Diorite

Diorite is a block that closely resembles Granite and Gravel. Normal diorite can be found underground in any Biome, usually in large chains. It is usually exposed on the surface in Extreme Hills Biomes.

Crafting

Diorite
None	None	None
Cobblestone	Nether Quartz	None
Nether Quartz	Cobblestone	None

Granite (Shapeless recipe)				Polished Diorite x4
None	None	None		Diorite	Diorite	None
Nether Quartz	Diorite	None		Diorite	Diorite	None
None	None	None		None	None	None

Andesite (Shapeless recipe)
None	None	None
Cobblestone	Diorite	None
None	None	None

Trivia

• Diorite was released for the Minecraft: Pocket Edition before it was released for the PC version (except developmental builds).

Gallery

The first screenshot of diorite in a forest.

A path of Polished Diorite

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Liquids	Lava • Water
Non-Solid	Fire • Blue Fire • Sign • Torch • Banner
The Nether	Glowstone • Unnamed Light Block • Netherrack • Nether Grass • Nether Brick ( Fence)  • Nether Quartz • Nether Wart • Nether Fungi • Nether Mushrooms • Soul Sand • Unnamed Soul Sand Block • Unnamed Speleothem Block • Magma Block
The End	Dragon Egg • End Stone • Purpur( Purpur Pillar) • Endstone Brick • End Rod • Dragon Head • Ender Crystal
Creative only	Barrier • Structure Block • Jigsaw
Bedrock Edition only	Stonecutter (old) • Nether Reactor
Technical	Piston Arm • Block 36 • Burning Furnace • Glowing Redstone Ore • Off-state Redstone Torch • Active Redstone Repeater • Flowing Water • Flowing Lava • Farmland • Pumpkin Stem • Melon Stem • Block 97 • Portal • End Portal Frame • End Portal
Unused	Locked Chest
Removed	Gear • Dirt Slab • Cyan Flower • Camera(PE)
Unimplemented	Crying Obsidian
Education Edition only	Element Constructor • Compound Creator • Hardened Glass