Granite

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 (JE)	; 10 DIRT

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

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	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

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, and in desert village armorer houses.

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

Stonecutting ingredient

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

Trading

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

Note blocks

Granite 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
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`	`-590`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.stone.granite.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
1.8			December 18, 2013				Jens Bergensten posts the first images of granite.
			14w02a				Added granite.
			14w33a				Granite can no longer be used to craft stone slabs.
1.14			18w43a				The textures of granite have been changed.
			18w43a				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.
			21w07a				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.
			experimental snapshot 4				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]
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.
			beta 1.18.0.20				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				Now granite 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 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.
			1.88				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
0.1.0							Added granite.

Data history

Java Edition

1.8 14w02a The newly-implemented , 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
	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

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

Gallery

Screenshots

The first screenshot taken by Jeb about granite.
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

↑ 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".

External links

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

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".

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