Andesite

For other uses, see Andesite (disambiguation).

Andesite

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	1.5
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	11 STONE
Note block instrument	Bass Drum
Sulfur cube archetype	Slow Bouncy

Andesite is a block of igneous rock, most often found in large pockets in the ground.

Obtaining

Breaking

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

Block	Andesite
Hardness	1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default	17.5 (JE) 7.5 (BE)
Wooden	11.15 (JE) 1.15 (BE)
Stone	10.6 (JE) 0.6 (BE)
Copper	10.45 (JE) 0.45 (BE)
Iron	10.4 (JE) 0.4 (BE)
Diamond	10.3 (JE) 0.3 (BE)
Netherite	10.25 (JE) 0.25 (BE)
Golden	10.2 (JE) 0.2 (BE)
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

Legend

• incorrect tool, drops nothing
• correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
• correct tool, drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

Natural generation

Andesite can generate in the Overworld in the form of ore blobs. Andesite attempts to generate in two batches. The first batch generate 2 times per chunk in blobs of size 0-864, from elevations 0 to 60, in all biomes. The second batch has ¹⁄₆ chance to generate blobs of size 0-864, from elevation 64 to 128. In Bedrock Edition, andesite can replace stone, diorite, granite, polished andesite, polished diorite and polished granite. In Java Edition, andesite can replace stone, diorite, granite, tuff and deepslate.

In Bedrock Edition, andesite generates naturally in coral reefs, replacing some coral as part of coral crusts.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Diorite + Cobblestone	2

Usage

Andesite has the same blast resistance as stone, meaning it can be used as a substitute for stone when building.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Andesite Slab	Andesite	6
Andesite Stairs	Andesite	4
Andesite Wall	Andesite	6
Polished Andesite	Andesite	4

Stonecutting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Andesite Slab	Andesite	2
Andesite Stairs	Andesite
Andesite Wall	Andesite
Polished Andesite	Andesite
Polished Andesite Slab	Andesite	2
Polished Andesite Stairs	Andesite

Trading

Villager		Probability		Villager wants	Player receives	Trades in stock	Villager experience	Price multiplier
		JE	BE
Mason	Journeyman	29%	33%	16 × Andesite	Emerald	16	20	0.05

Sounds

Java Edition:

stone sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​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
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

stone sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.stone	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.37	0.5
	​Footsteps	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.4	1.0
	​Footsteps	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.3	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.12	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Andesite	andesite	Block & Item	base_stone_overworld dripstone_replaceable_blocks lush_ground_replaceable moss_replaceable mineable/pickaxe stone_ore_replaceables	block.minecraft.andesite

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Andesite	andesite	stone / 5	849	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -594)	tile.stone.andesite.name

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.8			14w02a				Added andesite.
			14w33a				Andesite can no longer be used to craft stone slabs.
July 11, 2018							Jasper Boerstra tweets an image of an updated andesite texture.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of andesite has been changed.
							Andesite can now be used to craft andesite stairs, slabs and walls.
			18w44a				The textures of andesite have been changed.
			19w11a				Andesite is now bought by villagers of the new mason profession.
1.16			20w07a				Unpolished andesite is now also renewable, as piglins can offer quartz during bartering, which can be used to craft diorite, a crafting component for andesite.
1.17			21w06a				The height limit was expanded down to Y=-64. Andesites are temporary generating from Y=-64 instead of Y=0.
			21w07a				Andesite blobs are now larger and more spherical, but less common.
			21w08a				Andesite is no longer able to generate below Y=0.
			21w15a				The changes to andesite generation in the previous 1.17 snapshots have been reverted, but they can be re-enabled with the Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack.
1.18			Experimental Snapshot 1				Andesite once again generates how it did in the 1.17 snapshots without the use of a data pack.
			experimental snapshot 4				Andesite blobs are less likely to generate on the surface.
							Strips of andesite sometimes generate in stone shores and stony peaks.
			21w37a				Strips of andesite no longer generate in stone shores and stony peaks.[1]
26.2			snap1				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb andesite, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
			snap6				Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0			build 1				Added andesite.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0			beta 1.9.0.0				Andesite can now be used to craft andesite stairs, slabs and walls.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				16-21 andesite can now be sold to stone mason villagers.
							The textures of andesite have been changed.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.4				Trading has been changed, journeyman-level stone mason villagers have a 1⁄3 chance to buy 16 andesite as part of their trades.
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.57				Andesite trades changed to match Java Edition.
1.17.0 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.16.230.56				If the Caves & Cliffs experimental gameplay toggle is enabled, andesite blobs are now larger and more spherical, but less common.
1.17.0			?				Andesite blobs are now unintentionally larger regardless of experimental gameplay.[2]
1.17.2							The size of andesite blobs has been corrected.
1.18.0			beta 1.18.0.20				Removed “Caves and Cliffs” experimental toggle. New andesite generation are now available through normal gameplay.
							Andesite blobs are now expected to be less likely to generate on the surface, but they generate in a wrong way.
			beta 1.18.0.21				Now andesite blobs generate as expected.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026			Preview 26.20.23				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb andesite, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.30			Preview 26.30.20				Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
			Preview 26.30.27				Andesite's sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3	1.0.1	Added andesite.
TU57	CU49	1.57	1.56	1.56	Patch 27	1.0.7	Andesite can now be used to craft stone slabs, redstone repeaters, and redstone comparators.
			1.88				Andesite can no longer be used to craft stone slabs.
							Andesite can now be used to craft andesite stairs, slabs and walls.
			1.90				The textures of andesite have been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added andesite.

Data history

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.8			14w02a				The newly-implemented granite, andesite and diorite, as well as the polished versions for each, use stone's ID and are distinguished using metadata.
			14w06a				Stone now uses the newly-implemented model json file models/block/cube.json; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.
			14w10a				Stone with numerical metadata variants 7 through 15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay, now have no model 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.
1.13			17w47a				The different block states for the stone ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
							Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 1.

Bedrock Edition

Issues

Issues relating to "Andesite" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• In the real world, andesite rock comes from above-ground lava flows. Finding andesite underground means the world's surface used to be lower, and the lava flow was buried.
  • Diorite is andesite's below-ground equivalent: The two rocks come from the same kind of magma, but diorite rocks are formed from solidifying underground magma chambers. The long, slow cool makes it look coarser than andesite.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 
  Naturally generated andesite and other counterparts in a cave
• 
  Naturally generated andesite and other counterparts in a mountain

In other media

• 
  Artwork of andesite used in Block of the Week
• 
  Andesite as it appeared in Minecraft Earth
• 
  Andesite as it appeared in the MCC x Minecraft 15th Anniversary Party
• 

See also

• Diorite
• Granite
• Stone

References

External links

• "Block of the Week: Andesite" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, May 1, 2018.