Diorite

Diorite

Transparent	No
Luminance	0
Blast resistance	30
Tool
Renewable	Diorite: No Polished Diorite: Yes
Stackable	Yes, 64
Flammable	No
Drops	Itself
Data values	Diorite dec: 13 hex: 13 bin: 13 Polished Diorite dec: 14 hex: 14 bin: 14
Namespaced ID	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 at layer 80 and below up to 33 diorite in single vein, 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.

Polished diorite also generate in warm underwater ruins

Diorite generates in weaponsmith houses, tannery houses, and mason houses in snowy tundra villages.

Stonecutting

Name	Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Polished Diorite	Diorite

Trading

Apprentice-level stone mason villagers have a 25% chance to sell 4 polished diorite for an emerald as part of their trades.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Journeyman-level stone mason villagers have a ¹⁄₃ chance to sell 4 polished diorite for an emerald.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

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.

Trading

Journeyman-level stone mason villagers have a ¹⁄₃ chance to buy 16 diorite for an emerald.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Block	Namespaced ID
Diorite	diorite
Polished Diorite	polished_diorite

Bedrock Edition:

Block	Namespaced ID	Numeric 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

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.
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.
1.12.0		beta 1.12.0.3			Trading has changed again, apprentice-level stone mason villagers now have a 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

Issues relating to "Diorite" or "Polished 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 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

• 

  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

• Andesite
• Granite

References

Blocks

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