Andesite

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

Polished andesite is the polished version of andesite.

Natural generation
Andesite can generate in the Overworld in the form of blobs. Andesite attempts to generate 10 times per chunk in blobs of size 0-160, from elevations 0 to 79, in all biomes. , andesite only attempts to generate twice per chunk and only at level zero or above. However, the blobs are size 0-862. Andesite can replace stone, diorite, granite, tuff, and deepslate.

One block of polished andesite can be found in igloo basements. Polished andesite can also be found in the "nature", "forge", and "large jail" rooms of woodland mansions.

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

Trading
Journeyman-level mason villagers have a $2/7$ chance to sell 4 polished andesite for one emerald as part of their trades.

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

Usage
Andesite 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 andesite for an emerald.

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

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Trivia

 * Geologically, andesite is an extrusive igneous rock, made entirely of microscopic crystals – mainly white feldspar with black hornblende. Extrusive rocks like andesite have to cool from aboveground lava flows, preventing the crystals from growing large. Andesite usually looks gray.
 * Finding underground andesite in a Minecraft world implies the surface had to be lower for lava to erupt there, and over time the region was buried.
 * Diorite is andesite's intrusive equivalent: They are made of the same minerals, but diorite rocks are formed from underground magma pockets instead of aboveground lava flows.