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Andesite

A gray igneous stone variant found in large blobs throughout the Overworld underground. It can be polished into polished andesite for building.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

1.8

Item ID

andesite

Andesite at a glance

Utility Blocks holds Andesite: a block out of mining and crafting. A slot of Andesite holds 64, nine slots hold 576, and 1728 fill a chest.

The game rates Andesite at 1.5 hardness. Reach for a pickaxe if you want Andesite fast; the wooden one already drops it. Explosions work against a resistance of 6. Andesite sits between Ancient Debris and Anvil in Utility Blocks, number 15 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
DioriteDiorite
CobblestoneCobblestone
AndesiteAndesite2
Placement does not matter for Andesite, so any arrangement in the grid works. Checked against Java Edition 26.2.

How to obtain

  • Mining
  • Crafting

Notes

Crafted from 1 Diorite plus 1 Cobblestone (yields 2). Drops as itself when mined with any pickaxe.

Frequently asked questions about Andesite

  1. Diorite, Cobblestone going into Andesite, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Andesite in Minecraft?

    Andesite is crafted from Diorite and Cobblestone at a Crafting Table, and each craft returns 2. It also comes from mining, not just the recipe above.

  2. 64 Andesite drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Andesite can you stack?

    32 Diorite and 32 Cobblestone is what 64 Andesite costs, since each one returns 2, so filling a single slot is 32 crafts. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 2,304 at once.

  3. Andesite as a block, next to the pickaxe its 1.5 hardness asks for

    How long does Andesite take to break?

    Two figures cover Andesite: 1.5 to mine, 6 to blow it up. Because the numbers differ on Andesite, one of the two routes into it is always quicker. Reach for a pickaxe if you want Andesite fast; the wooden one already drops it. Java 26.2 records Andesite with the numbers above, and it keeps them here.

  4. Andesite on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Andesite used for?

    A gray igneous stone variant found in large blobs throughout the Overworld underground. It can be polished into polished andesite for building.

  5. Andesite coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.8

    When was Andesite added to Minecraft?

    Andesite was added in version 1.8.

Building with it

Andesite forms in large blobs through the overworld stone, and it is the gray, speckled member of the three stone types. Two diorite and two cobblestone make it in the grid, so a build that needs a lot of it does not have to depend on what the caves happen to expose.

Related Astroworld Resources

Villager trades for Andesite

What villagers ask for Andesite on Astroworld Trades

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