Polished Granite

For other uses, see Granite (disambiguation).

Polished 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

Polished granite is a processed and polished decorative form of granite.

Obtaining

Breaking

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

Block	Polished 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

Polished granite generates in many ocean ruin variants.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Granite	4

Stonecutting

Name	Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Polished Granite	Granite

Trading

Villager		Probability		Villager wants	Player receives	Trades in stock	Villager experience	Price multiplier
		JE	BE
Mason	Journeyman	29%	25%	Emerald	4 × Polished Granite	16	10	0.05

Usage

Polished granite 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.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Polished Granite Slab	Polished Granite	6
Polished Granite Stairs	Polished Granite	4

Stonecutting ingredient

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

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
Polished Granite	polished_granite	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe	block.minecraft.polished_granite

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Polished Granite	polished_granite	stone / 2	846	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -591)	tile.stone.graniteSmooth.name

History

Development

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.8			14w02a				Added polished granite.
			14w33a				Polished granite can no longer be used to craft stone slabs.
1.13			18w09a				Polished granite now generates in ocean ruins.
1.14			18w43a				The textures of polished granite have been changed.
							Polished granite can now be used to craft polished granite stairs and slabs.
			19w11a				Polished granite is now sold by villagers of the new mason profession, making it renewable.
26.2			snap1				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb polished granite, 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 polished granite.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0			beta 1.2.20.1				Polished granite now generates in ocean ruins.
1.9.0			beta 1.9.0.0				Polished granite can now be used to craft polished granite stairs and slabs.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				4 polished granite can now be bought from stone mason villagers for 1-2 emeralds as part of their third tier trades.
							The textures of polished 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 sell polished granite for one emerald.
1.12.0			beta 1.12.0.3				Trading has been changed again, apprentice-level stone mason villagers now have a 25% chance to sell polished granite.

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 polished granite.
TU57	CU49	1.57	1.56	1.56	Patch 27	1.0.7	Polished granite can now be used to craft stone slabs, redstone repeaters, and redstone comparators.
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Polished granite now generates in ocean ruins.
			1.88				Polished granite can no longer be used to craft stone slabs.
							Polished granite can now be used to craft polished granite stairs and slabs.
			1.90				The textures of polished granite have been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added polished 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 "Polished Granite" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 
  The first screenshot taken by Jeb about polished granite

External links

• "Block of the Month: Polished Granite" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, November 29, 2025.