Overview
Coarse Dirt counts as a naturally generated block in Minecraft 1.21.4. A crafting table turns its ingredients into Coarse Dirt. It breaks almost instantly, with a hardness of just 0.5.
You can break it by hand without losing the drop. It drops as the same block you mined. With a blast resistance of only 0.5 it will not survive an explosion.
Sixty-four fit in one inventory slot. The recipe calls for Dirt and Gravel. It is not used in any crafting recipe.
How long it takes to break
Coarse Dirt sits at hardness 0.5: 0.75 seconds per block with your fists, 0.1 with the correct netherite tool.
An iron tool takes 0.15 seconds and a diamond one 0.1, so the jump that actually matters for this block is the one to diamond.
There is no tier requirement to worry about. Any tool, or none, returns the drop; the numbers below just say how fast.
Efficiency adds its level squared plus one to the tool speed, so Efficiency V is about 2 times faster than the same tool unenchanted.
| Tool | No enchantment | Efficiency III | Efficiency V |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand | 0.75 s | 0.75 s | 0.75 s |
| Wooden | 0.4 s | 0.1 s | instant |
| Stone | 0.2 s | 0.1 s | instant |
| Iron | 0.15 s | instant | instant |
| Diamond | 0.1 s | instant | instant |
| Netherite | 0.1 s | instant | instant |
| Golden | 0.1 s | instant | instant |
Properties
Coarse Dirt has a blast resistance of 0.5, so any explosion nearby destroys it. It blocks light completely and emits no light of its own. A single slot takes 64, the usual full stack. Being renewable, it can be produced indefinitely in one world. A shovel is fastest here; any other class mines it at bare-hand speed, because the bonus only applies to the class the block is tagged for.
- Transparent
- No
- Required tool
- Any
- Renewable
- Yes
Crafting recipe
Crafting Table
Coarse Dirt ×4
Drops
Mined with any, Coarse Dirt drops itself.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you get Coarse Dirt in Minecraft?
Coarse Dirt is crafted from Dirt and Gravel.
What tool do you need to break Coarse Dirt?
No specific tool is required — Coarse Dirt can be broken by hand.
Is Coarse Dirt blast resistant?
Coarse Dirt has a blast resistance of 0.5, so an explosion nearby will destroy it.
How many Coarse Dirt fit in one stack?
64 per stack, so a double chest holds 3,456 Coarse Dirt.
Is Coarse Dirt renewable?
Renewable: one world will supply Coarse Dirt indefinitely.
How long does Coarse Dirt take to break?
With the correct tool at netherite tier it takes 0.1 seconds; by hand it takes 0.75 seconds.
