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 |  Added coal ore.
| ||||
| 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 | The texture of coal ore has now been changed. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added coal ore. | ||||
| 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 | The texture of coal ore has now been changed. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added coal ore. |
| 1.90 | The texture of coal ore has now been changed. | ||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added coal ore. | ||||
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Coal Ore" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery[edit]
A vein of coal ore found near the top of a ravine.
A vein of coal with surrounding blocks excavated.
A vein of coal naturally occurring in a desert.
A block of coal ore found underwater.
A coal vein in a mushroom biome hillside.
A 20-block vein of coal ore found in a ravine.
A coal ore vein found in a mountains biome.
One coal ore vein that generated close to the surface in a large cave opening.
A vein of coal ore above a lake of lava.
A vein of coal ore found in Pocket Edition.
References[edit]
