Coarse Dirt

Coarse Dirt

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	0.5
Hardness	0.5
Luminant	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

Coarse dirt is a variation of dirt on which grass blocks cannot spread.

Obtaining

Breaking

Block	Coarse Dirt
Hardness	0.5
Tool
Breaking time
Default	0.75
Wooden	0.4
Stone	0.2
Iron	0.15
Diamond	0.1
Netherite	0.1
Golden	0.1

Natural generation

Coarse dirt can be found as large patches in the windswept savanna, wooded badlands, and two variants of old growth taiga biomes.

It also generates in mushroom farm rooms in woodland mansions.

Crafting

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Coarse Dirt	Dirt + Gravel	4

Usage

Coarse dirt has the ability to grow saplings, sugar canes, mushrooms, bamboo, flowers, and sweet berries, which can be planted directly under appropriate conditions.

Neither mycelium nor grass can spread onto coarse dirt.

Coarse dirt can be tilled using a hoe to become normal dirt. There must be an empty space above the coarse dirt for it to be tilled.

Using any type of shovel on coarse dirt turns it into a dirt path.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.gravel.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	None	Blocks	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.gravel.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.gravel.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.gravel.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Footsteps	Blocks	Walking on the block	block.gravel.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Coarse Dirt	coarse_dirt	Block & Item	bamboo_plantable_on enderman_holdable moss_replaceable lush_ground_replaceable mineable/shovel dirt	block.minecraft.coarse_dirt

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Translation key
Coarse Dirt	dirt	3	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.dirt.coarse.name

Metadata

In Bedrock Edition, coarse dirt uses the following data values:

	DV	Description
	0	Dirt
	1	Coarse Dirt

Block states

See also: Block states

In Bedrock Edition, dirt uses the following block states:

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
dirt_type	0x1	normal	normal	0	Dirt
			coarse	1	Coarse Dirt

History

Java Edition
1.7.2		13w36a			Added "grassless" dirt.
					Grassless dirt functions exactly like regular dirt, except it doesn't grow grass.
					Grassless dirt does not naturally generate.
					When broken, regular dirt is dropped.
		?			Grassless dirt can now be found naturally in savanna biomes.
1.8		June 11, 2014			Ryan Holtz revealed a new coarse dirt block, including its crafting recipe. "This will be a transparent switch-over in terms of world generation, as the coarse dirt block uses the same block ID and data value as the original grassless dirt block. As a result, even old worlds with the grassless dirt blocks should have them seamlessly change over to coarse dirt."
		14w25a			Added coarse dirt as a craftable and visually distinct replacement for grassless dirt. Due to having the same ID (minecraft:dirt with metadata value 1), all existing grassless dirt blocks "convert" to it upon updating, despite not actually "changing".
					It could be tilled with a hoe into farmland.
		14w32a			Coarse dirt can now be tilled into regular dirt.
1.17		20w45a			A shovel can now be used on coarse dirt to create a dirt path block.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0		build 1			Added grassless dirt.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0		beta 1.2.0.2			Grassless dirt has been replaced with coarse dirt.
Legacy Console Edition
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3	1.0.1	Added coarse dirt.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
1.5.25					Added coarse dirt.

Data history

Java Edition
1.13		17w47a			The different variant block states for the dirt ID have been split up into their own IDs.
					Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 3.

Issues

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