Coal Ore
Renewable |
No |
---|---|
Stackable |
Yes (64) |
Tool | |
Blast resistance |
3 |
Hardness |
3 |
Luminant |
No |
Transparent |
No |
Flammable |
No |
Catches fire from lava |
No |
Coal ore is a mineral block that drops coal when mined.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Natural generation[edit]
Coal ore can generate in the Overworld in the form of mineral veins. Coal ore attempts to generate 20 times per chunk in veins of size 1-17, from levels 0 to 127, in all biomes.
Coal ore is also found in small amounts alongside underground fossils. As of Java Edition 1.16.4, on average they generate 207 ores per chunk.
Breaking[edit]
Coal ore must be mined with any pickaxe, or else it drops nothing. If mined with a pickaxe, coal ore drops 1 coal (or more with Fortune). If mined with Silk Touch, the block drops itself instead.
Block | Coal Ore | |
---|---|---|
Hardness | 3 | |
Tool | ||
Breaking time[A] | ||
Default | 15 | |
Wooden | 2.25 | |
Stone | 1.15 | |
Iron | 0.75 | |
Diamond | 0.6 | |
Netherite | 0.5 | |
Golden | 0.4 |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Usage[edit]
Smelting ingredient[edit]
Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
---|---|---|
Coal | Coal Ore + Any fuel |
Note Blocks[edit]
Coal ore can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.
Sounds[edit]
Sound | Subtitle | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Block broken | Blocks | Breaking the block | block.stone.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
None[sound 1] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.stone.fall | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
Block breaking | Blocks | Mining the block | block.stone.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hit | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
Block placed | Blocks | Placing the block | block.stone.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
Footsteps | Blocks | Walking on the block | block.stone.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
Sound | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Volume | Pitch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blocks | Breaking the block | dig.stone | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall.stone | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
Blocks | Mining the block | hit.stone | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
? | Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump.stone | 0.12 | 1.0 |
? | Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land.stone | 0.22 | 1.0 |
Blocks | Walking on the block | step.stone | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
Blocks | Placing the block | use.stone | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
Name | Namespaced ID | Translation key |
---|---|---|
Coal Ore | coal_ore | block.minecraft.coal_ore |
Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|
Coal Ore | coal_ore | 16 | tile.coal_ore.name |
History[edit]
Java Edition Classic | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 23, 2009 | Notch says he accomplished adding coal veins in stone. | ||||
0.0.14a | ![]() | ||||
Mining coal ore currently drops the ore block. | |||||
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST | Mining an ore block now drops stone slabs. | ||||
0.28 | Coal ore can be obtained in the creative inventory. | ||||
Java Edition Indev | |||||
0.31 | 20100129 | When destroyed by hand, coal ore now yields one coal, but three when mined.[1] | |||
? | Coal ore now drops 1 piece of coal. | ||||
Java Edition Infdev | |||||
Minecraft Infdev | 20100227-1 | Coal ore no longer generates. | |||
20100320 | Coal ore veins now generate, but differently. | ||||
20100325 | Ore veins now appear more like they do today. | ||||
20100327 | Coal ore now regenerates after the world is reloaded, assuming that the positions of the ore blocks were replaced by stone. | ||||
20100330 | Coal ore no longer regenerates. | ||||
Java Edition | |||||
1.0.0 | ? | Coal ore can now be smelted to obtain coal. | |||
1.3.1 | 12w22a | Coal ore now drops experience when mined. | |||
1.10 | 16w20a | Coal ore can now be found in small amounts near fossils. | |||
1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 16. | |||
1.14 | 18w43a | ![]() | |||
Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
0.1.0 | ![]() | ||||
0.12.1 | build 1 | Mining coal ore now drops experience orbs. | |||
Coal ore can now be collected with Silk Touch, dropping the block itself. | |||||
Coal ore now drops extra coals with the Fortune enchantment. | |||||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | ![]() | |||
Legacy Console Edition | |||||
TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | ![]() |
1.90 | ![]() | ||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
0.1.0 | ![]() |
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Coal Ore" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.