Diorite

Diorite

Transparency	No
Luminance	No
Blast resistance	30
Tool
Renewable	No
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 [until 1.13] diorite polished_diorite [upcoming 1.13]

	“	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

Diorite is a type of igneous rock.

Polished diorite is the polished version of diorite.

Obtaining

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
Hand	7.5
Wooden	1.15
Stone	0.6
Iron	0.4
Diamond	0.3
Golden	0.2

Natural generation

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.

Usage

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

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Andesite	Diorite + Cobblestone	2
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	6	Can use stone and its variants interchangeably.[Legacy Console Edition only]

Data values

Main article: Data values

Diorite has the ID name minecraft:stone, which it shares with stone, andesite, and granite, differentiated by its block data.^{[until 1.13]}

Block data

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

^{[until 1.13]}

Block state

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

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 This is outdated as that functionality was removed during the 1.8 snapshots.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

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			17w47a		The different block states for the stone ID have been split up into their own IDs.
			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

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

Trivia

• 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

• 

  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, .

Blocks

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