{{Block
| image = <gallery> 
Diorite.png | Diorite
Polished Diorite.png | Polished Diorite
</gallery>
|invimage2=Polished Diorite
|transparent=No
|light=No
|tool=wooden pickaxe
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=Yes (64)
|flammable=No
|lavasusceptible=No
}}
{{BlockSprite|diorite}} '''Diorite''' is a [[block]] of igneous [[rock]], found in [[ore (feature)|large pockets]] in the ground.

{{BlockSprite|polished-diorite}} '''Polished diorite''' is the polished version of diorite.

== Obtaining ==
=== Natural generation ===
{{see also|Ore (feature)}}
Diorite can generate in [[the Overworld]] in the form of [[ore (feature)|ore blob]]s. 

{{IN|Bedrock}}, Diorite attempts to generate in two batches in all biomes in the Overworld. The first batch generate 2 times per chunk in blobs of size 0-864, from elevations 0 to 60. The second batch has {{frac|1|6}} chance to generate blobs of size 0-864, from elevation 64 to 128. {{IN|BE}}, diorite can replace stone, andesite, granite, polished andesite‌, polished diorite‌, and polished granite‌. {{IN|JE}}, diorite can replace stone, andesite, granite, tuff, and deepslate.

Diorite generates in weaponsmith houses, tannery houses, and mason houses in [[snowy tundra]] [[village]]s.

{{IN|Bedrock}}, diorite generates in [[coral reef]]s, replacing some [[block]]s of [[coral]] crust.

Polished diorite also generates in warm [[underwater ruins]].

=== Breaking ===
Diorite can be mined using any [[pickaxe]]. If broken without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Diorite,Polished Diorite|Pickaxe|Wood|link=none}}

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
  |head=1
  |A2=Cobblestone
  |B2=Nether Quartz
  |A3=Nether Quartz
  |B3=Cobblestone
  |Output=Diorite,2
  |type=Building block
}}
{{Crafting
  |ignoreusage=1
  |A2=Diorite
  |B2=Diorite
  |A3=Diorite
  |B3=Diorite
  |Output=Polished Diorite,4
  |type=Building block
  |foot=1
}}

=== Stonecutting ===
{{Stonecutting
|showname=1
|Diorite
|Polished Diorite
}}

=== Trading ===
Journeyman-level stone mason [[villager]]s have a {{frac|2|7}} chance to sell 4 polished diorite for an [[emerald]].

== Usage ==
Diorite is currently used only for decoration. It has the same [[Explosion#Blast_resistance|blast resistance]] as [[stone]], meaning it can be used as a substitute for stone when building.

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage|match=end}}

=== Stonecutting ===
{{Stonecutting
|head=1
|Diorite
|Diorite Slab, 2; Diorite Stairs; Diorite Wall; Polished Diorite; Polished Diorite Slab, 2; Polished Diorite Stairs
}}
{{Stonecutting
|Polished Diorite
|Polished Diorite Slab, 2; Polished Diorite Stairs
|foot=1
}}

=== Trading ===
Journeyman-level stone mason villagers have a {{frac|2|7}} chance to buy 16 diorite for an emerald.

=== Note Blocks ===
Diorite and polished diorite can be placed under [[note block]]s to produce "bass drum" sound.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Stone}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Diorite
|spritetype=block
|nameid=diorite
|blocktags=base_stone_overworld, dripstone_replaceable_blocks, lush_ground_replaceable, moss_replaceable, mineable/pickaxe, stone_ore_replaceables
}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Polished Diorite
|spritetype=block
|nameid=polished_diorite
|foot=1|blocktags=mineable/pickaxe|showblocktags=y}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Diorite
|spritetype=block
|nameid=stone
|translationkey=tile.stone.diorite.name, tile.stone.dioriteSmooth.name
|id=1
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}

