Granite

For other uses, see Granite (disambiguation).

Granite

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	10 DIRT
Note block instrument	Bass Drum
Sulfur cube archetype	Slow Bouncy

Granite is a block of igneous rock, found in large pockets underground or in sulfur springs.

Obtaining

Breaking

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

Block	Granite
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

Granite can generate in the Overworld in the form of ores.

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

In addition, granite generates as part of large copper ore veins, coral reefs‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}, and in desert village armorer houses, as well as part of sulfur springs.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Diorite + Nether Quartz

Usage

Granite 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
Granite Slab	Granite	6
Granite Stairs	Granite	4
Granite Wall	Granite	6
Polished Granite	Granite	4

Stonecutting ingredient

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

Trading

Villager		Probability		Villager wants	Player receives	Trades in stock	Villager experience	Price multiplier
		JE	BE
Mason	Journeyman	29%	33%	16 × Granite	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
Granite	granite	Block & Item	base_stone_overworld dripstone_replaceable_blocks lush_ground_replaceable moss_replaceable mineable/pickaxe stone_ore_replaceables	block.minecraft.granite

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Granite	granite	stone / 1	845	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -590)	tile.stone.granite.name

Videos

History

Development

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.8			14w02a				Added granite.
			14w33a				Granite can no longer be used to craft stone slabs.
1.14			18w43a				The textures of granite have been changed.
							Granite can now be used to craft granite slabs, stairs, and walls.
			19w11a				Granite is now bought by villagers of the new mason profession.
1.16			20w07a				Unpolished granite is now also renewable, as piglins offer nether quartz (used to craft diorite) during bartering, and both of which are crafting ingredients of granite.
1.17			21w06a				The height limit was expanded down to Y=-64. Granites are temporary generating from Y=-64 instead of Y=0.
			21w07a				Granite ores are now larger and more spherical, but less common.
							Granite is no longer able to generate below Y=0.
			21w15a				The changes to granite 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				Granite once again generates how it did in the 1.17 snapshots without the use of a data pack.
			experimental snapshot 4				Granite ores are less likely to generate on the surface.
							Strips of granite sometimes generate in stone shores and stony peaks.
			21w37a				Strips of granite no longer generate in stone shores and stony peaks.[1]
26.2			snap1				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb granite, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
			snap4				Granite can now generate as strips or blobs between sulfur and cinnabar.
			snap6				Granite is no longer dispersed between sulfur and cinnabar.
							Granite now generates as part of sulfur springs.
							Changed the sulfur cube effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0			build 1				Added granite.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0			beta 1.2.14.2				Granite can now generate in coral reefs.
1.9.0			beta 1.9.0.0				Granite can now be used to craft granite slabs, stairs, and walls.
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.
							The textures of 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 buy 16 granite as part of their third tier trades.
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.57				Granite 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, granite ores are now larger and more spherical, but less common.
1.18.0			beta 1.18.0.20				Removed “Caves and Cliffs” experimental toggle. New granite generation are now available through normal gameplay.
							Granite 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				Granite blobs now generate as expected.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026			Preview 26.20.23				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb granite, 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. Granite now generates as strips or blobs between sulfur and cinnabar.
			Preview 26.30.27				Granite is no longer dispersed between sulfur and cinnabar.
							Granite now generates as part of sulfur springs.
							Changed the sulfur cube effect from football/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 granite.
TU57	CU49	1.57	1.56	1.56	Patch 27	1.0.7	Granite can now be used to craft stone slabs, redstone repeaters, and redstone comparators.
			1.88				Granite can no longer be used to craft stone slabs.
							Granite can now be used to craft granite slabs, stairs, and walls.
			1.90				The textures of granite have been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added granite.

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 "Granite" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 
  The first screenshot of granite taken by Jeb
• 
  Naturally generated granite and other counterparts in a cave
• 
  Naturally generated granite and other counterparts in a mountain
• 
  A large, partially excavated ore of granite

Trivia

• Granite rock comes from underground magma chambers that turned cold. It is often pinkish in color because of its alkali feldspar minerals.
  • Diorite is another magma chamber rock, but it has less quartz in it than granite. This is in accordance with granite's crafting recipe in Minecraft, which consists of nether quartz with diorite.

References

See also

• Andesite
• Diorite
• Stone

External links

• Block of the Week: Granite – Minecraft.net on July 21, 2017