Stone

Transparent	No
Luminance	0
Blast resistance	30
Tool
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Drops	Stone: Cobblestone (1) Smooth Stone: Itself
Data values	See § Data values
Namespaced ID	See § Data values

This article is about the block called stone. For other kinds of stone, see Rock.

	“	This grey stalwart is one of the original Minecraft blocks, added alongside dirt and wood planks on 16 May 2009, while the game was in its very earliest stages of development. In fact, it’s almost as old as the name “Minecraft” itself – before that date, the game was simply known as “Cave Game”, while afterwards it became “Minecraft: Order of the Stone”.	„
		— Duncan Geere^[1]

Stone is a block found extremely commonly in the Overworld.

Smooth stone is a variant of stone made by smelting regular stone.

Obtaining[edit]

Stone requires a pickaxe to be mined, in which case it will drop cobblestone. When mined without a pickaxe, it will drop nothing. If stone is mined with a Silk Touch enchanted pickaxe, it will drop itself.

Block	Stone
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]

Stone makes up the majority of the solid blocks generated. When chunks generate, stone can be found under layers of grass and dirt in most biomes. It can also be seen exposed at the side of mountains.

When the world is generating new chunks, some stone becomes ore, and almost every cavern and mineshaft will generate at stone level.

Stone can be found in 37.7% of village mason chests in stacks of 1.

Smooth stone generates inside some houses in plains, savanna, and snowy tundra villages.‌^{[Java and Bedrock editions only]}

Smooth stone can be found in 20.8% of village mason chests in stacks of 1.

Water and lava[edit]

A simple stone generator.

Main article: Tutorials/Cobblestone farming § Smooth stone generator

Stone can also be made by lava flowing on top of water, where the water will be replaced.

Smelting[edit]

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Stone	Cobblestone + Any fuel
Smooth Stone	Stone + Any fuel

Usage[edit]

Repairing[edit]

Main articles: Anvil and Repairing

Even though cobblestone is used to craft stone tools and weapons, stone must be used to repair stone equipment on the anvil.

Silverfish[edit]

Silverfish have the ability to enter and hide in stone, creating an infested block.

Crafting ingredient[edit]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Blast Furnace	Iron Ingot + Furnace + Smooth Stone
Redstone Comparator	Redstone Torch + Nether Quartz + Stone		Can use stone and its variants interchangeably.‌^{[LCE only]}
Redstone Repeater	Redstone Torch + Redstone Dust + Stone		Can use stone and its variants interchangeably.‌^{[Legacy Console Edition only]}^[verify]
Smooth Stone Slab	Smooth Stone	6
Stone Button	Stone
Stone Pressure Plate	Stone
Stone Bricks	Stone	4
Stone Slab	Stone	6
Stone Stairs	Stone	4
Stonecutter	Iron Ingot + Stone		Can use stone, andesite, polished andesite, granite, polished granite, diorite and polished diorite interchangeably.‌‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Stonecutting[edit]

Name	Ingredients	Stonecutting recipe
Stone Slab or Stone Stairs or Stone Bricks or Stone Brick Slab or Stone Brick Stairs or Stone Brick Wall or Chiseled Stone Brick	Stone	22
Smooth Stone Slab	Smooth Stone	2

Trading[edit]

Apprentice-level stone mason villagers will buy 20 stone for an emerald.

Data values[edit]

ID[edit]

Block	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID‌^{[BE only]}
Stone	`stone`	1
Smooth Stone	`smooth_stone`	438

Block data[edit]

History[edit]

Java Edition pre-Classic
rd-160052					Added stone.
Java Edition Classic
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST					Creeper explosions will now no longer destroy stone or stone-like blocks.
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST					Mining stone will now drop cobblestone.
Java Edition Indev
0.31		February 1, 2010, 3			A pickaxe is now required to mine stone.
February 23, 2010					Cobblestone is now smeltable into normal stone.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.1					Stone can now be used to craft stone pressure plates (3 stone) and stone buttons (2 stone).
Java Edition Beta
1.3					Stone can now be crafted into stone slabs.
1.3					Stone can now be used to craft redstone repeaters.
1.8		?			Stone can now be crafted into stone bricks.
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease			Stone can now be made by having lava flow on top of water. In previous versions, the lava would replace the water and continue falling.
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5			Stone's texture has now been changed slightly.
1.3.1		12w22a			Inventory sprites for blocks have now been flipped from left to right, changing to .
1.4.2		12w34b			Stone buttons are now crafted with only one stone.
1.4.2		12w38a			Stone blocks have now been given new sounds for being walked on and mined.
1.5		13w01a			Stone can now be used to craft redstone comparators.
		13w01a			Stone can now be used to craft hoppers.
		13w02a			Stone is now no longer used to craft hoppers.
1.8		14w02a			Added three new naturally occurring stone variants: granite, andesite and diorite, as well as polished versions for each.
1.8		14w27b			Stone textures are now rotated randomly, making large areas of stone look less uniform.
1.13		17w47a			The different block states for the `stone` ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 1 and 43.
1.14		18w43a			Smooth stone can now be obtained by smelting stone.
		18w43a			Stone and smooth stone's texture has now been changed.
		18w44a			Stone's texture has been changed again.
		18w50a			Smooth stone can now be used to craft a blast furnace.
		19w04a			Stone can now be used to craft stonecutters.
Pocket Edition Alpha
Pre-release					Added stone.
0.3.0					Stone can now be used to craft stone slabs.
0.4.0					Stone can now be used to craft stone bricks.
0.9.0		build 1			Added three new stone variants: granite, diorite and andesite, as well as polished versions for each.
0.12.1		build 1			Stone can now be obtained using pickaxes with the Silk Touch enchantment.
0.13.0		build 1			Stone can now used to craft stone buttons and pressure plates.
0.14.0		build 1			Stone can now used to craft redstone repeaters and redstone comparators.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0		beta 1.9.0.0			Smooth stone can now be obtained by smelting stone.
					Stone is now used to craft stone slabs and stairs.
					Smooth stone can now be used to craft smooth stone slabs.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			Smooth stone now generates in new villages.
					Smooth stone can now used to craft blast furnaces.
					Stone can now be used to craft grindstones and stonecutters.
					Stone mason villagers will now buy 20-26 stone as part of their second tier trades.
					Stone and smooth stone's texture has now been changed.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.1			Stone and smooth stone can now be found in village mason chests.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.4			Trading has changed, apprentice-level stone mason villagers now buy 20 stone as part of their trade.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added stone.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.90					Changed the texture of stone and smooth stone.