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Stone

Stone is a block found underground in the Overworld or on the surface of mountains.

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Contents (30)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Natural generation
  3. Generated loot
  4. Post-generation
  5. Breaking
  6. Smelting
  7. Usage
  8. Silverfish
  9. Smelting ingredient
  10. Crafting ingredient
  11. Stonecutting ingredient
  12. Trading
  13. Brewing ingredient
  14. Sounds
  15. Data values
  16. ID
  17. Videos
  18. History
  19. Before Minecraft
  20. Development
  21. Java Edition
  22. Bedrock Edition
  23. Legacy Console Edition
  24. New Nintendo 3DS Edition
  25. Data history
  26. Issues
  27. Gallery
  28. In other media
  29. References
  30. External links
For other uses, see Stone (disambiguation).
Stone
Stone.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Stone'
Invicon Stone.png: Inventory sprite for Stone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Stone
Rarity tier
 
Common
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

Stone is a block found underground in the Overworld or on the surface of mountains.

Obtaining

Natural generation

Stone makes up the majority of the solid blocks generated in the Overworld above Y=0. From Y=8 downward, stone gradually transitions into deepslate, until it is completely replaced by deepslate at and below Y=0.

When chunks generate, stone can be found under 1-5 layers of grass blocks, dirt, gravel, clay, coarse dirt, podzol, mycelium, sand, sandstone, red sand, red sandstone, or terracotta, depending on the biome. There is approximately 11,520 stone per chunk.

When the world is generating new chunks, some stone is replaced with ore features of other blocks. They may also be revealed on the side of small hills.

Stone also generates in igloo basements, some Overworld ruined portals, and in trail ruins. Stone also generates inside trial chambers with cobwebs on top next to trial spawners, indicating that the spawner is a spider or cave spider spawner. Stone can also generate in abandoned camps in dappled forests and meadows.

Stone also makes up most of the blocks on the void start platform in Superflat worlds created with the Void preset.

Generated loot

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition and Bedrock Edition
Stone Village Mason's chest 1 37.7%

Post-generation

A simple stone generator

Stone can also be made by lava flowing on top of water blocks (both flowing and source). The water is replaced by stone.

Breaking

Stone can be mined using a pickaxe, in which case it drops cobblestone. When mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing. If a stone is mined with a Silk Touch enchanted pickaxe, it drops itself.

Block Stone
Hardness 1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 7.5 (JE)
7.5 (BE)
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 1.15 (JE)
1.15 (BE)
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.6 (JE)
0.6 (BE)
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.45 (JE)
0.45 (BE)
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.4 (JE)
0.4 (BE)
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.3 (JE)
0.3 (BE)
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.25 (JE)
0.25 (BE)
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.2 (JE)
0.2 (BE)
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
  1. ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.

Smelting

Stone can be smelted from cobblestone.

Ingredients Smelting recipe
Cobblestone +
Any fuel
Invicon Cobblestone.png: Inventory sprite for Cobblestone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cobblestone with description: Cobblestone
Invicon Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Coal with description: CoalInvicon Charcoal.png: Inventory sprite for Charcoal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Charcoal with description: CharcoalInvicon Oak Log.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Log with description: LogInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Overworld PlanksInvicon Lava Bucket.png: Inventory sprite for Lava Bucket in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lava Bucket with description: Lava BucketInvicon Block of Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Coal with description: Block of Coal

Invicon Stone.png: Inventory sprite for Stone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Stone0.1

Usage

Silverfish

Silverfish can enter and hide in stone, creating an infested block.

