View source for Minecraft:Stone

{{For}}
{{Infobox block
| image = Stone.png
| transparent = No
| light = No
| tool = wooden pickaxe
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
| rarity = Common
}}
'''Stone''' is a [[Minecraft:block]] found underground in the [[Minecraft:Overworld]] or on the surface of [[Minecraft:mountains]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Natural generation ===
Stone makes up the majority of the [[Minecraft:solid block]]s generated in the Overworld above Y=0. From Y=8 downwards, stone gradually transitions into [[Minecraft:deepslate]], until it is completely replaced by deepslate at and below Y=0.

When [[Minecraft:chunk]]s generate, stone can be found under 1-5 layers of [[Minecraft:grass block]]s, [[Minecraft:dirt]], [[Minecraft:gravel]], [[Minecraft:clay]], [[Minecraft:coarse dirt]], [[Minecraft:podzol]], [[Minecraft:mycelium]], [[Minecraft:sand]], [[Minecraft:sandstone]], [[Minecraft:red sand]], [[Minecraft:red sandstone]], or [[Minecraft:terracotta]], depending on the [[Minecraft:biome]]. <!--There is approximately 11,520 stone per chunk.-->

When the world is generating new chunks, some stone is replaced with [[Minecraft:Ore (feature)|ore feature]]s of other blocks. They may also be revealed on the side of small hills.

Stone also generates in [[Minecraft:igloo]] basements, some [[Minecraft:Overworld]] [[Minecraft:ruined portal]]s, and in [[Minecraft:trail ruins]].

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

Stone also generates inside [[Minecraft:trial chambers]] with [[Minecraft:cobweb]]s on top next to [[Minecraft:trial spawner]]s. They also indicate that the spawner is a [[Minecraft:spider]] or [[Minecraft:cave spider]] spawner.

{{block distribution}}

=== Generated loot ===
{{LootChestItem|stone}}

=== Post-generation ===
[[File:Stone generator.gif|thumb|A simple stone generator.]]
{{main|Tutorial:Cobblestone farming#Stone generation}}
Stone can also be made by [[Minecraft:lava]] flowing on top of [[Minecraft:water]] blocks (both flowing and source). The water is replaced by stone.

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

{{breaking row|Stone|Pickaxe|Wood|drop=0|horizontal=1}}

=== Smelting ===
Stone can be smelted from cobblestone.
{{Smelting
|Cobblestone
|Stone
|0.1
}}

== Usage ==
=== Silverfish ===
[[Minecraft:Silverfish]] can enter and hide in stone, creating an [[Minecraft:infested block]].

=== Smelting ingredient ===
{{Smelting
|name=[[Minecraft:Smooth Stone]]
|showname=1
|Stone
|Smooth Stone
|0.1
}}

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage|Stone}}

=== Stonecutting ingredient ===
{{Stonecutting
|head=1
|showname=1
|Stone
|Stone Slab, 2; Stone Stairs; Stone Bricks; Stone Brick Slab, 2; Stone Brick Stairs; Stone Brick Wall; Chiseled Stone Bricks;Cobblestone; Cobblestone Slab, 2; Cobblestone Stairs; Cobblestone Wall
|foot=1
}}

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

=== Note blocks ===
Stone can be placed under [[Minecraft:note block]]s to produce "bass drum" sounds.

=== Brewing ingredient ===
{{Brewing
  |head=1
  |Stone
  |Mundane Potion
  |base=Water Bottle
  |showvariants=1
}}
{{brewing
  |foot=1
  |showname=1
  |Stone
  |Potion of Infestation
  |showvariants=1
}}

=== Sulfur cube ===
{{In development|section=1|drop=Chaos Cubed}}
[[Minecraft:Sulfur cube]]s have the ability to absorb stone, either through picking it up or being interacted with it. This provides the regular/football effect to the mob when hitting it.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Stone}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Stone
|spritetype=block
|nameid=stone
|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=Stone
|spritetype=block
|nameid=stone
|aliasid=stone / 0
|id=1
|translationkey=tile.stone.stone.name
|foot=1}}

