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Diorite

A white igneous stone variant found in blobs throughout the Overworld underground. It can be polished into polished diorite for building.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

1.8

Item ID

diorite

Diorite at a glance

Utility Blocks holds Diorite: a block out of mining and crafting. A single slot takes 64 Diorite, a hotbar row 576, and 3456 fill a double chest.

Hardness 1.5 is what Diorite is worth in the block data. For explosions the number that counts is 6. Diorite is tagged for a pickaxe, and nothing is said about which one. It sits between Deepslate Bricks and Dirt in Utility Blocks, number 118 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
CobblestoneCobblestone
QuartzQuartz
QuartzQuartz
CobblestoneCobblestone
DioriteDiorite2
Checked against Java Edition 26.2.

How to obtain

  • Mining
  • Crafting

Notes

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

Frequently asked questions about Diorite

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

    How do you get Diorite in Minecraft?

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

  2. Diorite on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Diorite used for?

    A white igneous stone variant found in blobs throughout the Overworld underground. It can be polished into polished diorite for building.

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

    How long does Diorite take to break?

    Look up Diorite and you get 1.5 hardness, with 6 blast resistance on it. It is not equally easy both ways, since the two figures on it pull apart. It is tagged for a pickaxe, and nothing is said about which one. Java 26.2 sets Diorite at these values, and we copied them onto it.

  4. Diorite coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.8

    When was Diorite added to Minecraft?

    Diorite was added in version 1.8.

  5. 64 Diorite drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Diorite can you stack?

    64 Cobblestone and 64 Quartz is what 64 Diorite costs, since each one returns 2, so filling a single slot is 32 crafts. A shulker box of Diorite comes to 1,728, over 27 slots.

Building with it

Diorite is the white speckled stone, made in the grid from two cobblestone and two nether quartz or found in cave blobs. Opinion on it is divided among builders, but as the palest natural stone it has no real substitute in a build that wants brightness.

Related Astroworld Resources

Villager trades for Diorite

What villagers ask for Diorite on Astroworld Trades

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