Diamond Ore
Diamond Ore
| Transparent |
No |
|---|---|
| Luminance |
0 |
| Blast resistance |
15 |
| Tool | |
| Renewable |
No |
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Flammable |
No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
| Drops |
Itself |
| Data value |
dec: 56 hex: 38 bin: 111000 |
| Namespaced ID |
diamond_ore |
This article is about the ore. For the item, see Diamond. For the mineral block, see Block of 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]
Mineral veins[edit]
Diamond ore can generate in the Overworld in the form of mineral veins. Diamond ore attempts to generate 1 time per chunk in veins of size 8, from altitudes 0 to 16, in all biomes.
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 1] | ||
| Hand | 15 | |
| Wooden | 7.5 | |
| Stone | 3.75 | |
| Iron | 0.75 | |
| Diamond | 0.6 | |
| Golden | 1.25 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds. For more information, see Haste § Instant mining.
Usage[edit]
Loot[edit]
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This section needs more information. Information requested: Percentages need verification.
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| Block | Incorrect tool | Correct tool | Fortune 1 | Fortune 2 | Fortune 3 | Silk Touch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Ore | Nothing (100%) | 1 (100%) | 1 (67%) or 2 (33%) |
1 (50%) or 2 (25%) or 3 (25%) |
1 (40%) or 2 (20%) or 3 (20%) or 4 (20%) |
1 (100%) |
| No experience |  3–7
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No experience | ||||
Smelting ingredient[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond | Diamond Ore + Any fuel |
This recipe awards 1 experience.
Sounds[edit]
| Sound | Subtitle | Namespaced ID | Subtitle ID | Source | Pitch | Volume | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block breaking | block.stone.hit
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subtitles.block.generic.hit
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Blocks | 0.5 | 0.25 | 16 | |
| Block broken | block.stone.break
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subtitles.block.generic.break
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Blocks | 0.8 | 1.0 | 16 | |
| Block placed | block.stone.place
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subtitles.block.generic.place
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Blocks | 0.8 | 1.0 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | block.stone.step
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subtitles.block.generic.footsteps
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Blocks | 1.0 | 0.15 | 16 | |
| No subtitle | block.stone.fall
|
(Plays when fallen on from a height) | Blocks | 0.75 | 0.5 | 16 |
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. | ||||
| ? | The drop rate of diamonds has now been reduced to only 1 per ore mined (down from 2-4) and crafting diamond blocks is significantly more expensive due to the recipe now requiring 9 diamonds (3x3) instead of 4 (2x2). | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| 20100330 | Diamond ore no longer regenerates. | ||||
| 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 |  The texture of diamond ore has now been changed. | |||
| 19w08a | The texture of diamond ore has now been changed, once 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 drop extra diamonds with the Fortune enchantment. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | The texture of diamond ore has now been changed. | |||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.5 | The texture of diamond ore has now been changed, once again. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added diamond ore. |
| PlayStation 4 Edition | |||||
| 1.90 | The texture of diamond ore has now been changed. | ||||
| 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
