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Granite in Minecraft | MinecraftBible
Granite is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4 that requires Wooden Pickaxe or better to mine, dropping Granite.
What is Granite?
Granite is a Minecraft block classified under the mineable/pickaxe material group. It has a hardness of 1.5 and a blast resistance of 6. It stacks up to 64 per inventory slot. It is a solid, opaque block. Granite does not emit light. Granite filters 15 levels of light passing through it, which is why it blocks skylight below it.
Namespaced identifier: minecraft:granite. Command: /give @p minecraft:granite 1.
How to mine Granite
Granite requires one of the following tools to drop its item — mining with a lower tier or by hand destroys it:
Break times (unenchanted, no Haste or Mining Fatigue):
- With the correct tool: approximately 2.25 seconds
- By hand (no tool): approximately 7.5 seconds
Using an Efficiency-enchanted tool, Haste beacons, or a Diamond/Netherite tier drastically reduces these times. Water and being airborne slow mining by 5×.
Granite drops
When broken, Granite drops:
Silk Touch preserves the block itself; Fortune increases quantity of ore-style drops but has no effect on ordinary blocks.
What Granite is used to craft
Granite appears as an ingredient in 6 known Minecraft recipes:
Block tags & properties
- Opaque
- Requires Tool
- Craftable
- Crafting Material
Granite technical properties
- Flammable: No
- Burns from lava: No
- Renewable: Yes
- Emits light: No (luminance 0)
Values sourced from Minecraft Wiki: Granite (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Verified for Java Edition 1.21.4.
Granite natural generation
- Y range: 0 to 60
- Generates in biomes / dimensions: Overworld
Technical properties
- Namespaced ID: minecraft:granite
- Material family: mineable/pickaxe
- Hardness: 1.5
- Blast resistance: 6
- Stack size: 64
- Transparent: No
- Blocks light: 15
- Emits light: 0
- Diggable: Yes
- Craftable: Yes
- /give command: /give @p minecraft:granite 1
Overview
Granite is a block in Minecraft 1.21.4. This page covers mining requirements, real drop data, and crafting relevance.
Prerequisites and materials
- Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Granite with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
- Expect to collect Granite once it breaks.
Step-by-step walkthrough
- Bring the correct tool tier before mining - breaking Granite with the wrong tool will destroy it without dropping anything.
- Expect to collect Granite once it breaks.
- With the correct tool this takes about 2.25s to break (unenchanted); by hand it's roughly 7.5s.
Pro tips
- Use /give @p minecraft:granite 1 in creative mode to prototype builds before committing resources.
- Carry a spare tool of the correct tier - breaking with the wrong one wastes the drop.
Difficulty and time commitment
- Difficulty: Easy
- Estimated time per run: 1-5 min
Frequently Asked Questions
What tool do I need to mine Granite?
You need one of: Wooden Pickaxe, Stone Pickaxe, Golden Pickaxe, Iron Pickaxe, Diamond Pickaxe, Netherite Pickaxe. Mining with a lower tier tool (or by hand) will break the block without dropping its item.
What does Granite drop when mined?
Breaking Granite drops Granite.
How hard is Granite to mine?
Granite has a hardness value of 1.5. That works out to roughly 2.25s with the correct tool or 7.5s by hand (unenchanted, no Haste/Mining Fatigue).
Can I craft Granite?
Yes - this page lists 2 known crafting recipes for Granite.
What is Granite used to craft?
Granite is used as an ingredient in 6 other recipes.
What is the internal Minecraft ID for Granite?
The namespaced ID is minecraft:granite, usable with /setblock, /fill, and /give.