Diorite

Diorite

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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

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

Polished diorite is the polished version of diorite.

Obtaining

Natural generation

Diorite can generate in the Overworld in the form of blobs. Diorite 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], diorite only attempts to generate twice, however, the blobs are size 0-862. Diorite can replace stone, granite, andesite, tuff, and deepslate.

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

In Bedrock Edition, diorite generates in coral reefs, replacing some blocks of coral crust.

Polished diorite also generate in warm underwater ruins.

Breaking

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

Block	Diorite Polished Diorite
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 diorite for an emerald.

Usage

Diorite 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 a ¹⁄₃ chance to buy 16 diorite for an emerald.

Note Blocks

Diorite and polished diorite 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
Diorite	diorite	base_stone_overworld dripstone_replaceable_blocks‌[upcoming: JE 1.17] lush_plants_replaceable‌[upcoming: JE 1.17]	Block & Item	block.minecraft.diorite
Polished Diorite	polished_diorite	None	Block & Item	block.minecraft.polished_diorite

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Diorite	stone	3	Block & Item	tile.stone.diorite.name tile.stone.dioriteSmooth.name

Metadata

Main article: data values

In Bedrock Edition, diorite uses the following data values: Stone/DV

Block states

See also: Block states

Stone/BS

History

Java Edition
1.8		14w02a			32px 32px Added diorite and polished diorite.
		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			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 now generates in underwater ruins.
July 11, 2018					32px Jasper Boerstra tweets an image of an updated diorite texture.
1.14		18w43a			32px The texture of diorite has been changed.
		18w44a			32px The texture of diorite has been changed. Small adjustments have been made to diorite's texture.
					32px The texture of polished diorite has been changed.
		19w08a			32px The texture of diorite has been changed, once again.
1.16		20w07a			As piglins may now barter gold ingots for nether quartz (one of the crafting ingredients for diorite, alongside cobblestone) and cobblestone and gold ingots both being renewable sources), diorite is now renewable.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17		21w06a			Diorite is now able to generate below Y=0.
		21w07a			Diorite blobs are now larger and more spherical, but less common.
					Diorite is no longer able to generate below Y=0.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0		build 1			32px 32px 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 now generates 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			32px 32px The textures of diorite and polished diorite have been changed.
					Diorite now generates in the brand new snowy tundra villages.
					Diorite can now be sold to stone mason villagers.
					Polished diorite can now be obtained from trading with stone mason villagers.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.4			Trading has been 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			32px The texture of diorite has been changed, again.
1.12.0		beta 1.12.0.3			Trading has been changed, once again. Apprentice-level stone mason villagers now have a 25% chance to sell 4 polished diorite.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.57			Diorite trades changed to match Java edition.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.16.230		beta 1.16.230.56			Diorite blobs are now larger and more spherical, but less common.
Legacy Console Edition
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3		32px 32px Added diorite and polished diorite.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.90					32px 32px The textures of diorite and polished diorite have been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					32px 32px Added diorite and polished diorite.

Issues

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

Trivia

• Geologically, diorite is an intrusive igneous rock, made entirely of tiny crystals – mainly white feldspar with black hornblende. Intrusive rocks like diorite cool from underground magma over a long time, letting the crystals grow large and visible to the naked eye. Diorite usually has a salt & pepper appearance.
  • Finding exposed diorite at the surface of a Minecraft world implies the surface had to be much higher there for the rock to have cooled underground.
  • Andesite is diorite's extrusive equivalent: They are made of the same minerals, but andesite rocks are formed from aboveground lava flows instead of underground magma pockets.
  • Granite is like diorite, but with more quartz in it. That's why crafting diorite blocks with Nether quartz yields granite blocks.
  • Diorite is an extremely hard rock and is 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 roughly 3 years after Episode 4. It is unknown whether diorite slabs are present.

Gallery

• Diorite Forest.png

  Naturally generated diorite in a forest.

• New Naturally Generated Blocks.png

  Naturally generated diorite and other counterparts in a cave.

• GraniteInPlateau (MinecraftEdu).png

  Naturally generated diorite and other counterparts in a mountain.

Java Edition

• The Bountiful Update.png

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

See also

• Andesite
• Granite
• Stone