== Videos ==
{{yt|yiwhvAi4YMw}}

== History ==
{{See asset history|type=block}}

=== Development ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||August 30, 2018|link={{Tweet|jappa|1035085813619597314}}|[[File:Stone pJE20180830.png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Jasper Boerstra]] tweets an image which shows an updated stone texture.}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java pre-classic}}
|{{HistoryLine||Cave game tech test|[[File:Stone JE1.png|32px]] Added stone, known as "rock" internally.
|Stone, along with [[Minecraft:grass block|grass]], is one of the first two [[Minecraft:block]]s in ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft]]''.<ref>{{ytl|F9t3FREAZ-k|Cave game tech test|([{{ytl|UMpv5kZ9-rE}} Archive]) Nizzotch|May 13, 2009}}</ref> (This can be seen by its position in <samp>[[Minecraft:terrain.png]]</samp> and numeric block ID of 1.)
|The texture of stone is from one of Notch's previous games, [[Minecraft:RubyDung]].
|[[File:Stone JE1 (facing NWU).png|32px]] The bottom texture of stone is mirrored vertically.}}
|{{HistoryLine||rd-20090515|[[File:Stone JE2.png|32px]][[File:Stone JE2 (facing NWU).png|32px]] The texture of stone has been changed.
|The original texture is recycled for [[Minecraft:cobblestone]], with a lower contrast.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java classic}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.26 SURVIVAL TEST|[[Minecraft:Creeper]] explosions no longer destroy stone or stone-like blocks.
|[[Minecraft:Mining]] stone now drops [[Minecraft:cobblestone]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|java indev}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20100124-2119|Stone now generates in starting house chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100129-1447|Stone no longer generates in starting house chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100201-2227|A [[Minecraft:pickaxe]] is now required to [[Minecraft:breaking|mine]] stone.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100202|Stone can once again be mined with anything.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100213|Stone now generates in [[Minecraft:starting house]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100219|A pickaxe is once again required to mine stone.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100223|[[Minecraft:Cobblestone]] is now [[Minecraft:smelt]]able into normal stone.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java infdev}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100227-1414|Due to the removal of starting houses, stone no longer generates in them.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100316|Mining stone now drops cobblestone once again but when the player breaks a pickaxe, it does not.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100617-1531|As cobblestone can be generated using water and lava, stone has become [[Minecraft:Renewable resource|renewable]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.1|Stone can now be used to [[Minecraft:craft]] stone [[Minecraft:pressure plate]]s (3 stone in slab fashion) and stone [[Minecraft:button]]s (2 stone in the stick shape).}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.4|[[File:Java Edition logo 2.png|150px]] The logo has been changed by replacing cobblestone into stone.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.5_01|Stone now drops cobblestone if the player's pickaxe breaks when mining it.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3|The stone [[Minecraft: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 [[Minecraft:redstone repeater]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Stone can now be crafted into [[Minecraft:stone bricks]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease|Stone can now be made by having [[Minecraft:lava]] flow on top of [[Minecraft:water]]. In previous versions, the lava would replace the water and continue falling.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Stone can now be obtained by mining it with a [[Minecraft:pickaxe]] enchanted with Silk Touch.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5|[[File:Stone JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of stone has been changed slightly.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w34b|Stone [[Minecraft:button]]s are now [[Minecraft:Crafting|craft]]ed with only one stone.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w38a|Stone [[Minecraft:block]]s have been given new [[Minecraft:sound]]s for being walked on and [[Minecraft:mined]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5|dev=13w01a|Stone can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:redstone comparator]]s. 
|Stone can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:hopper]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w02a|Stone is no longer used to craft hoppers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w27b|Stone textures are now randomly mirrored and rotated 180 degrees, making large areas of stone look less uniform.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w37a|Stone now generates in the newly added [[Minecraft:void start platform]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w43a|Stone now generates in [[Minecraft:igloo]] basements.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Stone JE4.png|32px]] The texture of stone has been changed.
|Stone can now be [[Minecraft:smelting|smelted]] into [[Minecraft:smooth stone]].|Stone is now used to [[Minecraft:craft]] stone [[Minecraft:slab]]s and [[Minecraft:stairs]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w44a|[[File:Stone JE5 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of stone has been changed, once again.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w49a|Stone can now be found in [[Minecraft:chest]]s in [[Minecraft:village]] mason houses.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w04a|Stone can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:stonecutter]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w11a|Stone is now [[Minecraft:trading|bought]] by [[Minecraft:villager]]s of the new mason profession.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w16a|Stone now generates in some Overworld [[Minecraft:ruined portal]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w12a|Stone now generates in [[Minecraft:trail ruins]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|exp=Update 1.21|dev=23w45a|Stone can now generate in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=24w13a|exp=Update 1.21|Stone is now used as brewing ingredient for the potion of infestation after combining it with an awkward potion.}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.1|dev=snap8|Stone can now be used in the [[Minecraft:stonecutter]] to produce [[Minecraft:cobblestone]] and its variants.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap 1|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb stone, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||Pre-release|[[File:Stone BE1.png|32px]] Added stone.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.2.0|[[File:Stone BE2.png|32px]] The texture of stone has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.0|Stone can now be used to [[Minecraft:craft]] stone [[Minecraft:slab]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.4.0|Stone can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:stone brick]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|Stone can now be obtained using [[Minecraft:pickaxe]]s with the [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]] enchantment.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.13.0|dev=build 1|Stone can now be used to [[Minecraft:craft]] stone [[Minecraft:button]]s and [[Minecraft:pressure plate]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 1|Stone can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:redstone repeater]]s and [[Minecraft:redstone comparator]]s.}}

