Diorite

Diorite

Transparent	No
Luminance	0
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

	“	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 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 masson houses in snowy tundra villages.‌^{[upcoming 1.14]}

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
Diorite Slab or Polished Diorite Slab (1.14)	Diorite or Polished Diorite	66
Diorite Stairs or Polished Diorite Stairs (1.14)	Diorite or Polished Diorite	44
Diorite Wall (1.14)	Diorite	6
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]
Smooth Stone Slab	Diorite or Polished Diorite	6	Can use stone, andesite, polished andesite, granite, polished granite, diorite and polished diorite interchangeably.‌[Legacy Console Edition only]

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Block	ID Name
Diorite	diorite
Polished Diorite	polished_diorite

Bedrock Edition:

Block	ID Name	Numeral ID
Diorite	stone	1

Block data

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

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

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					Jasper Boerstra tweets an image of an updated diorite texture.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.14			18w43a		Diorite's texture has now been changed.
			18w44a		Small adjustments were made to diorite's texture.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.9.0			build 1		Added diorite and polished diorite.
Pocket Edition
1.0			alpha 0.17.0		Polished diorite can now be found in igloo basement under carpets.
Bedrock Edition
1.4			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.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.9			beta 1.9.0.0		Diorite can be used to craft diorite stairs, slabs and walls.
					Polished diorite can now be used to craft polished diorite stairs and slabs.
Legacy Console Edition
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3		Added diorite and polished diorite.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					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 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 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.

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

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

Blocks

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