Stone

Stone

Rarity tier	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	1.5
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color (JE)	11 STONE

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Stone is a block found underground in the Overworld or on the surface of mountains.

Obtaining

Breaking

Stone can be mined using a pickaxe, in which case it drops cobblestone. When mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing. If a stone is mined with a Silk Touch enchanted pickaxe, it drops itself.

Block	Stone
Hardness	1.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	7.5
Wooden	1.15
Stone	0.6
Iron	0.4
Diamond	0.3
Netherite	0.25
Golden	0.2
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

Legend

• incorrect tool, drops nothing
• correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
• correct tool, drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

Natural generation

Stone makes up the majority of the solid blocks generated in the Overworld above Y=0. From Y=8 downwards, stone gradually transitions into deepslate, until it is completely replaced by deepslate at and below Y=0.

When chunks generate, stone can be found under 1-5 layers of grass blocks, dirt, gravel, clay, coarse dirt, podzol, mycelium, sand, sandstone, red sand, red sandstone, or terracotta, depending on the biome.

When the world is generating new chunks, some stone is replaced with ore features of other blocks. They may also be revealed on the side of small hills.

Stone also generates in igloo basements, some Overworld ruined portals, and in trail ruins.

Stone also makes up most of the blocks on the void start platform, in Superflat worlds created with the Void biome preset.‌

Stone also generates inside trial chambers with cobwebs on top next to trial spawners. They also indicate that the spawner is a spider or cave spider spawner.

Generated loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition and Bedrock Edition
Stone	Village	Mason's chest	1	37.7% { "item": "Stone", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.3771328842719901, "structure": "Village", "container": "Mason's chest" }

Smelting

Stone can be smelted from cobblestone.

Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Cobblestone + Any fuel	0.1

Post-generation

A simple stone generator.

Stone can also be made by lava flowing on top of water blocks (both flowing and source). The water is replaced by stone.

Usage

Silverfish

Silverfish can enter and hide in stone, creating an infested block.

Smelting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Smooth Stone	Stone + Any fuel	0.1

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Redstone Comparator	Redstone Torch + Nether Quartz + Stone
Redstone Repeater	Redstone Torch + Redstone Dust + Stone
Stone Bricks	Stone	4
Stone Button	Stone
Stone Pressure Plate	Stone
Stone Slab	Stone	6
Stone Stairs	Stone	4
Stonecutter	Iron Ingot + Stone		Can use stone, granite, diorite, andesite, and their polished variants interchangeably.‌
Stonecutter	Iron Ingot + Stone		Can use stone only, no variants.‌

Stonecutting ingredient

Ingredients	Cutting recipe
Stone	22

Trading

Villager	Probability		Villager wants	Player receives
	JE	BE
Apprentice Mason	100%	100%	20 × Stone	Emerald

Note blocks

Stone can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sounds

Java Edition:

v t e stone sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e stone sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.37	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Stone	stone	Block & Item	base_stone_overworld dripstone_replaceable_blocks lush_ground_replaceable moss_replaceable mineable/pickaxe stone_ore_replaceables	block.minecraft.stone

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Translation key
Stone	stone	stone / 0	1	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.stone.stone.name

