Polished diorite is the polished version of diorite .
Obtaining
Breaking
Polished diorite can be mined using any pickaxe . If broken without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.
Legend
italicized can be instant mined Natural generation
Polished diorite can generate in warm ocean ruins .
Crafting
Stonecutting
Trading
Usage
Polished diorite is used only for decoration. It has the same blast resistance as stone , meaning it can be used as a substitute for stone when building.
Crafting ingredient
Stonecutting ingredient
Sounds
Java Edition
stone sound type Sound Closed captions Source Description Identifier Translation key Volume Pitch Attenuation Block broken Blocks Once the block has broken blocksubtitles1.0 0.8 16 Block placed[until: JE 26.4 Blocks When the block is placed blocksubtitles1.0 0.8 16 Block breaking Blocks While the block is in the process of being broken blocksubtitles0.25 0.5 16 Something falls on a block Entity-Dependent Falling on the block with fall damage blocksubtitles0.5 0.75 16 Footsteps Entity-Dependent Walking on the block blocksubtitles0.15 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 digsubtitles1.0 0.8–1.0 Block placed Blocks When the block is placed placesubtitles1.0 0.8–1.0 Block breaking Blocks While the block is in the process of being broken hitsubtitles0.37 0.5 Footsteps Players Falling on the block with fall damage fallsubtitles0.4 1.0 Footsteps Players Walking on the block stepsubtitles0.3 1.0 Footsteps Blocks Jumping from the block jumpsubtitles0.12 1.0 Footsteps Blocks Falling on the block without fall damage landsubtitles0.22 1.0
Data values
ID
Java Edition
Name Identifier Form Block tags Translation key polished_dioriteBlock & Item mineable/pickaxeblock
Bedrock Edition
Name Identifier Alias ID Numeric ID Form Item ID [ i 1] Translation key polished_dioritestone / 4848Block & Giveable Item[ i 2] Identical[ i 3] -593)
tile
↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ Available with /give
↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.
History
Java Edition 1.8 14w02a 14w33a Polished diorite can no longer be used to craft stone slabs . 1.13 18w09a Polished diorite now generates in ocean ruins . 1.14 18w44a
Polished diorite can now be used to craft polished diorite stairs and slabs . 19w11a Polished diorite is now sold by villagers of the new mason profession, and thus have become renewable . 26.2 snap1 Added sulfur cubes , which have the ability to absorb polished diorite, providing the football/regular effect to the mob. snap6 Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.
Bedrock Edition Legacy Console Edition
New Nintendo 3DS Edition 0.1.0
Data history
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 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:
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
Bedrock Edition Issues
Issues relating to "Polished Diorite" are maintained on the bug tracker . Issues should be reported and viewed there .
Gallery
Screenshots
Mason
Journeyman
Emerald
Polished Diorite
Polished Diorite
Added polished diorite.
The texture of polished diorite has been changed.
rather than appearing identical to stone.
Polished diorite as seen in the Bountiful Update screenshot
