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	11 STONE
Note block instrument	Bass Drum
Sulfur cube archetype	Slow Bouncy

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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	17.5 (JE) 7.5 (BE)
Wooden	11.15 (JE) 1.15 (BE)
Stone	10.6 (JE) 0.6 (BE)
Copper	10.45 (JE) 0.45 (BE)
Iron	10.4 (JE) 0.4 (BE)
Diamond	10.3 (JE) 0.3 (BE)
Netherite	10.25 (JE) 0.25 (BE)
Golden	10.2 (JE) 0.2 (BE)
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 downward, 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. There is approximately 11,520 stone per chunk.

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 generates inside trial chambers with cobwebs on top next to trial spawners, indicating that the spawner is a spider or cave spider spawner. Stone can also generate in abandoned camps in dappled forests and meadows.

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

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" }

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.

Smelting

Stone can be smelted from cobblestone.

Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Cobblestone + Any fuel	0.1

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

Trading

Villager		Probability		Villager wants	Player receives	Trades in stock	Villager experience	Price multiplier
		JE	BE
Mason	Apprentice	100%	100%	20 × Stone	Emerald	16	10	0.05

Sounds

Java Edition:

v t e stone sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	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​[until: JE 26.4]	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	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.stone	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.37	0.5
	​Footsteps	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.4	1.0
	​Footsteps	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.3	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.12	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	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

Videos

Note: The video says the stone is the most common block in the overworld, even though the most common block in the overworld is air. Stone is the most common solid block.

History

Before Minecraft

February 9, 2009							The texture for stone is present in the terrain.png file for RubyDung, which led directly into pre-Classic.

Development

August 30, 2018							Jasper Boerstra tweets an image which shows an updated stone texture.

Java Edition

Java Edition pre-Classic
Cave game tech test							Added stone, known as "rock" internally.
							Stone, along with grass, 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.
							The bottom texture of stone is mirrored vertically.
rd-20090515							The texture of stone has been changed.
							The original texture is recycled for cobblestone, with a lower contrast.
Java Edition Classic
0.0.19a							Stone can now be selected on the hotbar, rather than strictly requiring a number key as placeable blocks did previously.
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 starting house chests.
			20100129-1447				Stone no longer generates in starting 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 starting 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 starting 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 4				Stone can now be obtained by mining it with a pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5				The texture of stone has been slightly changed.
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 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.
1.20			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.
26.1			snap8				Stone can now be used in the stonecutter to produce cobblestone and its variants.
26.2			snap1				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb stone, providing the regular (football) effect to the mob.
			snap6				Added the slow bouncy archetype to sulfur cubes, which is applied when sulfur cubes absorb stone blocks.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
Demo							Added stone.
v0.2.0							The texture of stone has been changed.
v0.3.0							Stone can now be used to craft stone slabs.
v0.4.0							Stone can now be used to craft stone bricks.
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.
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.
26.10			Preview 26.10.24				Stone can now be used in the stonecutter to produce cobblestone and its variants.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026			Preview 26.20.23				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb stone, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.30			Preview 26.30.20				Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
			Preview 26.30.27				Stone's sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.

Legacy Console Edition

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

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added stone.

Data history

Java Edition

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.
			14w06a				Stone now uses the newly-implemented model json file models/block/cube.json; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.
			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

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

• 
  Stone naturally generated in the side of a cliff
• 
  Stone naturally generated in a side of a circular cavern
• 
  Stone naturally generated on the side of a cave
• 
  The various variants of stone
• 
  Stone as compared with smooth stone and double smooth stone slabs

In other media

• 
  Artwork of stone used for Block of the Week
• 
  Stone as it appeared in the 2022 Mob Vote Event
• 
  Stone as it appeared in Minecraft 4k
• 
  Stone as it appeared in Minecraft Earth
• 
  Stone as it appeared in A Minecraft Movie
• 
  Stone in the Plastic Texture Pack
• 
  Stone as it appears in Minecraft Legends

External links

• "Block of the Week: Stone" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, May 4, 2018.