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Block of Diamond
| Transparency |
No |
|---|---|
| Luminance |
No |
| Blast resistance |
30 |
| Tool | |
| Renewable |
No |
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Flammable |
No |
| Drops |
Itself |
| Data value |
dec: 57 hex: 39 bin: 111001 |
| Name |
diamond_block |
This article is about the solid Blocks of Diamond. For the ore, see Diamond Ore. For the gem, see Diamond.A block of diamond is a decorative mineral block.
Contents
Obtaining[edit | edit source]
Blocks of diamond can only be mined using an iron or diamond pickaxe.
| Block | Block of Diamond |
|
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 5 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[note 1] | ||
| Hand | 25 | |
| Wooden | 12.5 | |
| Stone | 6.25 | |
| Iron | 1.25 | |
| Diamond | 0.95 | |
| Golden | 2.1 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds.
Crafting[edit | edit source]
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Diamond |
Natural generation[edit | edit source]
Diamond blocks spawn as the cores of "obsidian rooms" and "lava rooms" in woodland mansions.
Usage[edit | edit source]
Blocks of diamond can be used to store diamonds in a compact fashion.
Beacons[edit | edit source]
Blocks of diamond can be used to "power" a beacon. The beacon can be powered by a 3×3 square of diamond blocks underneath it, and can optionally also include a 5×5, 7×7 and 9×9 layer in the shape of a pyramid under the original layer to increase the effects from the beacon. The layers do not have to be entirely diamond blocks, as they may also contain blocks of iron, blocks of gold, and blocks of emerald.
Crafting ingredient[edit | edit source]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond | Block of Diamond |
History[edit | edit source]
| Indev | |||||
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| 0.31 | January 29, 2010 | -Pre_Alpha_1.2.0.png){kind=small} Added blocks of diamond. Initially, it was referred to as emerald blocks. |
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| January 30, 2010 | Emerald blocks from the previous version is now referred to as diamond blocks. | ||||
| Alpha | |||||
| 1.2.0 |  Texture changed. However, the unused sides remained in the terrain.png for a brief time. |
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| Beta | |||||
| 1.2 | The unused sides removed from terrain.png. | ||||
| Official release | |||||
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9-pre5 | Texture slightly changed; was given less drastic dark gradients in the top-left and bottom-right corners. |
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| 1.4.2 | 12w32a | Diamond blocks can be used to activate a beacon. | |||
| 1.11 | 16w39a | Diamond blocks now can be found in woodland mansions. | |||
| July 19, 2017 | Jeb tweets image of a new obsidian and diamond block textures. | ||||
| July 20, 2017 | Jasper Boerstra tweets an image of an updates diamond block texture. | ||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added block of diamond. | ||||
| 0.16.0 | Block of diamond is now used to activate beacons. | ||||
| Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.1 | build 1 | Diamond blocks now can be found in woodland mansions. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | Added block of diamond. | |
| TU19 | CU7 | 1.12 | Now can be used to construct beacon pyramids. | ||
Issues[edit | edit source]
Issues relating to “Block of Diamond” are maintained on the issue tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- One block of diamond and one wooden log is exactly enough to create a 80% set of diamond tools with one or no sticks left over, depending on if you use a sword or a hoe.
