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

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

== Obtaining ==
=== Natural generation ===
{{see also|Ore (feature)}}

Andesite can generate in [[the Overworld]] in the form of [[ore (feature)|ore blob]]s. 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 {{frac|1|6}} chance to generate blobs of size 0-864, from elevation 64 to 128. {{IN|BE}}, andesite can replace stone, diorite, granite, polished andesite‌, polished diorite‌, and polished granite‌. {{IN|JE}}, 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 mansion]]s.

{{IN|Bedrock}}, andesite generates naturally in [[coral reef]]s, replacing some [[coral]] as part of coral crusts.

=== Breaking ===

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

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

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

=== Trading ===
Journeyman-level mason [[villager]]s have a {{frac|2|7}} chance to sell 4 polished andesite for one [[emerald]] as part of their trades.{{only|java}}

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

== Usage ==
Andesite is currently used only for decoration. It has the same [[explosion|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
|Andesite
|Andesite Slab, 2; Andesite Stairs; Andesite Wall; Polished Andesite; Polished Andesite Slab, 2; Polished Andesite Stairs
}}

{{Stonecutting
|Polished Andesite
|Polished Andesite Slab, 2; Polished Andesite Stairs
|foot=1
}}

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

=== Note Blocks ===
Andesite and polished andesite can be placed under [[note block]]s to produce "bass drum" sounds.

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

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

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

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

{{:Stone/BS}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|[[File:Andesite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Polished Andesite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added andesite and polished andesite.}}
{{History|||snap=14w33a|Andesite and polished andesite can no longer be used to [[crafting|craft]] stone [[slab]]s.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w44a|One block of polished andesite can now be found in [[igloo]] basements.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Polished andesite now generates in [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
{{History||July 11, 2018|link=https://twitter.com/JasperBoerstra/status/1017066196737380353|[[File:Andesite (Texture Update pre-release 1).png|32px]] [[Jasper Boerstra]] tweets an image of an updated andesite texture.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Andesite JE2.png|32px]] The texture of andesite has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|[[File:Andesite JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Polished Andesite JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of andesite and polished andesite have been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Andesite is now [[trading|bought]] by [[villager]]s of the new mason profession.
|Polished andesite is now sold by villagers of the new mason profession, and thus have become [[renewable resource|renewable]].}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w07a|Unpolished andesite is now also renewable, as [[piglin]]s can offer [[Nether Quartz|quartz]] during [[bartering]], which can be used to craft [[diorite]], a crafting component for andesite.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w06a|The height limit was expanded down to Y{{=}}-64. Andesites are temporary generating from Y{{=}}-64 instead of Y{{=}}0.}}
{{History|||snap=21w07a|Andesite [[ore (feature)|blob]]s are now larger and more spherical, but less common.}}
{{History|||snap=21w08a|Andesite is no longer able to generate below Y{{=}}0.}}
{{History|||snap=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]].}}
{{History||1.18|snap=Experimental Snapshot 1|Andesite once again generates how it did in the 1.17 snapshots without the use of a data pack.}}
{{History|||snap=experimental snapshot 4|Andesite blobs are less likely to generate on the surface.
|[[Strip]]s of andesite sometimes generate in [[stone shore]]s and [[stony peaks]].}}
{{History|||snap=21w37a|Strips of andesite no longer generate in stone shores and stony peaks.<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:Andesite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Polished Andesite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added andesite and polished andesite.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Polished andesite now generates in [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Andesite can now generate as part of the [[coral]] crust.}}
{{History||1.9.0|snap=beta 1.9.0.0|Polished andesite can now be used to [[crafting|craft]] polished andesite [[stairs]] and [[slab]]s.
|Andesite can now be used to craft andesite [[stairs]], [[slab]]s and [[wall]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|16-21 andesite can now be [[trading|sold]] to stone mason [[villager]]s.
|4 polished andesite can now be obtained via [[trading]] with stone mason villagers for 1-2 [[emerald]]s.
|[[File:Andesite JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Polished Andesite JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of andesite and polished andesite have been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Trading]] has been changed, journeyman-level stone mason [[villager]]s have a {{frac|1|3}} chance to [[trading|sell]] polished andesite for one [[emerald]], and a {{frac|1|3}} chance to [[trading|buy]] 16 andesite as part of their [[trading|trades]].}}
{{History||1.12.0|snap=beta 1.12.0.3|Trading has been changed again, apprentice-level stone mason villagers now have a 25% chance to sell polished andesite.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Andesite 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, andesite [[ore (feature)|blob]]s are now larger and more spherical, but less common.}}
{{History|||snap=?|Andesite 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 andesite blobs has been corrected.}}
{{History||1.18.0|snap=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.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.18.0.21|Now andesite blobs generate as expected.}}

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

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Andesite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Polished Andesite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added andesite and polished andesite.}}
{{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 5 and 6.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list|Andesite|Polished Andesite}}

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

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
New Naturally Generated Blocks.png|Naturally generated andesite and other counterparts in a cave.
GraniteInPlateau (MinecraftEdu).png|Naturally generated andesite and other counterparts in a mountain. 
</gallery>
=== Java Edition ===
<gallery>
The Bountiful Update.png|Polished andesite as seen in the "[[Bountiful Update]]" screenshot released by Mojang
</gallery>

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

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week-andesite Block of the Week: Andesite] – Minecraft.net on May 1, 2018

{{Blocks|natural}}

[[Category:Natural blocks]]
[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]

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