Diorite

Diorite is a block of igneous rock, found in large pockets in the ground.

Polished diorite is the polished version of diorite.

Natural generation
Diorite can generate in the Overworld in the form of blobs.

$$, Diorite attempts to generate in two batches in all biomes in the Overworld. The first batch generate 2 times per chunk in blobs of size 0-862, from elevations 0 to 60. The second batch has $1/6$ chance to generate blobs of size 0-862, from elevation 64 to 128. Diorite can replace stone, andesite, and granite. $$, diorite only attempts to generate twice per chunk and only at level zero or above. However, the blobs are size 0-862. Diorite can replace stone, granite, andesite, tuff, and deepslate.

Diorite generates in weaponsmith houses, tannery houses, and mason houses in snowy tundra villages.

$$, diorite generates in coral reefs, replacing some blocks of coral crust.

Polished diorite also generates in warm underwater ruins.

Breaking
Diorite can be mined using any pickaxe. If broken without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Trading
Journeyman-level stone mason villagers have a $2/7$ chance to sell 4 polished diorite for an emerald.

Usage
Diorite 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.

Trading
Journeyman-level stone mason villagers have a $2/7$ chance to buy 16 diorite for an emerald.

Note Blocks
Diorite and polished diorite can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.

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Trivia

 * Diorite rock comes from underground magma pockets that turned cold. Diorite usually has a salt & pepper appearance.
 * Andesite is diorite's above-ground equivalent: The two rocks come from the same kind of magma, but andesite forms in lava flows. Its fast cooling is what makes it look smoother than diorite.
 * Granite is another magma-pocket rock, but it's made of more quartz crystals. That would be why crafting diorite blocks with Nether quartz yields granite blocks.
 * Diorite is an extremely hard rock and is difficult to carve and work with.
 * In Minecraft: Story Mode, Reuben's grave on Episode 4 is made out of diorite and a new stair variant of it which cannot be found in Minecraft until the Village & Pillage update, which was announced roughly 3 years after Episode 4. It is unknown whether diorite slabs are present.
 * Diorites' texture has caused a bit of a schism, as some people see it as a block useful in complimenting builds with a heavily monochrome color palate, while others find the texture to "noisy" or resembling bird guano. Iskall85, A Swedish YouTube content creator is well documented in his distaste for the block, and using it in his builds.