{{:Stone/BS}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|[[File:Diorite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Polished Diorite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added diorite and polished diorite.}}
{{History|||snap=14w33a|Diorite and polished diorite can no longer be used to craft [[stone slab]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=18w09a|Polished diorite now generates in [[underwater ruins]].}}
{{History||July 11, 2018|link=https://twitter.com/JasperBoerstra/status/1017066196737380353|[[File:Diorite (Texture Update pre-release 1).png|32px]] [[Jasper Boerstra]] tweets an image of an updated diorite texture.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Diorite JE2.png|32px]] The texture of diorite has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|[[File:Diorite JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of diorite has been changed. Small adjustments have been made to diorite's texture.
|[[File:Polished Diorite JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of polished diorite has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w08a|[[File:Diorite JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of diorite has been changed, once again.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Diorite is now [[trading|bought]] by [[villager]]s of the new mason profession.
|Polished diorite is now sold by villagers of the new mason profession, and thus have become [[renewable resource|renewable]].}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w07a|As [[piglin]]s may now barter [[Gold Ingot|gold ingot]]s for [[Nether Quartz|quartz]] (one of the [[crafting]] ingredients for diorite, alongside [[cobblestone]]) and cobblestone and gold ingots both being renewable sources), unpolished diorite is now also renewable.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w06a|The height limit was expanded down to Y{{=}}-64. Diorites are temporary generating from Y{{=}}-64 instead of Y{{=}}0.}}
{{History|||snap=21w07a|Diorite [[ore (feature)|blob]]s are now larger and more spherical, but less common.
|Diorite is no longer able to generate below Y{{=}}0.}}
{{History|||snap=21w15a|The changes to diorite generation in the 1.17 snapshots have been reverted, but they can be re-enabled with the [[Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack]].}}
{{History||1.18|snap=Experimental Snapshot 1|Diorite once again generates how it did in the 1.17 snapshots without the use of a data pack.}}
{{History|||snap=experimental snapshot 4|Diorite blobs are less likely to generate on the surface.
|[[Strip]]s of diorite sometimes generate in [[stone shore]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=21w37a|Strips of diorite no longer generate in stone shores.<ref>{{bug|MC-236816||Granite, andesite and gravel strips no longer generate in stony peaks, as well as diorite, granite and andesite strips for stone shores|WAI}}</ref>}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Diorite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Polished Diorite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added diorite and polished diorite.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Polished diorite can now be found in [[igloo]] basements under [[carpet]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Diorite can now generate as part of [[coral reef]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Polished diorite now generates in [[underwater ruins]].}} 
{{History||1.9.0|snap=beta 1.9.0.0|Diorite can now be used to [[crafting|craft]] diorite [[stairs]], [[slab]]s and [[wall]]s.
|Polished diorite can now be used to craft polished diorite stairs and slabs.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Diorite JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Polished Diorite JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of diorite and polished diorite have been changed.
|Diorite now generates in the brand new [[snowy tundra]] [[village]]s.
|Diorite can now be [[trading|sold]] to stone mason [[villager]]s.
|Polished diorite can now be obtained from [[trading]] with stone mason villagers.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Trading]] has been changed, stone mason villagers now have a {{frac|1|3}} chance to [[trading|buy]] 16 diorite and {{frac|1|3}} chance to [[trading|sell]] 14 polished diorite for an [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.5|[[File:Diorite JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of diorite has been changed, again.}}
{{History||1.12.0|snap=beta 1.12.0.3|Trading has been changed, once again. Apprentice-level stone mason [[villager]]s now have a 25% chance to sell 4 polished diorite.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Diorite trades changed to match Java edition.}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.16.230.56|If the Caves & Cliffs [[experimental gameplay]] toggle is enabled, diorite [[ore (feature)|blob]]s are now larger and more spherical, but less common.}}
{{History|||snap=?|Diorite blobs are now unintentionally larger regardless of experimental gameplay.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-130185||Andesite and Diorite are excessively generated throughout the world|Fixed}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.17.2|The size of diorite blobs has been corrected.}}
{{History||1.18.0|snap=beta 1.18.0.20|Removed “Caves and Cliffs” experimental toggle. New diorire generation are now available through normal gameplay.
|Diorite blobs are now expected to be less likely to generate on the surface, but they generate in a wrong way.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.18.0.21|Now diorite blobs generate as expected.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|[[File:Diorite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Polished Diorite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added diorite and polished diorite.}}
{{History|Ps4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Diorite JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Polished Diorite JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of diorite and polished diorite have been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Diorite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Polished Diorite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added diorite and polished diorite.}}
{{History|foot}}

=== Data history ===
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w10a|Stone with [[Java Edition data values/Pre-flattening/Block IDs/Before 14w25a|numerical metadata variants]] 7 through 15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay, now have [[Missing model|no model]] [[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] rather than appearing identical to stone.}}
{{History|||snap=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:
{{dvt|spritetype=block|sprite=stone|[[Stone]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=granite|[[Granite]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=polished-granite|[[Granite|Polished Granite]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=diorite|[[Diorite]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=polished-diorite|[[Diorite|Polished Diorite]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=andesite|[[Andesite]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=polished-andesite|[[Andesite|Polished Andesite]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=missing-texture-block|dv=7-15|[[Java Edition removed blocks/Metadata variants#Boring variants|Inaccessible "boring" variants of stone]]|foot=1}}}}
{{History|||snap=14w26a|Stone with metadata values 7 through 15 have now been completely removed from the game.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different block states for the <code>stone</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[Java Edition 1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these blocks' numeral IDs were 1 and had data values of 3 and 4.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list|Diorite|Polished Diorite}}

== Trivia ==
* In the real world, {{w|diorite}} comes from underground {{w|magma chamber}}s that turned cold. Diorite usually has a salt & pepper appearance.
** {{w|Andesite}} is diorite's above-ground equivalent: The two rocks come from the same kind of {{w|magma}}, but andesite forms in {{w|lava flow}}s. Its fast cooling is what makes it look smoother than diorite.
** {{w|Granite}} is another magma chamber rock, but it's made of more quartz crystals. That is why in ''Minecraft'', granite can be crafted by combining diorite and [[nether quartz]].
* In the real world, diorite is an extremely hard rock and is difficult to carve and work with.
* In ''[[Minecraft: Story Mode]]'', Reuben's grave on Episode 4 is made out of diorite and a new stair variant of it which cannot be found in ''[[Minecraft]]'' until the [[Village & Pillage]] update, which was announced roughly 3 years after Episode 4. It is unknown whether diorite slabs are present.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Diorite Forest.png|Naturally generated diorite in a forest.
New Naturally Generated Blocks.png|Naturally generated diorite and other counterparts in a cave.
GraniteInPlateau (MinecraftEdu).png|Naturally generated diorite and other counterparts in a mountain.
Diorite Skull.jpg|A burning skull made of diorite.
</gallery>
=== Java Edition ===
<gallery>
The Bountiful Update.png|Polished diorite as seen in the "Bountiful Update" screenshot released by Mojang
</gallery>

== See also ==
* {{BlockLink|Andesite}}
* {{BlockLink|Granite}}
* {{BlockLink|Stone}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week-diorite Block of the Week: Diorite] – Minecraft.net on April 13, 2018

{{Blocks|natural}}

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[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]

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