Andesite

Andesite
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 (JE)	; 11 STONE

Andesite is a block of igneous rock, most often found in large pockets in the ground.

Obtaining

Breaking

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

Block	Andesite
Hardness	1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)^[A]
Default	7.5
Wooden	1.15
Stone	0.6
Copper	0.45
Iron	0.4
Diamond	0.3
Netherite	0.25
Golden	0.2
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

↑ These durations ignore other influential factors (e.g. Mining Fatigue), and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Natural generation

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

In Bedrock Edition, andesite generates naturally in coral reefs, replacing some coral as part of coral crusts.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Diorite + Cobblestone	2

Usage

Andesite 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	Description
Andesite Slab		6
Andesite Stairs		4
Andesite Wall		6
Polished Andesite		4
Stonecutter	Iron Ingot +		Can use stone, granite, diorite, andesite, and their polished variants interchangeably.‌

Stonecutting ingredient

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

Trading

Villager	Probability		Villager wants	Player receives
Villager	JE	BE	Villager wants	Player receives
Journeyman Mason	29%	33%	16 ×	Emerald

Note Blocks

Andesite can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sounds

Java Edition:

v t e `stone` sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	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	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:

v t e `stone` sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.stone`	0.37	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.stone`	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	`step.stone`	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	`jump.stone`	0.12	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.stone`	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Andesite	`andesite`	Block & Item	`base_stone_overworld` `dripstone_replaceable_blocks` `lush_ground_replaceable` `moss_replaceable` `mineable/pickaxe` `stone_ore_replaceables`	`block.minecraft.andesite`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Andesite	`andesite`	`stone / 5`	`849`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]} (Numeric: `-594`)	`tile.stone.andesite.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ Available with /give command.
↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Video

History

Java Edition
July 11, 2018							Jasper Boerstra tweets an image of an updated andesite texture.
1.8			14w02a				Added andesite.
1.8			14w33a				Andesite can no longer be used to craft stone slabs.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of andesite has been changed.
			18w43a				Andesite can now be used to craft andesite stairs, slabs and walls.
			18w44a				The textures of andesite have been changed.
			19w11a				Andesite is now bought by villagers of the new mason profession.
1.16			20w07a				Unpolished andesite is now also renewable, as piglins can offer quartz during bartering, which can be used to craft diorite, a crafting component for andesite.
1.17			21w06a				The height limit was expanded down to Y=-64. Andesites are temporary generating from Y=-64 instead of Y=0.
			21w07a				Andesite blobs are now larger and more spherical, but less common.
			21w08a				Andesite is no longer able to generate below Y=0.
			21w15a				The changes to andesite 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				Andesite once again generates how it did in the 1.17 snapshots without the use of a data pack.
			experimental snapshot 4				Andesite blobs are less likely to generate on the surface.
			experimental snapshot 4				Strips of andesite sometimes generate in stone shores and stony peaks.
			21w37a				Strips of andesite no longer generate in stone shores and stony peaks.^[1]
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0			build 1				Added andesite.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0			beta 1.9.0.0				Andesite can now be used to craft andesite stairs, slabs and walls.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				16-21 andesite can now be sold to stone mason villagers.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The textures of andesite have been changed.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.4				Trading has been changed, journeyman-level stone mason villagers have a ¹⁄₃ chance to buy 16 andesite as part of their trades.
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.57				Andesite 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, andesite blobs are now larger and more spherical, but less common.
1.17.0			?				Andesite blobs are now unintentionally larger regardless of experimental gameplay.^[2]
1.17.2							The size of andesite blobs has been corrected.
1.18.0			beta 1.18.0.20				Removed “Caves and Cliffs” experimental toggle. New andesite generation are now available through normal gameplay.
			beta 1.18.0.20				Andesite 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				Now andesite blobs generate as expected.
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 andesite.
TU57	CU49	1.57	1.56	1.56	Patch 27	1.0.7	Andesite can now be used to craft stone slabs, redstone repeaters, and redstone comparators.
			1.88				Andesite can no longer be used to craft stone slabs.
			1.88				Andesite can now be used to craft andesite stairs, slabs and walls.
			1.90				The textures of andesite have been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added andesite.

Data history

Java Edition

1.8 14w02a The newly-implemented granite, 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
	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

1.20.50 Preview 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 "Andesite" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

In the real world, andesite rock comes from above-ground lava flows. Finding andesite underground means the world's surface used to be lower, and the lava flow was buried.
- Diorite is andesite's below-ground equivalent: The two rocks come from the same kind of magma, but diorite rocks are formed from solidifying underground magma chambers. The long, slow cool makes it look coarser than andesite.

Gallery

Screenshots

Naturally generated andesite and other counterparts in a cave.
Naturally generated andesite and other counterparts in a mountain.

References

↑ MC-236816 — Granite, andesite and gravel strips no longer generate in stony peaks, as well as diorite, granite and andesite strips for stone shores — resolved as "Works As Intended".
↑ MCPE-130185 — Andesite and Diorite are excessively generated throughout the world — resolved as "Fixed".

External links

Block of the Week: Andesite – Minecraft.net on May 1, 2018

Navigation

[breakingtimenote-1] These durations ignore other influential factors (e.g. Mining Fatigue), and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

[bedrock-item-id-2] ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.

[bedrock-give-available-3] Available with /give command.

[bedrock-item-form-4] The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

[5] MC-236816 — Granite, andesite and gravel strips no longer generate in stony peaks, as well as diorite, granite and andesite strips for stone shores — resolved as "Works As Intended".

[6] MCPE-130185 — Andesite and Diorite are excessively generated throughout the world — resolved as "Fixed".

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