Smelting ingredient

Name Ingredients Smelting recipe
Smooth Stone Stone +
Any fuel
Invicon Stone.png: Inventory sprite for Stone in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Stone
Invicon Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Coal with description: CoalInvicon Charcoal.png: Inventory sprite for Charcoal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Charcoal with description: CharcoalInvicon Oak Log.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Log with description: LogInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Overworld PlanksInvicon Lava Bucket.png: Inventory sprite for Lava Bucket in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lava Bucket with description: Lava BucketInvicon Block of Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Coal with description: Block of Coal

Invicon Smooth Stone.png: Inventory sprite for Smooth Stone in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Smooth Stone with description: Smooth Stone0.1

Crafting ingredient

Stonecutting ingredient

Trading

VillagerProbabilityVillager wantsPlayer receivesTrades in
stock
Villager
experience
Price
multiplier
JEBE
Mason Apprentice100%100%20 × StoneEmerald16100.05

Brewing ingredient

Sounds

Java Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]BlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stonesubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.8–1.0
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedplace.stonesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8–1.0
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stonesubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.370.5
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockjump.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.121.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.221.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tags Translation key
BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft StonestoneBlock & Itembase_stone_overworld
dripstone_replaceable_blocks
lush_ground_replaceable
moss_replaceable
mineable/pickaxe
stone_ore_replaceables
block.minecraft.stone

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft Stonestonestone / 01Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3] tile.stone.stone.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Videos

Note: The video says the stone is the most common block in the overworld, even though the most common block in the overworld is air. Stone is the most common solid block.

History

There is an associated page listing all historical changes related to the appearance and/or sounds associated with this block in further detail than below; see /Asset history.

Before Minecraft

February 9, 2009 The texture for stone is present in the terrain.png file for RubyDung, which led directly into pre-Classic.

Development

August 30, 2018 Jasper Boerstra tweets an image which shows an updated stone texture.

