Block of Diamond

Block of Diamond

Transparent	No
Luminance	0
Blast resistance	30
Tool
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Drops	Itself
Data value	dec: 57 hex: 39 bin: 111001
Namespaced ID	diamond_block

This article is about the mineral block. For the ore, see Diamond Ore. For the item, see Diamond.

A block of diamond is a precious mineral block.

Natural generation

Diamond blocks spawn as the cores of "obsidian rooms" and "lava rooms" in woodland mansions.

Obtaining

Blocks of diamond can only be mined using an iron or diamond pickaxe.

Block	Block of Diamond
Hardness	5
Tool
Breaking time
Hand	25
Wooden	12.5
Stone	6.25
Iron	1.25
Diamond	0.95
Golden	2.1

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Diamond

Usage

Storage

Blocks of diamond can be used to store diamonds in a compact fashion.

Beacons

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

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Diamond	Block of Diamond	9

History

Java Edition Indev
0.31		2010-01-29			Added blocks of diamond. Initially, it was referred to as emerald blocks.
		2010-01-30			Emerald blocks from the previous version is now referred to as diamond blocks.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.2.0		?			Texture application changed.
Java Edition Beta
1.2					The unused sides removed from terrain.png.
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5			Texture slightly changed; was given less drastic dark gradients in the top-left and bottom-right corners.
1.3.1		12w22a			Inventory sprites for blocks were flipped from left to right, changing to .
1.4.2		12w32a			Diamond blocks can now 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 new obsidian and diamond block textures.
July 20, 2017					Jasper Boerstra tweets an image of an updated diamond block texture.
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 57.
July 11, 2018					Jasper Boerstra tweets an image of an updated diamond block texture.
1.14		18w43a			Changed the texture of blocks of diamonds.
		?			This texture was used under unknown circumstances.
		18w47a			Changed the texture of blocks of diamonds again.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.1.0					Added blocks of diamonds.
0.2.0					Texture slightly changed; was given less drastic dark gradients in the top-left and bottom-right corners.
0.16.0		?			Blocks of diamonds are now used to activate beacons.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			Diamond blocks now can be found in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			Changed the texture of blocks of diamonds.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.00	Patch 1		Added blocks of diamonds.
TU19	CU7	1.12			Now can be used to construct beacon pyramids.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.90					Changed the texture of blocks of diamonds.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added blocks of diamonds.

Issues

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Trivia

• One block of diamond and one log is exactly enough to create an 80% set of diamond tools with one or no sticks left over, depending on if players use a sword or a hoe.

Blocks

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