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Granite

A pink-red igneous stone variant found in blobs throughout the Overworld underground. It can be polished into polished granite for building.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

1.8

Item ID

granite

Granite at a glance

Minecraft files Granite under Utility Blocks: a block you get from mining and crafting. 64 Granite fit in a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 3456 in a double chest.

Granite has a hardness of 1.5. For explosions the number that counts is 6. The tool tag on Granite is a pickaxe, with no tier requirement behind it. It sits between Gold Block and Grass Block in Utility Blocks, number 135 of 340 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
DioriteDiorite
QuartzQuartz
GraniteGranite
Placement does not matter for Granite, 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 Nether Quartz (yields 1). Drops as itself when mined with any pickaxe.

Frequently asked questions about Granite

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

    How do you get Granite in Minecraft?

    Granite is crafted from Diorite and Quartz at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from mining, not just the recipe above.

  2. Granite coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.8

    When was Granite added to Minecraft?

    Granite was added in version 1.8.

  3. 64 Granite drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Granite can you stack?

    64 Granite fill one slot, and filling it costs 64 Diorite and 64 Quartz: 64 crafts. A shulker box of Granite comes to 1,728, over 27 slots.

  4. Granite as a block, next to the pickaxe its 1.5 hardness asks for

    How long does Granite take to break?

    The block data for Granite holds 1.5 for hardness on it and 6 for blast resistance. It is not equally easy both ways, since the two figures on it pull apart. The tool tag on Granite is a pickaxe, with no tier requirement behind it. Java 26.2 gives Granite these numbers, and no stopwatch was held to it.

  5. Granite on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Granite used for?

    A pink-red igneous stone variant found in blobs throughout the Overworld underground. It can be polished into polished granite for building.

Building with it

Granite is the pink stone of the overworld, made from diorite and nether quartz or mined from cave blobs. It is the warmest natural stone in the game, and a granite accent in an otherwise gray build does more than any dyed block would.

Related Astroworld Resources

Villager trades for Granite

What villagers ask for Granite on Astroworld Trades

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