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

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

=== 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.

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

{{Block distribution}}

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
  |head=1
  |Diorite
  |Cobblestone
  |Output=Andesite,2
  |type=Building block
  |foot=1
}}

== Usage ==
Andesite has the same [[explosion|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
|Andesite
|Andesite Slab, 2
}}
{{Stonecutting
|Andesite
|Andesite Stairs
}}
{{Stonecutting
|Andesite
|Andesite Wall
}}
{{Stonecutting
|Andesite
|Polished Andesite
}}
{{Stonecutting
|Andesite
|Polished Andesite Slab, 2
}}
{{Stonecutting
|Andesite
|Polished Andesite Stairs
|foot=1
}}

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

=== Note Blocks ===
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
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table2
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Andesite
|spritetype=block
|nameid=andesite
|aliasid=stone / 5
|id=849
|translationkey=tile.stone.andesite.name
|foot=1}}

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

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||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.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w02a|[[File:Andesite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added andesite.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w33a|Andesite can no longer be used to [[crafting|craft]] stone [[slab]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Andesite JE2.png|32px]] The texture of andesite has been changed.|Andesite can now be used to craft andesite [[stairs]], [[slab]]s and [[wall]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w44a|[[File:Andesite JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of andesite have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w11a|Andesite is now [[trading|bought]] by [[villager]]s of the new mason profession.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=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.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w06a|The height limit was expanded down to Y{{=}}-64. Andesites are temporary generating from Y{{=}}-64 instead of Y{{=}}0.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w07a|Andesite [[ore (feature)|blob]]s are now larger and more spherical, but less common.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w08a|Andesite is no longer able to generate below Y{{=}}0.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=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]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1|Andesite once again generates how it did in the 1.17 snapshots without the use of a data pack.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=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]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=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>}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Andesite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added andesite.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9.0|dev=beta 1.9.0.0|Andesite can now be used to craft andesite [[stairs]], [[slab]]s and [[wall]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|16-21 andesite can now be [[trading|sold]] to stone mason [[villager]]s.
|[[File:Andesite JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of andesite have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Trading]] has been changed, journeyman-level stone mason [[villager]]s have a {{frac|1|3}} chance to [[trading|buy]] 16 andesite as part of their [[trading|trades]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.57|Andesite 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, andesite [[ore (feature)|blob]]s are now larger and more spherical, but less common.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|dev=?|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>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.2|The size of andesite blobs has been corrected.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.0|dev=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.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.18.0.21|Now andesite 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:Andesite JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added andesite.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU57|xbone=CU49|ps3=1.57|psvita=1.56|ps4=1.56|wiiu=Patch 27|switch=1.0.7|Andesite 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|Andesite can no longer be used to craft [[Smooth Stone Slab|stone slabs]].|Andesite can now be used to craft andesite [[stairs]], [[slab]]s and [[wall]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||ps4=1.90|[[File:Andesite JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of andesite have been changed.}}

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

{{:Stone/Data history}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list|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 ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:New Naturally Generated Blocks.png|Naturally generated andesite and other counterparts in a cave.
File:GraniteInPlateau (MinecraftEdu).png|Naturally generated andesite and other counterparts in a mountain.
</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

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