Coarse Dirt

Coarse Dirt

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.5
Hardness	0.5
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	10 DIRT
Note block instrument	Default (Harp)
Sulfur cube archetype	Regular

Coarse dirt is a variant of dirt which grass blocks cannot spread to.

Obtaining

Breaking

Coarse dirt drops itself as an item when mined using any tool or by hand, but shovels are the quickest.

Block	Coarse Dirt
Hardness	0.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default	10.75 (JE) 0.75 (BE)
Wooden	10.4 (JE) 0.4 (BE)
Stone	10.2 (JE) 0.2 (BE)
Copper	10.15 (JE) 0.15 (BE)
Iron	10.15 (JE) 0.15 (BE)
Diamond	10.1 (JE) 0.1 (BE)
Netherite	10.1 (JE) 0.1 (BE)
Golden	10.1 (JE) 0.1 (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

Coarse dirt can be found as large patches in the windswept savanna, wooded badlands, old growth taiga, and dappled forest biomes.

It also generates in mushroom farm rooms in woodland mansions, trail ruins, and abandoned camps.‌^{[BE only]}​^{[until: BE 26.60]}

Mob loot

An enderman holding coarse dirt drops the block upon death.

Crafting

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Coarse Dirt	Dirt + Gravel	4

Usage

Coarse dirt has the ability to grow saplings, sugar canes, mushrooms, bamboo, flowers, and sweet berries, which can be planted directly under appropriate conditions.

Neither mycelium nor grass can spread onto coarse dirt.

Dirt renewability

Coarse dirt can be tilled using a hoe to become normal dirt. There must be an empty space above the coarse dirt for it to be tilled.

Using any type of shovel on coarse dirt turns it into a dirt path.

Tilling coarse dirt or turning it into a dirt path is a renewable way to get dirt.

Mud

Using a water bottle, splash water bottle or lingering water bottle converts the coarse dirt into mud.

Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

gravel sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.gravel.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.gravel.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.gravel.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.gravel.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.gravel.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

gravel sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​ ?	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.gravel	​ ?	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.gravel	​ ?	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.gravel	​ ?	0.17	0.5
	​ ?	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.gravel	​ ?	0.4	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Walking on the block	step.gravel	​ ?	0.3	1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.gravel	​ ?	0.1	1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.gravel	​ ?	0.17	1.0

Unique

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition:

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Coarse Dirt	coarse_dirt	Block & Item	bamboo_plantable_on dry_vegetation_may_place_on enderman_holdable moss_replaceable lush_ground_replaceable mineable/shovel dirt sniffer_diggable_block	block.minecraft.coarse_dirt

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Coarse Dirt	coarse_dirt	dirt / 1	-962	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.dirt.coarse.name

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.7.2			13w36a				Added coarse dirt. It currently shares the same name and texture as regular dirt.
							Coarse dirt functions exactly like regular dirt, except it does not grow grass.
							Coarse dirt generates naturally in savanna biomes.
							When broken, regular dirt is dropped. It is not obtainable in the Creative inventory.
1.8			June 11, 2014				Ryan Holtz revealed a new coarse dirt texture and a crafting recipe.
			14w25a				Coarse dirt now has a distinct name and texture from regular dirt.
							Coarse dirt can now be crafted.
							Coarse dirt can now be tilled with a hoe into farmland.
							Coarse dirt is now obtainable in the Creative inventory.
			14w32a				Coarse dirt can now be tilled into regular dirt.
1.11			16w39a				Coarse dirt now generates in woodland mansions.
1.16			20w07a				Piglins now barter gravel, making coarse dirt renewable.
1.17			20w45a				A shovel can now be used on coarse dirt to create a dirt path block.
1.19			22w11a				Using a water bottle, splash water bottle, or lingering water bottle on coarse dirt now converts it into mud.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20			23w07a				Sniffers can now dig coarse dirt.
1.20			23w12a				Coarse dirt now generates in trail ruins.
1.20.5			24w10a				Wolves can now spawn on coarse dirt.
26.2			snap1				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb coarse dirt, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.3			snap1				Coarse dirt now spawns in Dappled forests.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0			build 1				Added coarse dirt. It currently shares the same name and texture as regular dirt.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0			beta 1.2.0.2				Coarse dirt now has a distinct name and texture from regular dirt, and is now obtainable in the Creative inventory.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026			Preview 26.20.23				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb coarse dirt, 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.
26.50			Preview 26.40.27				Coarse dirt now spawns in Dappled forests.

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 coarse dirt.
TU54	CU44	1.52	1.52	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Coarse dirt now generates in woodland mansions.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.5.25							Added coarse dirt.

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  The crafting recipe for coarse dirt.
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Data history

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Issues

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

Gallery

In other media

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  Render of coarse dirt used for The Togetherness Machine
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  Coarse dirt as it appeared in Minecraft Earth
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  Coarse dirt as it appeared in MCC x Minecraft 15th Anniversary Party