Diamond Ore
| Transparent |
No |
|---|---|
| Luminance |
0 |
| Blast resistance |
15 |
| Tool | |
| Renewable |
No |
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Flammable |
No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
| Drops |
|
| Data value |
dec: 56 hex: 38 bin: 111000 |
| Namespaced ID |
diamond_ore |
This article is about Diamond ore. For the item, see Diamond.
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| — Duncan Geere[1] |
Diamond ore is a rare ore that is the only reliable source of diamonds.
Contents
Natural generation[edit]
Diamond ore appears below Y level 16, and can be found in veins of 1–10.[note 1] One diamond ore vein generates per chunk; this vein or part of it may be overwritten by generated structures such as caves, leaving the player without any diamonds in the said chunk. Also, because of the way chunks are populated the vein "belonging" to a chunk can actually be generated in a neighboring chunk leading to some chunks with two or more veins and others with none. There is an average of about 3.7 diamond ore per chunk-sized area. The highest concentration of diamonds occurs in levels 5–12. Because of the lava lakes, there is slightly less diamond ore in the middle of that range (around layer 8).
Obtaining[edit]
The diamond ore block itself (rather than its diamond drops) can be obtained by mining it with an iron or diamond pickaxe with the Silk Touch enchantment.
| Block | Diamond Ore | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 3 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[note 2] | ||
| Hand | 15 | |
| Wooden | 7.5 | |
| Stone | 3.75 | |
| Iron | 0.75 | |
| Diamond | 0.6 | |
| Golden | 1.25 | |
- ↑ The maximum is a 2×2×2 cube with 1 extra ore on top and 1 on the bottom (in opposite corners); sometimes two veins can generate together, producing a larger clump.
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds. For more information, see Haste § Instant mining.
Usage[edit]
Diamond ore drops 1 diamond and 3 to 7 experience when mined with an iron or diamond pickaxe. Mining with a Fortune enchanted pickaxe increases possible yields by 1 per level, up to 4 diamonds per ore with level 3.
Smelting ingredient[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond | Diamond Ore + Any fuel |
This recipe awards 1 experience.
History[edit]
| Java Edition Indev | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.31 | 20100129 |  Added diamond ore. Initially, it was referred to as "emerald ore". | |||
| 20100130 | Emerald ore from the previous version is now referred to as diamond ore. | ||||
| Java Edition Infdev | |||||
| 20100227 | Diamond ore no longer generates. | ||||
| 20100320 | Diamond ore veins now generate, but differently. | ||||
| 20100327 | Diamond ore now regenerates after the world is reloaded, assuming that the positions of the ore blocks were replaced by stone. | ||||
| Java Edition Beta | |||||
| 1.6 | ? | Before this update, diamond was about 50% rarer in the north-east quadrant of the point (0,0) compared to the quadrant to the south-west. In this update, clay blocks are now more rare than diamond due to a glitch. | |||
| 1.8 | ? | Diamond ore has now become about 25% rarer. | |||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4 | Diamond ore can now be collected with Silk Touch, dropping the block itself. | |||
| Diamond ore now drops extra diamonds with the Fortune enchantment. | |||||
| 1.3.1 | 12w22a | Mining diamond ore now drops experience orbs. | |||
| Inventory sprites for blocks have now been flipped from left to right, changing to . | |||||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 56. | |||
| 2018 |  A new texture for diamond ore texture is proposed in the beta Texture Update resource pack. | ||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a |  Changed the texture of diamond ore. | |||
| 19w08a | Changed the texture of diamond ore again. | ||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added diamond ore. | ||||
| 0.3.2 | Diamond ore is now obtainable. | ||||
| 0.12.1 | build 1 | Mining diamond ore now drops experience orbs. | |||
| Diamond ore can now be collected with Silk Touch, dropping the block itself. | |||||
| Diamond ore now drops extra diamonds with the Fortune enchantment. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Changed the texture of diamond ore. | |||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.5 | Changed the texture of diamond ore again. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added diamond ore. |
| PlayStation 4 Edition | |||||
| 1.90 | Changed the texture of diamond ore. | ||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added diamond ore. | ||||
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Diamond Ore" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit]
- In some vein formations, ores connect diagonally.
- In real life, the rarity of diamonds is highly exaggerated. Gemstone quality diamonds, whose qualities are mirrored by the game's mechanics, need to be cut and processed very carefully, and therefore need to be found in very large pieces. Industry-grade diamonds, which are used in the manufacturing of most diamond-based tools, are relatively plentiful and much more affordable.
Gallery[edit]
An exposed 2×2×2 diamond ore vein.
Diamond distribution in a 416,342 chunk area.
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Block of the Week: Diamond Ore" – Minecraft.net
