What Does Granite Look Like In Minecraft

Granite is a light colored igneous rock with grains large enough to be visible with the unaided eye.

What does granite look like in minecraft.

It forms from the slow crystallization of magma below earth s surface. Granite has different colors from gray to distinctive pink. Granite is a naturally occurring block found in most overworld biomes. That structure also gives it its name via the latin word granum.

The word granite comes from the latin term granum a grain in reference to the coarse grained structure of such a crystalline rock. Unlike obsidian however granite forms very sloooooowly and that sloooooow process means that crystals can grow inside. The pink granite in minecraft reflected to its real life counterpart that has potassium feldspar in its composition. Granite was first released in the bountiful update 1 8 for the pc version and version 0 9 0 for minecraft.

Real world granite is an igneous rock meaning that it s formed when lava or magma cools down and solidifies just like obsidian forms in minecraft.