|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9.0|dev=beta 1.9.0.0|Stone can now be [[Minecraft:smelting|smelted]] into [[Minecraft:smooth stone]].
|Stone is now used to [[Minecraft:craft]] stone [[Minecraft:slab]]s and [[Minecraft:stairs]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Stone JE5 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of stone has been changed.
|Stone can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:grindstone]]s and [[Minecraft:stonecutter]]s.
|Stone mason [[Minecraft:villager]]s now [[Minecraft:trading|buy]] 20-26 stone as part of their second tier trades.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Stone can now be found in [[Minecraft:village]] mason [[Minecraft:chest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Minecraft:Trading]] has been changed, apprentice-level stone mason [[Minecraft:villager]]s now buy 20 stone as part of their trades.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|dev=beta 1.17.0.52|Stone is no longer used to repair stone tools and weapons on an anvil.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.0|dev=Preview 1.21.0.20|exp=Update 1.21|Stone is now used as brewing ingredient for the potion of infestation after combining it with an awkward potion.}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.10|dev=Preview 26.10.24|Stone can now be directly crafted into its [[Minecraft:cobblestone]], [[Minecraft:granite]], [[Minecraft:polished granite]], [[Minecraft:diorite]], [[Minecraft:polished diorite]], [[Minecraft:andesite]] and [[Minecraft:polished andesite]] variants in the stonecutter.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 26.10.25|Stone no longer crafts [[Minecraft:granite]], [[Minecraft:polished granite]], [[Minecraft:diorite]], [[Minecraft:polished diorite]], [[Minecraft:andesite]] and [[Minecraft:polished andesite]] because the bug {{bug|MCPE-236401}} has been fixed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.20|dev=Preview 26.20.23|exp=Drop 2 of 2026|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb stone, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Stone JE2.png|32px]] Added stone.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU3|[[File:Stone JE4.png|32px]] The texture of stone has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Stone can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:redstone comparator]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps3=1.36|psvita=1.36|ps4=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|switch=1.0.1|Stone now generates in [[Minecraft:igloo]] basements.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.88|wiiu=none|switch=none|Stone can now be [[Minecraft:smelting|smelted]] into [[Minecraft:smooth stone]].|Stone is now used to [[Minecraft:craft]] stone [[Minecraft:slab]]s and [[Minecraft:stairs]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Stone JE5 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of stone has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|Stone can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:stonecutter]]s.|Stone is now [[Minecraft:trading|bought]] by [[Minecraft:villager]]s of the new mason profession.}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Stone BE2.png|32px]] Added stone.}}
}}

<section begin="data history"/>
=== Data history ===
==== ''Java Edition'' ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w02a|The newly-implemented [[Minecraft:granite]], [[Minecraft:andesite]] and [[Minecraft:diorite]], as well as the polished versions for each, use stone's ID and are distinguished using metadata.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w06a|Stone now uses the newly-implemented model json file {{code|models/block/cube.json}}; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w10a|Stone with [[Minecraft:Java Edition data values/Pre-flattening/Block IDs/Before 14w25a|numerical metadata variants]] 7 through 15, which are inaccessible through normal gameplay, now have [[Minecraft:Missing model|no model]] [[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] rather than appearing identical to stone.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w25a|Stone and its variants are now defined via [[Minecraft:block states]] rather than by numerical metadata. Prior to this version, the numerical metadata variants of stone were as follows:
{{dvt|spritetype=block|sprite=stone|[[Minecraft:Stone]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=granite|[[Minecraft:Granite]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=polished-granite|[[Minecraft:Polished Granite]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=diorite|[[Minecraft:Diorite]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=polished-diorite|[[Minecraft:Polished Diorite]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=andesite|[[Minecraft:Andesite]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=polished-andesite|[[Minecraft:Polished Andesite]]}}
{{dvt|sprite=missingno|dv=7-15|[[Minecraft:Java Edition removed blocks/Metadata variants#Boring variants|Inaccessible "boring" variants of stone]]|foot=1}}}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w26a|Stone with metadata values 7 through 15 have now been completely removed from the game.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|The different [[Minecraft:block states]] for the <code>stone</code> ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 1.}}
}}

==== ''Bedrock Edition'' ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.50|dev=Preview 1.20.50.20|The different [[Minecraft:block states]] for the <code>stone</code> ID have now been split up into their own IDs.}}
}}<section end="data history" />

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Gallery ==

=== Gameplay ===
<gallery>
File:Natural Stone Generation.png|Stone naturally generated in the side of a [[Minecraft:cliff]].
File:Stone in Cave.png|Stone naturally generated in a side of a [[Minecraft:Cavern#Circular cavern|circular cavern]].
File:Stone wall.png|Stone naturally generated on the side of a cave.
</gallery>

=== Renders ===
<gallery>
File:StoneVariants.png|The various variants of stone
File:RockSeamlessSlabs.png|Stone as compared with smooth stone and double smooth stone slabs.
</gallery>

===In other media===
<gallery>
File:BlockWeek stone.png|Artwork of stone used for [[Minecraft:Block of the Week]]
File:Stone 2 MV.png|Stone as it appeared in the [[Minecraft:2022 Mob Vote Event]]
File:Stone 4K2.png|Stone as it appeared in [[Minecraft:Minecraft 4k]]
File:Minecraft Earth Stone.png|{{MCE|Stone}} as it appeared in {{MCE}}
File:AMCM-FBTBC-stone.jpg|{{AMCM|Stone}} as it appeared in {{AMCM}}
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Mcnet|block-week-stone|Block of the Week: Stone|May 4, 2018|[[Minecraft:Duncan Geere]]}}

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