Granite
Renewable |
Yes |
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Stackable |
Yes (64) |
Tool | |
Blast resistance |
6 |
Hardness |
1.5 |
Luminant |
No |
Transparent |
No |
Flammable |
No |
Catches fire from lava |
No |
Granite is a block of igneous rock, found in large pockets in the ground.
Polished granite is the polished version of granite.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Natural generation[edit]
Granite can generate in the Overworld in the form of mineral veins. Granite attempts to generate 10 times per chunk in veins of size 0-160, from elevations 0 to 79, in all biomes. In Java Edition 1.17[upcoming], granite only attempts to generate twice per chunk, however, the veins are size 0-862. Granite can replace stone, diorite, andesite, tuff, and deepslate.
Granite generates in desert village armorer houses.
In Bedrock Edition, granite can generate as a part of coral reefs.
Polished granite generates in some ocean ruins.
Breaking[edit]
Granite can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.
Block | Granite Polished Granite | |
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Hardness | 1.5 | |
Tool | ||
Breaking time[A] | ||
Default | 7.5 | |
Wooden | 1.15 | |
Stone | 0.6 | |
Iron | 0.4 | |
Diamond | 0.3 | |
Netherite | 0.25 | |
Golden | 0.2 |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Crafting[edit]
Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Granite | Diorite + Nether Quartz |
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Polished Granite | Granite |
Stonecutting[edit]
Name | Ingredients | Cutting recipe |
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Polished Granite | Granite |
Trading[edit]
Journeyman-level stone mason villagers have a 1⁄3 chance to sell 4 polished granite for one emerald as part of their trades.
Usage[edit]
Granite 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.
Crafting ingredient[edit]
Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Granite Slab or Polished Granite Slab |
Granite or Polished Granite |
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Granite Stairs or Polished Granite Stairs |
Granite or Polished Granite |
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Granite Wall | Granite |
Stonecutting[edit]
Name | Ingredients | Cutting recipe |
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Granite Slab or Granite Stairs or Granite Wall or Polished Granite or Polished Granite Slab or Polished Granite Stairs |
Granite | |
Polished Granite Slab or Polished Granite Stairs |
Polished Granite |
Trading[edit]
Journeyman-level Stone Mason villagers have 1⁄3 of a chance to buy 16 granite for an emerald.
Note Blocks[edit]
Granite and polished granite can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.
Sounds[edit]
Sound | Subtitle | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
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Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block.stone.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
None[sound 1] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.stone.fall | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block.stone.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hit | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block.stone.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
Footsteps | Blocks | Walking on the block | block.stone.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
Sound | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Volume | Pitch |
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Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig.stone | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall.stone | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit.stone | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
? | Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump.stone | 0.12 | 1.0 |
? | Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land.stone | 0.22 | 1.0 |
Blocks | Walking on the block | step.stone | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
Blocks | When the block is placed | use.stone | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
Name | Namespaced ID | Block tags (JE) | Form | Translation key |
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Granite | granite | base_stone_overworld dripstone_replaceable_blocks[upcoming: JE 1.17] lush_plants_replaceable[upcoming: JE 1.17] | Block & Item | block.minecraft.granite |
Polished Granite | polished_granite | None | Block & Item | block.minecraft.polished_granite |
Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
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Granite | stone | 1 | Block & Item | tile.stone.granite.name tile.stone.granite_smooth.name |
Metadata[edit]
In Bedrock Edition, granite uses the following data values:
DV | Description | |
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0 | Stone | |
1 | Granite | |
2 | Polished Granite | |
3 | Diorite | |
4 | Polished Diorite | |
5 | Andesite | |
6 | Polished Andesite |
Block states[edit]
Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
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stone_type | stone
| stone | Stone |
granite | Granite | ||
granite_smooth | Polished Granite | ||
diorite | Diorite | ||
diorite_smooth | Polished Diorite | ||
andesite | Andesite | ||
andesite_smooth | Polished Andesite |
History[edit]
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1.8 | December 18, 2013 | Jeb posts the first images of granite and polished granite. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14w02a | ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14w10a | Stone with numerical metadata variants 7 through 15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay, now have a missing texture ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14w25a | Stone and its variants are now defined via block states rather than by numerical metadata. Prior to this version, the numerical metadata variants of stone were as follows:
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14w26a | Stone with metadata values 7 through 15 have now been completely removed from the game. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14w33a | Granite and polished granite can no longer be used to craft stone slabs. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.13 | 17w47a | The different block states for the stone ID have been split up into their own IDs.
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Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 1 and had data values of 1 and 2. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18w09a | Polished granite now generates in underwater ruins. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.14 | 18w43a | ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.16 | 20w07a | Granite is now renewable, as piglins have a 23⁄250 chance to trade quartz during bartering. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Upcoming Java Edition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.17 | 21w06a | Granite is now able to generate below y = 0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21w07a | Granite veins are now larger and more spherical, but less common. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Granite is no longer able to generate below y = 0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pocket Edition Alpha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
v0.9.0 | build 1 | ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bedrock Edition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.4.0 | beta 1.2.14.2 | Granite can now generate in coral reefs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
beta 1.2.20.1 | Polished granite now generates in underwater ruins. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.9.0 | beta 1.9.0.0 | Granite can now be used to craft granite stairs, slabs and walls. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Polished granite can now be used to craft polished granite stairs and slabs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Granite now generates in brand-new desert villages. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16-21 granite can now be sold to stone mason villagers as part of their third tier trades. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 polished granite can now be bought from stone mason villagers for 1-2 emeralds as part of their third tier trades. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.4 | Trading has been changed, stone mason villagers now have 1/3 of a chance to sell polished granite for one emerald, and 1/3 of a chance to buy 16 granite as part of their third tier trades. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.12.0 | beta 1.12.0.3 | Trading has been changed again, apprentice-level stone mason villagers now have a 25% chance to sell polished granite. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 | Granite trades changed to match Java edition. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Upcoming Bedrock Edition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.16.230 | beta 1.16.230.56 | Granite veins are now larger and more spherical, but less common. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Legacy Console Edition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | 1.0.1 | ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.90 | ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0.1.0 | ![]() ![]() |
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Granite" or "Polished Granite" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit]
- Geologically, granite is an intrusive igneous rock, made entirely of tiny crystals – mostly quartz, mica and feldspar. Intrusive rocks like granite cool from underground magma over a long time, letting the crystals grow large and visible to the naked eye. Granite is usually light in color, and it ranges from gray to distinctive pink. Granite as it appears in Minecraft is high in potassium feldspar, which makes it pink.
- Finding exposed granite at the surface of a Minecraft world implies the surface had to be much higher there for the granite to cool underground.
- Granite is like diorite, but it's made of more quartz (hence why granite is craftable using diorite and Nether quartz).
- Granite is named for its coarse, visible crystal grains. Granite comes from the Latin word granum ("a grain").