Andesite

Andesite is a block of igneous rock, most often found in large pockets in the ground.

Polished Andesite is the polished version of andesite.

Obtaining[]

Natural generation[]

Andesite can generate in the Overworld in the form of ore blobs. Andesite attempts to generate in two batches. The first batch generate 2 times per chunk in blobs of size 0-864, from elevations 0 to 60, in all biomes. The second batch has ¹⁄₆ chance to generate blobs of size 0-864, from elevation 64 to 128. In Bedrock Edition, andesite can replace stone, diorite, granite, polished andesite‌, polished diorite‌, and polished granite‌. In Java Edition, andesite can replace stone, diorite, granite, tuff, and deepslate.

One block of polished andesite can be found in igloo basements. Polished andesite can also be found in the "nature", "forge", and "large jail" rooms of woodland mansions.

In Bedrock Edition, andesite generates naturally in coral reefs, replacing some coral as part of coral crusts.

Breaking[]

Andesite can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.

Block	Andesite Polished Andesite
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

Crafting[]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Andesite	Diorite + Cobblestone	2
Polished Andesite	Andesite	4

Stonecutting[]

Name	Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Polished Andesite	Andesite

Trading[]

Journeyman-level mason villagers have a ²⁄₇ chance to sell 4 polished andesite for one emerald as part of their trades.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Apprentice-level stone mason villagers have a 25% chance to sell 4 polished andesite for one emerald as part of their trades.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Usage[]

Andesite 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[]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Andesite Slab or Polished Andesite Slab	Andesite or Polished Andesite	66
Andesite Stairs or Polished Andesite Stairs	Andesite or Polished Andesite	44
Andesite Wall	Andesite	6
Stonecutter	Iron Ingot + Andesite or Polished Andesite		Can use stone and its three other variants interchangeably.‌[Bedrock Edition only]

Stonecutting[]

Name	Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Andesite Slab or Andesite Stairs or Andesite Wall or Polished Andesite or Polished Andesite Slab or Polished Andesite Stairs	Andesite	22
Polished Andesite Slab or Polished Andesite Stairs	Polished Andesite	2

Trading[]

Journeyman-level stone mason villagers have a ²⁄₇ chance to buy 16 andesite for an emerald.

Note Blocks[]

Andesite and polished andesite can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sounds[]

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	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
	None[sound 1]	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	None[sound 1]	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.37	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0
	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Andesite	andesite	Block & Item	base_stone_overworld dripstone_replaceable_blocks lush_ground_replaceable moss_replaceable mineable/pickaxe stone_ore_replaceables	block.minecraft.andesite
Polished Andesite	polished_andesite	Block & Item	mineable/pickaxe	block.minecraft.polished_andesite

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Andesite	stone	1	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.stone.andesite.name tile.stone.andesiteSmooth.name

Block states[]

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
stone_type	0x1 0x2 0x4	stone	stone	0	Stone
			granite	1	Granite
			granite_smooth	2	Polished Granite
			diorite	3	Diorite
			diorite_smooth	4	Polished Diorite
			andesite	5	Andesite
			andesite_smooth	6	Polished Andesite

History[]

Java Edition
1.8		14w02a			Added andesite and polished andesite.
		14w33a			Andesite and polished andesite can no longer be used to craft stone slabs.
1.9		15w44a			One block of polished andesite can now be found in igloo basements.
1.11		16w39a			Polished andesite now generates in woodland mansions.
July 11, 2018					Jasper Boerstra tweets an image of an updated andesite texture.
1.14		18w43a			The texture of andesite has been changed.
		18w44a			The textures of andesite and polished andesite have been changed.
		19w11a			Andesite is now bought by villagers of the new mason profession.
					Polished andesite is now sold by villagers of the new mason profession, and thus have become renewable.
1.16		20w07a			Unpolished andesite is now also renewable, as piglins can offer quartz during bartering, which can be used to craft diorite, a crafting component for andesite.
1.17		21w06a			The height limit was expanded down to Y=-64. Andesites are temporary generating from Y=-64 instead of Y=0.
		21w07a			Andesite blobs are now larger and more spherical, but less common.
		21w08a			Andesite is no longer able to generate below Y=0.
		21w15a			The changes to andesite generation in the previous 1.17 snapshots have been reverted, but they can be re-enabled with the Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack.
1.18		Experimental Snapshot 1			Andesite once again generates how it did in the 1.17 snapshots without the use of a data pack.
		experimental snapshot 4			Andesite blobs are less likely to generate on the surface.
					Strips of andesite sometimes generate in stone shores and stony peaks.
		21w37a			Strips of andesite no longer generate in stone shores and stony peaks.[1]
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0		build 1			Added andesite and polished andesite.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			Polished andesite now generates in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0		beta 1.2.14.2			Andesite can now generate as part of the coral crust.
1.9.0		beta 1.9.0.0			Polished andesite can now be used to craft polished andesite stairs and slabs.
					Andesite can now be used to craft andesite stairs, slabs and walls.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			16-21 andesite can now be sold to stone mason villagers.
					4 polished andesite can now be obtained via trading with stone mason villagers for 1-2 emeralds.
					The textures of andesite and polished andesite have been changed.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.4			Trading has been changed, journeyman-level stone mason villagers have a 1⁄3 chance to sell polished andesite for one emerald, and a 1⁄3 chance to buy 16 andesite as part of their 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 andesite.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.57			Andesite trades changed to match Java edition.
1.17.0		beta 1.16.230.56			If the Caves & Cliffs experimental gameplay toggle is enabled, andesite blobs are now larger and more spherical, but less common.
		?			Andesite blobs are now unintentionally larger regardless of experimental gameplay.[2]
1.17.2					The size of andesite blobs has been corrected.
1.18.0		beta 1.18.0.20			Removed “Caves and Cliffs” experimental toggle. New andesite generation are now available through normal gameplay.
					Andesite blobs are now expected to be less likely to generate on the surface, but they generate in a wrong way.
		beta 1.18.0.21			Now andesite blobs generate as expected.
Legacy Console Edition
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3		Added andesite and polished andesite.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.90					The textures of andesite and polished andesite have been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added andesite and polished andesite.

Data history[]

Java Edition
1.8		14w10a			Stone with numerical metadata variants 7 through 15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay, now have no model rather than appearing identical to stone.
		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: DV Description 0 Stone 1 Granite 2 Polished Granite 3 Diorite 4 Polished Diorite 5 Andesite 6 Polished Andesite 7-15 Inaccessible "boring" variants of stone
		14w26a			Stone with metadata values 7 through 15 have now been completely removed from the game.
1.13		17w47a			The different block states for the stone ID have been split up into their own IDs.
					Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 1 and had data values of 5 and 6.

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Andesite" or "Polished Andesite" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia[]

• In the real world, andesite rock comes from above-ground lava flows. Finding andesite underground means the world's surface used to be lower, and the lava flow was buried.
  • Diorite is andesite's below-ground equivalent: The two rocks come from the same kind of magma, but diorite rocks are formed from solidifying underground magma chambers. The long, slow cool makes it look coarser than andesite.

Gallery[]

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  Naturally generated andesite and other counterparts in a cave.

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  Naturally generated andesite and other counterparts in a mountain.

Java Edition[]

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  Polished andesite as seen in the "Bountiful Update" screenshot released by Mojang

See also[]

• Diorite
• Granite
• Stone

References[]

External Links[]

• Block of the Week: Andesite – Minecraft.net on May 1, 2018