Granite

Granite

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

Granite is a block of igneous rock, found in large pockets in the ground.

Polished granite is the polished version of granite.

Obtaining

Natural generation

Granite can generate in the Overworld in the form of blobs. Granite attempts to generate 10 times per chunk in blobs of size 0-160, from elevations 0 to 79, in all biomes. ‌In Java Edition 1.17‌^[upcoming], granite only attempts to generate twice per chunk, however, the blobs are size 0-862. Granite can replace stone, diorite, andesite, tuff, and deepslate.

Granite generates in desert village armorer houses.

In Bedrock Edition, granite can generate as a part of coral reefs.

Polished granite generates in some ocean ruins.

Breaking

Granite can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block	Granite Polished Granite
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

Trading

Journeyman-level stone mason villagers have a ¹⁄₃ chance to sell 4 polished granite for one emerald as part of their trades.

Usage

Granite is currently used only 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 ¹⁄₃ of a chance to buy 16 granite for an emerald.

Note Blocks

Granite and polished granite 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
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	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
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	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
File:Stone hit1.oggFile:Stone hit2.oggFile:Stone hit3.oggFile:Stone hit4.oggFile:Stone hit5.oggFile:Stone hit6.ogg	Blocks	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
File:Stone dig1.oggFile:Stone dig2.oggFile:Stone dig3.oggFile:Stone dig4.ogg	Blocks	When the block is placed	use.stone	1.0	0.8

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Block tags (JE)	Form	Translation key
Granite	granite	base_stone_overworld dripstone_replaceable_blocks‌[upcoming: JE 1.17] lush_plants_replaceable‌[upcoming: JE 1.17]	Block & Item	block.minecraft.granite
Polished Granite	polished_granite	None	Block & Item	block.minecraft.polished_granite

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Granite	stone	1	Block & Item	tile.stone.granite.name tile.stone.granite_smooth.name

Metadata

Main article: data values

In Bedrock Edition, granite uses the following data values:

Stone/DV

Block states

See also: Block states

Stone/BS

History

Java Edition
1.8		December 18, 2013			Jeb posts the first images of granite and polished granite.
		14w02a			32px 32px Added granite and polished granite.
		14w10a			Stone with numerical metadata variants 7 through 15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay, now have a missing texture 32px 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.
		14w33a			Granite and polished granite 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 1 and 2.
		18w09a			Polished granite now generates in underwater ruins.
1.14		18w43a			32px 32px The textures of granite and polished granite have been changed.
1.16		20w07a			Granite is now renewable, as piglins have a 23⁄250 chance to trade quartz during bartering.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17		21w06a			Granite is now able to generate below Y=0.
		21w07a			Granite blobs are now larger and more spherical, but less common.
					Granite is no longer able to generate below Y=0.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0		build 1			32px 32px Added granite and polished granite.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0		beta 1.2.14.2			Granite can now generate in coral reefs.
		beta 1.2.20.1			Polished granite now generates in underwater ruins.
1.9.0		beta 1.9.0.0			Granite can now be used to craft granite stairs, slabs and walls.
					Polished granite can now be used to craft polished granite stairs and slabs.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			Granite now generates in brand-new desert villages.
					16-21 granite can now be sold to stone mason villagers as part of their third tier trades.
					4 polished granite can now be bought from stone mason villagers for 1-2 emeralds as part of their third tier trades.
					32px 32px The textures of granite and polished granite have been changed.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.4			Trading has been changed, stone mason villagers now have 1/3 of a chance to sell polished granite for one emerald, and 1/3 of a chance to buy 16 granite as part of their third tier trades.
1.12.0		beta 1.12.0.3			Trading has been changed again, apprentice-level stone mason villagers now have a 25% chance to sell polished granite.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.57			Granite trades changed to match Java edition.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.16.230		beta 1.16.230.56			Granite blobs are now larger and more spherical, but less common.
Legacy Console Edition
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3	1.0.1	32px 32px Added granite and polished granite.
		1.90			32px 32px The textures of granite and polished granite have been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					32px 32px Added granite and polished granite.

Issues

Issues relating to "Granite" or "Polished Granite" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• Geologically, granite is an intrusive igneous rock, made entirely of tiny crystals – mostly quartz, mica and feldspar. Intrusive rocks like granite cool from underground magma over a long time, letting the crystals grow large and visible to the naked eye. Granite is usually light in color, and it ranges from gray to distinctive pink. Granite as it appears in Minecraft is high in potassium feldspar, which makes it pink.
  • Finding exposed granite at the surface of a Minecraft world implies the surface had to be much higher there for the granite to cool underground.
  • Granite is like diorite, but it's made of more quartz (hence why granite is craftable using diorite and Nether quartz).
  • Granite is named for its coarse, visible crystal grains. Granite comes from the Latin word granum ("a grain").

Gallery

• New Naturally Generated Blocks.png

  Naturally generated granite and other counterparts in a cave.

• GraniteInPlateau (MinecraftEdu).png

  Naturally generated granite and other counterparts in a mountain.

Java Edition

• Smooth granite.png

  The first screenshot taken by Jeb about polished granite.

• Granitepreview.png

  The first screenshot taken by Jeb about granite.

• The Bountiful Update.png

  Polished granite as seen in the "Bountiful Update" screenshot released by Mojang

See also

• Andesite
• Diorite
• Stone

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