Diorite

"Which of Minecraft’s blocks is found all over the Overworld, looks a bit like a cross between cobblestone and quartz, and sounds like something you’d yell while hacking at a zombie invading your house? Conveniently enough, it’s our Block of the Week: Diorite!"

- Duncan Geere

Diorite is a type of igneous rock.

Polished diorite is the polished version of diorite.

Obtaining
Diorite can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it will drop nothing.

Natural generation
Diorite generates anywhere underground in rich seams, in an identical way to andesite and granite, as well as gravel and underground dirt. It is most commonly exposed on the surface of mountains, but can also be found commonly in other biomes.

Diorite generates in coral reef, replacing some blocks of coral crust.

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

Trading
Journeyman-level stone mason villagers have a $1/3$ chance to sell 14 polished diorite for an emerald as part of their trades.

Apprentice-level stone mason villagers have a 25% chance to sell 4 polished diorite for an emerald as part of their trades.

Journeyman-level stone mason villagers have a $1/3$ chance to sell 4 polished diorite for an emerald.

Usage
Diorite is currently only used for decoration. It has the same blast resistance as stone, meaning it can be used as a substitute for stone when building.

Stonecutting
Using a stonecutter, diorite can be turned into 2 diorite slabs, diorite stairs, diorite wall, polished diorite, 2 polished diorite slabs, polished diorite stairs; polished diorite can be turned into 2 polished diorite slabs or polished diorite stairs.

Trading
Journeyman-level stone mason villagers have a $1/3$ chance to buy 16 diorite for an emerald.

Block data
In Bedrock Edition, diorite uses the following data values:

Trivia

 * In real life, diorite is an intrusive igneous rock, meaning that it is formed from magma (thus igneous) that has cooled and turned into the rock below the surface of the earth (thus intrusive).
 * Diorite's extrusive equivalent is andesite, meaning that andesite and diorite are made of the same minerals, but andesite rocks are formed outside the earth instead.
 * In other words, diorite is rock formed from cooled magma, and andesite is rock formed from cooled lava.
 * Diorite is composed mainly of feldspar and small amounts of quartz and other minerals. It is an extremely hard rock and 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 months after Episode 4. It is unknown whether diorite slabs are present or not.