{{for|the polished variant|Polished Diorite}}{{For|the First, see|Legends:First of Diorite}}{{Infobox block
| image = Diorite.png
| invimage = Diorite
| transparent = No
| light = No
| tool = wooden pickaxe
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
'''Diorite''' is a [[block]] of igneous [[rock]], found in [[ore (feature)|large pockets]] in the ground.

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

=== 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 [[village]]s in [[snowy plains]].

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

{{Block distribution}}

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

== Usage ==
Diorite has the same [[blast resistance]] as [[stone]], meaning it can be used as a substitute for stone when building.

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

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

=== Trading ===
{{Trade uses}}

=== Note blocks ===
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
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Diorite
|spritetype=block
|nameid=diorite
|aliasid=stone / 3
|id=-592
|translationkey=tile.stone.diorite.name
|foot=1}}

== Video ==
{{yt|tL1QQu0ADIQ}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w02a|[[File:Diorite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added diorite.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w33a|Diorite can no longer be used to craft [[Smooth Stone Slab|stone slab]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||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.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Diorite JE2.png|32px]] The texture of diorite has been changed.|Diorite can now be used to [[craft]] diorite [[stairs]], [[slab]]s and [[wall]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w44a|[[File:Diorite JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of diorite has been changed. Small adjustments have been made to diorite's texture.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w08a|[[File:Diorite JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of diorite has been changed, once again.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w11a|Diorite is now [[trading|bought]] by [[villager]]s of the new mason profession.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w07a|As [[piglin]]s may now barter [[gold ingot]]s for [[nether 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.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w06a|The height limit was expanded down to Y{{=}}-64. Diorites are temporary generating from Y{{=}}-64 instead of Y{{=}}0.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=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.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=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]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1|Diorite once again generates how it did in the 1.17 snapshots without the use of a data pack.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=experimental snapshot 4|Diorite blobs are less likely to generate on the surface.
|[[Strip]]s of diorite sometimes generate in [[stone shore]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=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>}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Diorite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added diorite.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|dev=beta 1.2.14.2|Diorite can now generate as part of [[coral reef]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9.0|dev=beta 1.9.0.0|Diorite can now be used to [[craft]] diorite [[stairs]], [[slab]]s and [[wall]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Diorite JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of diorite have been changed.
|Diorite now generates in the brand new [[snowy tundra]] villages.
|Diorite can now be [[trading|sold]] to stone mason [[villager]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Trading]] has been changed, stone mason villagers now have a {{frac|1|3}} chance to buy 16 diorite.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.11.0.5|[[File:Diorite JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of diorite has been changed, again.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.57|Diorite trades changed to match Java edition.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=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.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|dev=?|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>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.2|The size of diorite blobs has been corrected.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.0|dev=beta 1.18.0.20|Removed “Caves and Cliffs” experimental toggle. New diorite 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.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.18.0.21|Now diorite blobs generate as expected.}}

|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Diorite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added diorite.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU57|xbone=CU49|ps3=1.57|psvita=1.56|ps4=1.56|wiiu=Patch 27|switch=1.0.7|Diorite can now be used to craft [[Smooth Stone Slab|stone slabs]], [[redstone repeater]]s, and [[redstone comparators]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.88|wiiu=none|switch=none|Diorite can no longer be used to craft [[Smooth Stone Slab|stone slabs]].|Diorite can now be used to [[craft]] diorite [[stairs]], [[slab]]s and [[wall]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||ps4=1.90|[[File:Diorite JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of diorite have been changed.}}

|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Diorite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added diorite.}}
}}

{{:Stone/Data history}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list|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 ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Diorite Forest.png|Naturally generated diorite in a forest.
File:New Naturally Generated Blocks.png|Naturally generated diorite and other counterparts in a cave.
File:GraniteInPlateau (MinecraftEdu).png|Naturally generated diorite and other counterparts in a mountain.
File:Diorite Skull.jpg|A burning skull made of diorite.
</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

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