ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Minestone

Okay, imagine that you love playing with Lego blocks. You have a big box full of all different shapes and colors, and you can build whatever you want with them.

Now, imagine that instead of Lego blocks, we're talking about Minecraft blocks. Minecraft is a video game where you can explore and build things in a virtual world made of blocks. One of the types of blocks in Minecraft is called "stone," which you can find pretty much anywhere underground.

But sometimes, when you mine (which means digging or breaking blocks to get resources), you might come across a special kind of stone called "minestone." Minestone looks a little bit different from regular stone - it has speckles of different colors in it, like brown, gray, and black.

Minestone is special because it can be used to make fancy blocks and decorations in Minecraft. For example, you can combine four pieces of minestone in a square shape to make a block called "polished andesite." You can also use minestone to make stairs, slabs, and walls that look different from regular stone versions.

So basically, minestone is just a type of stone you can find in Minecraft that looks pretty and can be used to make cool blocks and decorations.