Granite was first released in the bountiful update 1 8 for the pc version and version 0 9 0 for minecraft.
What is granite used for in minecraft.
Andesite is a block that was added in the 1 8 updates along with granite and diorite.
The textures of diorite and polished diorite have been changed.
Pocket edition in version 0 9 0 and it will generate mainly in caves where it is usually found in large veins.
Granite is most efficiently mined with any kind of pickaxe.
Naturally occurring granite can be found everywhere underground usually in large patches.
Polished granite can now be used to craft polished granite stairs and slabs.
You can also use it to make andesite and granite and in bedrock edition it can be used in place of stone to make slabs and redstone comparators.
Although granite is not used to directly craft tools or weapons it can be stonecut to produce the decorative building block polished granite.
Diorite can be used to create polished diorite or combined with other ingredients in the stonecutter to create granite diorite and nether quartz and andesite diorite and cobblestone.
Andesite is usually exposed on the surface in mountains biomes but it can generate in other biomes as well.
As a building material diorite is pretty great.
16 21 granite can now be sold to stone mason villagers as part of their third tier trades.
Granite can also be crafted in the stonecutter from one block of diorite and one piece of nether quartz see recipe below.
It was added to minecraft.
Granite now generates in brand new desert villages.
It s usually exposed on the surface in extreme hills biomes but it can generate in other biomes as well.
Each mined block of diorite drops one unit of diorite.
Diorite can now be used to craft diorite stairs slabs and walls.
Diorite now generates in the brand new snowy tundra villages.
It has the same blast resistance as stone so creepers and your sneaky multiplayer pals won t do much damage to anything you construct out of it.
Andesite can be crafted by placing cobblestone and diorite in.
Granite is a naturally occurring block found in most overworld biomes.
Granite can now be used to craft granite stairs slabs and walls.