How to Make Andesite Slab in Minecraft
Andesite Slab
Andesite Slab is a half-height building block crafted from andesite, giving floors, paths, and roofs smooth half-step rises instead of full-block jumps.
Description
Andesite Slab occupies only the bottom or the top half of a block space, and two matching halves placed in one space merge into a double slab that occupies the whole space. Andesite Slab has a hardness of 1.5 and a blast resistance of 6 (how well the block withstands creeper and TNT explosions). Andesite Slab is waterloggable (water and the slab share one block space), so builders place the slab directly into a water source without destroying the water. A stonecutter cuts the same andesite into stairs, walls, and polished variants, so one batch of mined andesite covers every shape of a single design.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:andesite_slab
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|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:andesite_slab
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| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Best tool | Pickaxe |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Hardness | 1.5 |
| Blast resistance | 6 |
| Java Edition | 1.14 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.9.0 |
Guide
How to craft and place Andesite Slabs in Minecraft
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Mine andesite
Dig to elevations 0–128 in any Overworld biome and break andesite blobs with any pickaxe; a single blob can contain up to 864 blocks.
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Craft six slabs at once
Place three andesite blocks in one horizontal row of the crafting grid to produce six Andesite Slabs.
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Cut slabs at a stonecutter
Put andesite into a stonecutter and collect two Andesite Slabs per block — the same rate as the crafting recipe.
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Place bottom and top halves
Click a floor to lay a bottom slab, or click the underside of a block for a top slab; two matching halves in one space become a double slab.
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Break slabs with any pickaxe
Remove Andesite Slab with any pickaxe — a wooden pickaxe finishes in 1.15 seconds — because bare hands take 7.5 seconds and leave no drop.
Andesite Slab can hold water in the same block space, so place the slab straight into an existing water source when building canals and docks.
How to craft this block
Andesite
x3
Frequently asked questions
How many slabs does one andesite block give?
Three andesite in one crafting row produce six Andesite Slabs. A stonecutter keeps the same rate, giving two slabs per andesite block.
Can lava or fire destroy an andesite slab?
No. Andesite Slab is not flammable and never catches fire from lava.
Which tool breaks an andesite slab?
Any pickaxe works, and even a wooden pickaxe clears an Andesite Slab in 1.15 seconds. Bare hands need 7.5 seconds and drop nothing.
Does light pass through an andesite slab?
Only partly. A single Andesite Slab blocks light in Java Edition and diffuses sky light in Bedrock Edition, while a double slab stops light completely.
When was the andesite slab added to Minecraft?
Java Edition added Andesite Slab in 1.14, and Bedrock Edition added the slab in 1.9.0.
Is the andesite slab renewable?
Yes. Andesite Slab is renewable (the supply can be replenished endlessly), and andesite itself can be crafted from diorite and cobblestone.