History

Java Edition pre-Classic
rd-131655							Added stone.
							Stone, along with grass blocks, is one of the first two blocks in Minecraft. This can be seen by its position in terrain.png and numeric block ID of 1.
							The texture of stone is from one of Notch's previous games, RubyDung.
rd-20090515							Stone is given a new texture.
							The original texture is recycled for cobblestone, with a lower contrast.
Java Edition Classic
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST							Creeper explosions no longer destroy stone or stone-like blocks.
							Mining stone now drops cobblestone.
Java Edition Indev
0.31			20100124-2119				Stone now generates in indev house chests.
			20100129-1447				Stone no longer generates in indev house chests.
			20100201-2227				A pickaxe is now required to mine stone.
			20100202				Stone can once again be mined with anything.
20100213							Stone now generates in indev houses.
20100219							A pickaxe is once again required to mine stone.
20100223							Cobblestone is now smeltable into normal stone.
Java Edition Infdev
20100227-1414							Due to the removal of indev houses, stone no longer generates in them.
20100316							Mining stone now drops cobblestone once again but when the player breaks a pickaxe, it does not.
20100617-1531							As cobblestone can be generated using water and lava, stone has become renewable.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.1							Stone can now be used to craft stone pressure plates (3 stone in slab fashion) and stone buttons (2 stone in the stick shape).
v1.0.4							The logo has been changed by replacing cobblestone into stone.
v1.0.5_01							Stone now drops cobblestone if the player's pickaxe breaks when mining it.
Java Edition Beta
1.3							The stone slab recipe now uses 3 stone instead of cobblestone.
							The stone pressure plate recipe now requires 2 stone instead of 3.
							Stone can now be used to craft redstone repeaters.
1.8			Pre-release				Stone can now be crafted into stone bricks.
Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease				Stone can now be made by having lava flow on top of water. In previous versions, the lava would replace the water and continue falling.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5				The texture of stone has been changed slightly.
1.4.2			12w34b				Stone buttons are now crafted with only one stone.
			12w38a				Stone blocks have been given new sounds for being walked on and mined.
1.5			13w01a				Stone can now be used to craft redstone comparators.
							Stone can now be used to craft hoppers.
			13w02a				Stone is no longer used to craft hoppers.
1.8			14w27b				Stone textures are now randomly mirrored and rotated 180 degrees, making large areas of stone look less uniform.
1.9			15w37a				Stone now generates in the newly added void start platforms.
			15w43a				Stone now generates in igloo basements.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of stone has been changed.
							Stone can now be smelted into smooth stone.
							Stone is now used to craft stone slabs and stairs.
			18w44a				The texture of stone has been changed, once again.
			18w49a				Stone can now be found in chests in village mason houses.
			19w04a				Stone can now be used to craft stonecutters.
			19w11a				Stone is now bought by villagers of the new mason profession.
1.16			20w16a				Stone now generates in some Overworld ruined portals.
1.17			21w11a				Changed lighting. Now it matches Bedrock Edition since v0.10.0 build 1.
1.18			21w39a				Changed lighting. Now it matches Bedrock Edition since alpha 1.1.0.8.
1.20			23w12a				Stone now generates in trail ruins.
1.20.3 Experiment Update 1.21			23w45a				Stone can now generate in trial chambers.
1.20.5 Experiment Update 1.21			24w13a				Stone is now used as brewing ingredient for the potion of infestation after combining it with an awkward potion.
Pocket Edition Alpha
Pre-release							Added stone.
v0.2.0							The texture of stone has been changed.
v0.3.0							Stone can now be used to craft stone slabs.
v0.3.3							Changed lighting.
v0.4.0							Stone can now be used to craft stone bricks.
v0.9.0			build 1				Changed lighting.
v0.9.0			build 6				Changed lighting. Now it matches Java Edition since rd-20090515.
v0.10.0			build 1				Changed lighting. It's slightly different from v0.9.0 build 1.
v0.12.1			build 1				Stone can now be obtained using pickaxes with the Silk Touch enchantment.
v0.13.0			build 1				Stone can now be used to craft stone buttons and pressure plates.
v0.14.0			build 1				Stone can now be used to craft redstone repeaters and redstone comparators.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.8				The default brightness has been changed from 0 to 50.
Bedrock Edition
1.9.0			beta 1.9.0.0				Stone can now be smelted into smooth stone.
							Stone is now used to craft stone slabs and stairs.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of stone has been changed.
							Stone can now be used to craft grindstones and stonecutters.
							Stone mason villagers now buy 20-26 stone as part of their second tier trades.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.1				Stone can now be found in village mason chests.
			beta 1.11.0.4				Trading has been changed, apprentice-level stone mason villagers now buy 20 stone as part of their trades.
1.17.0			beta 1.17.0.52				Stone is no longer used to repair stone tools and weapons on an anvil.
1.21.0 Experiment Update 1.21			Preview 1.21.0.20				Stone is now used as brewing ingredient for the potion of infestation after combining it with an awkward potion.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added stone.
TU3							The texture of stone has been changed.
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			Stone can now be used to craft redstone comparators.
TU43	CU33	1.36	1.36	1.36	Patch 13		Stone now generates in igloo basements.
			1.88				Stone can now be smelted into smooth stone.
							Stone is now used to craft stone slabs and stairs.
			1.90				The texture of stone has been changed.
			1.91				Stone can now be used to craft stonecutters.
							Stone is now bought by villagers of the new mason profession.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added stone.

Data history

Java Edition
1.8			14w02a				The newly-implemented granite, andesite and diorite, as well as the polished versions for each, use stone's ID and are distinguished using metadata.
			14w10a				Stone with numerical metadata variants 7 through 15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay, now have no model rather than appearing identical to stone.
			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: DV Description 0 Stone 1 Granite 2 Polished Granite 3 Diorite 4 Polished Diorite 5 Andesite 6 Polished Andesite 7-15 Inaccessible "boring" variants of stone
			14w26a				Stone with metadata values 7 through 15 have now been completely removed from the game.
1.13			17w47a				The different block states for the stone ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
							Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 1.
Bedrock Edition
1.20.50			Preview 1.20.50.20				The different block states for the stone ID have now been split up into their own IDs.

Issues

Issues relating to "Stone" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Gameplay

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  Stone naturally generated in the side of a cliff.

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  Stone naturally generated in a side of a circular cavern.

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  Stone naturally generated on the side of a cave.

Renders

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  The various variants of stone

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  Stone as compared with smooth stone and double smooth stone slabs.

External links

• Block of the Week: Stone – Minecraft.net on May 4, 2018