Obtaining
Andesite can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it will drop nothing.
| Block | Andesite Polished Andesite | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 1.5 | |
| Tool | ||
Breaking "Punch" redirects here. For the enchantment, see Enchanting#Punch. The Player punches trees and gets wood (click to view animation). Breaking, digging, punching, or mining is one of the most fundamental activities in Minecraft, performed (by  time | ||
| Hand | 7.5 | |
| Wooden | 1.15 | |
| Stone | 0.6 | |
| Iron | 0.4 | |
| Diamond | 0.3 | |
| Golden | 0.2 | |
- ⃢₆ₑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds.
Info
Andesite is a type of igneous rock.
Polished andesite is the polished version of andesite.
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Trivia
- In real life, andesite is an extrusive igneous rock, meaning that it is formed from magma (thus igneous) that had flowed out to the surface (thus extrusive) as lava and cooled down.
- Andesite`s intrusive counterpart is Diorite, meaning that diorite and andesite are made of the same materials but diorite formed inside the earth instead of flowing out.
- In other words, andesite is rock formed from cooled lava, and diorite is rock formed from cooled magma.
Natural generation
Regular andesite generates anywhere underground in rich seams, in an identical way to the other two stone types, as well as gravel Gravel Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 3 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Gravel (90%) Flint (10%) Data value dec: 13 hex: D bin: 1101 Name gravel Gravel is a block that is affected 
and underground dirt Dirt Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 03 hex: 3 bin: 11 Name dirt See Dirt. For the similar block, see 
. It is most commonly exposed to the surface in extreme hills biomes but can also be found regularly in other biomes.
One block of polished andesite can be found in igloo Igloo Biome Ice Plains, Cold Taiga Consists of Snow White Carpet Light Gray Carpet Ice (Packed Ice in Pocket Edition.) Redstone Torch Furnace Bed (Brown Bed, Light Blue Bed or White Bed) in Pocket Edition. 
basements. Blocks of polished andesite can also be found in the "nature" and "forge" rooms of woodland mansions Woodland mansion Biome Roofed Forest Consists of See Structure. Can generate post-generation N/A First appearances See history This article may need cleanup to comply with the style guide. Please help improve this if you can. 
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Crafting
Name See values from the latest PC version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition  | Ingredients | Crafting Crafting is the method by which many blocks, tools, and materials are made in Minecraft. In order to craft something, players must move items from their inventory to a crafting grid. A 2×2 crafting grid  recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Andesite | Diorite+ Cobblestone | |
| Polished Andesite | Andesite |
Usage
Andesite is currently only used for decoration. It has the same blast resistance A TNT explosion. An explosion is a physical event, generally destructive, that can be caused by several different circumstances. It can destroy nearby blocks, propel and damage nearby players, entities, and their armor, and cause 
as stone, meaning it can be used as a substitute for stone when building.
Crafting ingredient
Data values
Andesite has the ID name minecraft:stone, which it shares with stone, diorite, and granite, differentiated by its block data. Andesite also has a block state which is expected to replace the functionality of block data in a future version.
Block data
| DV | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Stone | |
| 1 | Granite | |
| 2 | Polished Granite | |
| 3 | Diorite | |
| 4 | Polished Diorite | |
| 5 | Andesite | |
| 6 | Polished Andesite |
Block state
- See also: Block states
| Name See values from the latest PC version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
variant | stone | Stone |
granite | Granite | |
smooth_granite | Polished Granite | |
diorite | Diorite | |
smooth_diorite | Polished Diorite | |
andesite | Andesite | |
smooth_andesite | Polished Andesite |
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History
Issues
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Gallery
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A photo of granite, andesite, and diorite and their polished counterparts
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Granite, diorite and andesite in one place in a cave
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Andesite found in an extreme hills biome
