and polished diorite interchangeably.[Bedrock Edition only] |
Stonecutting[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Stonecutting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Diorite Slab or Diorite Stairs or Diorite Wall or Polished Diorite or Polished Diorite Slab or Polished Diorite Stairs |
Diorite | |
| Polished Diorite Slab or Polished Diorite Stairs |
Polished Diorite |
Trading[edit]
Journeyman-level stone mason villagers have a 1⁄3 chance to buy 16 diorite for an emerald.
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
| Block | Namespaced ID |
|---|---|
| Diorite | diorite
|
| Polished Diorite | polished_diorite
|
| Block | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID |
|---|---|---|
| Diorite | stone
|
1 |
Block data[edit]
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 |
History[edit]
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | 14w02a |   Added diorite and polished diorite. | |||
| 14w33a | Diorite and polished diorite can no longer be used to craft stone slabs. | ||||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | The 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. | |||||
| 18w09a | Polished diorite will now generate in underwater ruins. | ||||
| July 11, 2018 | .png){kind=small} Jasper Boerstra tweets an image of an updated diorite texture. | ||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a |  Diorite's texture has now been changed. | |||
| 18w44a |  Small adjustments were made to diorite's texture.
| ||||
 Changed the texture of polished diorite. | |||||
| 19w08a |  Changed the texture of diorite again. | ||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.9.0 | build 1 | Added diorite and polished diorite. | |||
| Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Polished diorite can now be found in igloo basements under carpets. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.4.0 | beta 1.2.14.2 | Diorite can now generate as part of coral reefs. | |||
| beta 1.2.20.1 | Polished diorite will now generate in underwater ruins. | ||||
| 1.9.0 | beta 1.9.0.0 | Diorite can now be used to craft diorite stairs, slabs and walls. | |||
| Polished diorite can now be used to craft polished diorite stairs and slabs. | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | 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. | |||||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.4 | Trading 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 1.11.0.5 | Changed the texture of diorite again. | ||||
| Upcoming Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.12.0 | beta 1.12.0.3 | Trading changed, apprentice-level stone mason villagers now have 25% chance to sell 4 polished diorite. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | Added diorite and polished diorite. | |
| PlayStation 4 Edition | |||||
| 1.90 | Changed the texture of diorite and polished diorite. | ||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 0.1.0 | 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 the Village & Pillage update, which was announced months after Episode 4. It is unknown whether diorite slabs are present or not.
Gallery[edit]
Diorite naturally generated in a forest.
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]
