It s usually exposed on the surface in extreme hills biomes but it can generate in other biomes as well.
What does granite look like in minecraft.
Naturally occurring granite can be found everywhere underground usually in large patches.
That structure also gives it its name via the latin word granum.
Granite is a light colored igneous rock with grains large enough to be visible with the unaided eye.
Granite is composed mainly of quartz and feldspar with minor amounts of mica amphiboles and other minerals this mineral composition usually gives granite a red pink gray or white color with dark mineral.
Granite was first released in the bountiful update 1 8 for the pc version and version 0 9 0 for minecraft.
The pink granite in minecraft reflected to its real life counterpart that has potassium feldspar in its composition.
It forms from the slow crystallization of magma below earth s surface.
Unlike obsidian however granite forms very sloooooowly and that sloooooow process means that crystals can grow inside.
Granite has different colors from gray to distinctive pink.