Java Edition

Java Edition pre-Classic
Cave game tech test Added stone, known as "rock" internally.
Stone, along with grass, is one of the first two blocks in Minecraft.[1] (This can be seen by its position in terrain.png and numeric block ID of 1.)
The texture of stone is from one of Notch's previous games, RubyDung.
The bottom texture of stone is mirrored vertically.
rd-20090515 The texture of stone has been changed.
The original texture is recycled for cobblestone, with a lower contrast.
Java Edition Classic
0.0.19a Stone can now be selected on the hotbar, rather than strictly requiring a number key as placeable blocks did previously.
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST Creeper explosions no longer destroy stone or stone-like blocks.
Mining stone now drops cobblestone.
Java Edition Indev
0.3120100124-2119 Stone now generates in starting house chests.
20100129-1447 Stone no longer generates in starting house chests.
20100201-2227 A pickaxe is now required to mine stone.
20100202 Stone can once again be mined with anything.
20100213 Stone now generates in starting houses.
20100219 A pickaxe is once again required to mine stone.
20100223 Cobblestone is now smeltable into normal stone.
Java Edition Infdev
20100227-1414 Due to the removal of starting houses, stone no longer generates in them.
20100316 Mining stone now drops cobblestone once again but when the player breaks a pickaxe, it does not.
20100617-1531 As cobblestone can be generated using water and lava, stone has become renewable.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.1 Stone can now be used to craft stone pressure plates (3 stone in slab fashion) and stone buttons (2 stone in the stick shape).
v1.0.4 The logo has been changed by replacing cobblestone into stone.
v1.0.5_01 Stone now drops cobblestone if the player's pickaxe breaks when mining it.
Java Edition Beta
1.3 The stone slab recipe now uses 3 stone instead of cobblestone.
The stone pressure plate recipe now requires 2 stone instead of 3.
Stone can now be used to craft redstone repeaters.
1.8Pre-release Stone can now be crafted into stone bricks.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease Stone can now be made by having lava flow on top of water. In previous versions, the lava would replace the water and continue falling.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4 Stone can now be obtained by mining it with a pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5 The texture of stone has been slightly changed.
1.4.212w34b Stone buttons are now crafted with only one stone.
12w38a Stone blocks have been given new sounds for being walked on and mined.
1.513w01a Stone can now be used to craft redstone comparators.
Stone can now be used to craft hoppers.
13w02a Stone is no longer used to craft hoppers.
1.814w27b Stone textures are now randomly mirrored and rotated 180 degrees, making large areas of stone look less uniform.
1.915w37a Stone now generates in the newly added void start platforms.
15w43a Stone now generates in igloo basements.
1.1418w43a The texture of stone has been changed.
Stone can now be smelted into smooth stone.
Stone is now used to craft stone slabs and stairs.
18w44a The texture of stone has been changed again.
18w49a Stone can now be found in chests in village mason houses.
19w04a Stone can now be used to craft stonecutters.
19w11a Stone is now bought by villagers of the new mason profession.
1.1620w16a Stone now generates in some Overworld ruined portals.
1.2023w12a Stone now generates in trail ruins.
1.20.3
Experiment
Update 1.21
23w45a Stone can now generate in trial chambers.
1.20.5
Experiment
Update 1.21
24w13a Stone is now used as brewing ingredient for the potion of infestation after combining it with an awkward potion.
26.1snap8 Stone can now be used in the stonecutter to produce cobblestone and its variants.
26.2snap1 Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb stone, providing the regular (football) effect to the mob.
snap6 Added the slow bouncy archetype to sulfur cubes, which is applied when sulfur cubes absorb stone blocks.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
Demo Added stone.
v0.2.0 The texture of stone has been changed.
v0.3.0 Stone can now be used to craft stone slabs.
v0.4.0 Stone can now be used to craft stone bricks.
v0.12.1build 1 Stone can now be obtained using pickaxes with the Silk Touch enchantment.
v0.13.0build 1 Stone can now be used to craft stone buttons and pressure plates.
v0.14.0build 1 Stone can now be used to craft redstone repeaters and redstone comparators.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0beta 1.9.0.0 Stone can now be smelted into smooth stone.
Stone is now used to craft stone slabs and stairs.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of stone has been changed.
Stone can now be used to craft grindstones and stonecutters.
Stone mason villagers now buy 20-26 stone as part of their second tier trades.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1 Stone can now be found in village mason chests.
beta 1.11.0.4 Trading has been changed, apprentice-level stone mason villagers now buy 20 stone as part of their trades.
1.17.0beta 1.17.0.52 Stone is no longer used to repair stone tools and weapons on an anvil.
1.21.0
Experiment
Update 1.21
Preview 1.21.0.20 Stone is now used as brewing ingredient for the potion of infestation after combining it with an awkward potion.
26.10Preview 26.10.24 Stone can now be used in the stonecutter to produce cobblestone and its variants.
26.20
Experiment
Drop 2 of 2026
Preview 26.20.23 Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb stone, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.30Preview 26.30.20 Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
Preview 26.30.27 Stone's sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU1CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added stone.
TU3 The texture of stone has been changed.
TU19CU71.121.121.12 Stone can now be used to craft redstone comparators.
TU43CU331.361.361.36Patch 13 Stone now generates in igloo basements.
1.88 Stone can now be smelted into smooth stone.
Stone is now used to craft stone slabs and stairs.
1.90 The texture of stone has been changed.
1.91 Stone can now be used to craft stonecutters.
Stone is now bought by villagers of the new mason profession.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition


Data history

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.814w02a 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
BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft 0 Stone
BlockSprite granite.png: Sprite image for granite in Minecraft 1 Granite
BlockSprite polished-granite.png: Sprite image for polished-granite in Minecraft 2 Polished Granite
BlockSprite diorite.png: Sprite image for diorite in Minecraft 3 Diorite
BlockSprite polished-diorite.png: Sprite image for polished-diorite in Minecraft 4 Polished Diorite
BlockSprite andesite.png: Sprite image for andesite in Minecraft 5 Andesite
BlockSprite polished-andesite.png: Sprite image for polished-andesite in Minecraft 6 Polished Andesite
BlockSprite missingno.png: Sprite image for missingno in Minecraft 7-15 Inaccessible "boring" variants of stone
14w26a Stone with metadata values 7 through 15 have now been completely removed from the game.
1.1317w47a 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

Bedrock Edition
1.20.50Preview 1.20.50.20 The different block states for the stone ID have now been split up into their own IDs.

Issues

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

In other media

References

  1. ↑ "Cave game tech test" – (Archive) Nizzotch on YouTube, May 13, 2009
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