Stone

For other uses, see Stone (disambiguation).

Stone

Rarity	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	1.5
Luminant	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

Stone is a block found underground in the Overworld or on the surface of mountains.

Obtaining

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

Block	Stone
Hardness	1.5
Tool
Breaking time
Default	7.5
Wooden	1.15
Stone	0.6
Iron	0.4
Diamond	0.3
Netherite	0.25
Golden	0.2

Natural generation

Stone makes up the majority of the solid blocks generated in the overworld. When chunks generate, stone can be found under 1-5 layers of grass blocks, dirt, gravel, clay, coarse dirt, podzol, mycelium, sand, sandstone, red sand, red sandstone or terracotta, depending on the biome. There is approximately 11,520 stone per chunk.

When the world is generating new chunks, some stone becomes mineral veins, and almost every cavern and mineshaft generates at the stone level.

Chest loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Stone	Village	Mason's chest	1	37.7%
Bedrock Edition
Stone	Village	Mason's chest	1	37.7%

Water and lava

A simple stone generator.

Main article: Tutorials/Cobblestone farming § Stone generation

Stone can also be made by lava flowing on top of water blocks (both flowing and source). The water is replaced with stone.

Smelting

Stone can be smelted from cobblestone.

Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Cobblestone + Any fuel	0.1

Usage

Silverfish

Silverfish can enter and hide in stone, creating an infested block.

Smelting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Smooth Stone	Stone + Any fuel	0.1

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Redstone Comparator	Redstone Torch + Nether Quartz + Stone
Redstone Repeater	Redstone Torch + Redstone Dust + Stone
Stone Button	Stone
Stone Pressure Plate	Stone
Stone Bricks	Stone	4
Stone Slab	Stone	6
Stone Stairs	Stone	4
Stonecutter	Iron Ingot + Stone

Stonecutting

Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Stone	22

Trading

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

Note Blocks

Stone can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Breaking the block	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	Mining the block	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	Block placed	Blocks	Placing the block	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Breaking the block	dig.stone	1.0	0.8
	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Blocks	Mining the block	hit.stone	0.37	0.5
?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0
?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0
	Blocks	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	Placing the block	use.stone	1.0	0.8

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Block tags (JE)	Translation key
Stone	stone	base_stone_overworld dripstone_replaceable_blocks‌[upcoming: JE 1.17]	block.minecraft.stone

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Translation key
Stone	stone	1	tile.stone.stone.name

Block states

See also: Block states

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
stone_type	stone	stone	Stone
		granite	Granite
		granite_smooth	Polished Granite
		diorite	Diorite
		diorite_smooth	Polished Diorite
		andesite	Andesite
		andesite_smooth	Polished Andesite

Block data

See also: Data values

In Bedrock Edition, stone 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 pre-Classic
rd-160052					Added stone.
Java Edition Classic
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST					Creeper explosions no longer destroy stone or stone-like blocks.
					Mining stone now drops cobblestone.
Java Edition Indev
0.31		20100201-2			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 in slab fashion) and stone buttons (2 stone in the stick shape).
Java Edition Beta
1.3					The stone slab recipe now uses 3 stone instead of cobblestone, which used to make a stone pressure plate.
					The stone pressure plate recipe now requires 2 instead of 3 stone.
					Stone can now be used to craft redstone repeaters.
1.8		Pre-release			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.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5			The texture of stone has been changed slightly.
1.4.2		12w34b			Stone buttons are now crafted with only one stone.
		12w38a			Stone blocks have been given new sounds for being walked on and mined.
1.5		13w01a			Stone can now be used to craft redstone comparators.
					Stone can now be used to craft hoppers.
		13w02a			Stone is 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.
		14w10a			Stone with numerical metadata variants 7 through 15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay, now have a missing texture rather than appearing identical to stone.
		14w25a			Stone and its variants are now defined via block states rather than by numerical metadata. Prior to this version, the numerical metadata variants of stone were as follows: DV Description 0 Stone 1 Granite 2 Polished Granite 3 Diorite 4 Polished Diorite 5 Andesite 6 Polished Andesite 7-15 Inaccessible "boring" variants of stone
		14w26a			Stone with metadata values 7 through 15 have now been completely removed from the game.
		14w27b			Stone textures are now randomly mirrored and rotated 180 degrees, making large areas of stone look less uniform.
1.13		17w47a			The different block states for the stone ID have been split up into their own IDs.
					Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 1.
1.14		18w43a			Stone can now be smelted into smooth stone.
					The texture of stone has been changed.
		18w44a			The texture of stone has been changed, once again.
		19w04a			Stone can now be used to craft stonecutters.
Pocket Edition Alpha
Pre-release					Added stone.
v0.3.0					Stone can now be used to craft stone slabs.
v0.4.0					Stone can now be used to craft stone bricks.
v0.9.0		build 1			Added three new stone variants: granite, diorite and andesite, as well as polished versions for each.
v0.12.1		build 1			Stone can now be obtained using pickaxes with the Silk Touch enchantment.
v0.13.0		build 1			Stone can now be used to craft stone buttons and pressure plates.
v0.14.0		build 1			Stone can now be used to craft redstone repeaters and redstone comparators.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0		beta 1.9.0.0			Stone can now be smelted into smooth stone.
					Stone is now used to craft stone slabs and stairs.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			Stone can now be used to craft grindstones and stonecutters.
					Stone mason villagers now buy 20-26 stone as part of their second tier trades.
					The texture of stone has been changed.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.1			Stone can now be found in village mason chests.
		beta 1.11.0.4			Trading has been changed, apprentice-level stone mason villagers now buy 20 stone as part of their trades.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added stone.
		1.90			The texture of stone has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added stone.

Issues

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

Gallery

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  Stone naturally generated in the side of a cliff.

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  Stone naturally generated in a side of a circular cavern.

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  The various variants.

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  Stone as compared with smooth stone and double smooth stone slabs.

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  Stone naturally generated on the side of a cave.

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