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 to the surface in Extreme Hills biomes but can also be found commonly in other biomes.

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.

Data values
Diorite has the ID name, which it shares with stone, andesite, and granite, differentiated by its block data. Diorite also has a block state which is expected to replace the functionality of block data in a future version.

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 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 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.
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Gallery
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