Lapis Lazuli Ore
| Renewable |
No |
|---|---|
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Tool | |
| Blast resistance |
3 |
| Hardness |
3 |
| Luminant |
No |
| Transparent |
No |
| Flammable |
No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
Lapis lazuli ore is the ore block from which lapis lazuli is obtained.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Natural generation[edit]
Lapis lazuli ore can generate in the Overworld in the form of mineral veins. Lapis lazuli ore attempts to generate one vein of 1–8 with a periodic normal distribution from levels 0 to 30. As of Java Edition 1.16.4, on average they spawn 4.2 ores per chunk.
Breaking[edit]
Lapis lazuli ore can be mined with a stone pickaxe or higher. To obtain the block itself, the player must use Silk Touch; otherwise, the block drops several lapis lazuli. When mined with a Fortune enchanted pickaxe, there is a chance for the drops to be multiplied by between 2 and the level plus 1, up to a maximum of 2 to 4 at level III (for a maximum of 36 lapis lazuli dropped). This means at Fortune III there is a chance to get a minimum of 4 lapis lazuli or 36 lapis lazuli. See the chart "The drops per fortune level are as follows:" below.
| Block | Lapis Lazuli Ore | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 3 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[A] | ||
| Default | 15 | |
| Wooden | 7.5 | |
| Stone | 1.15 | |
| Iron | 0.75 | |
| Diamond | 0.6 | |
| Netherite | 0.5 | |
| Golden | 1.25 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
The drops per fortune level are as follows:
| Drops/Fortune level | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1⁄6 | 1⁄9 | 1⁄12 | 1⁄15 |
| 5 | 1⁄6 | 1⁄9 | 1⁄12 | 1⁄15 |
| 6 | 1⁄6 | 1⁄9 | 1⁄12 | 1⁄15 |
| 7 | 1⁄6 | 1⁄9 | 1⁄12 | 1⁄15 |
| 8 | 1⁄6 | 1⁄6 | 1⁄8 | 1⁄10 |
| 9 | 1⁄6 | 1⁄9 | 1⁄12 | 1⁄15 |
| 10 | 0 | 1⁄18 | 1⁄24 | 1⁄30 |
| 12 | 0 | 1⁄18 | 1⁄12 | 1⁄15 |
| 14 | 0 | 1⁄18 | 1⁄24 | 1⁄30 |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄24 | 1⁄30 |
| 16 | 0 | 1⁄18 | 1⁄24 | 1⁄15 |
| 18 | 0 | 1⁄18 | 1⁄12 | 1⁄15 |
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄30 |
| 21 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄24 | 1⁄30 |
| 24 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄24 | 1⁄15 |
| 27 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄24 | 1⁄30 |
| 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄30 |
| 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄30 |
| 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄30 |
| Average | 6 1⁄2 | 8 2⁄3 | 11 3⁄8 | 14 3⁄10 |
Usage[edit]
Smelting ingredient[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Lapis Lazuli | Lapis Lazuli Ore + Any fuel |
Note Blocks[edit]
Lapis lazuli 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lapis Lazuli Ore | lapis_ore | block.minecraft.lapis_ore |
| Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapis Lazuli Ore | lapis_ore | 21 | tile.lapis_ore.name |
History[edit]
| Java Edition Beta | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 |  Added lapis lazuli ore.
| ||||
| Lapis lazuli ore currently drops only one shard per block. | |||||
| 1.2_02 | Jeb acknowledged that the ore was too rare[1] and has now increased the drop rate to 4-8. | ||||
| Lapis lazuli ore can now be found at bedrock level. | |||||
| Unknown | |||||
| ? | Lapis lazuli ore now drops 4-9 lapis lazuli. Whether this was the case in Beta 1.2_02 or a subsequent change is unknown. | ||||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 | Enchanting has now been added. Mining of lapis lazuli ore is now possible using a pickaxe with the Silk Touch enchantment. | |||
| Lapis lazuli ore can now be smelted to obtain lapis blocks. | |||||
| Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6 | Lapis lazuli ore can now be smelted to obtain blue dye. | ||||
| 1.3.1 | 12w22a | Smelting and mining lapis lazuli ore, along with other ores, blocks and items, gives the player experience orbs. One stack of lapis ore gives the player approximately the experience needed to go from level 0 to level 13. | |||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 21. | |||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | The texture of lapis lazuli ore has now been changed. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added lapis lazuli ore. | ||||
| 0.3.0 | Lapis lazuli ore now drops lapis lazuli. | ||||
| ? | Lapis lazuli can now be smelted to obtain the lapis lazuli item. | ||||
| 0.12.1 | build 1 | Mining lapis lazuli ore now drops experience orbs. | |||
| Lapis lazuli ore can now be collected with Silk Touch, dropping the block itself. | |||||
| Lapis Lazuli ore now drops extra shards with the Fortune enchantment. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | The texture of lapis lazuli ore has now been changed. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added lapis lazuli ore. |
| 1.90 | The texture of lapis lazuli ore has now been changed. | ||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added lapis lazuli ore. | ||||
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Lapis Lazuli Ore" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit]
- Lapis lazuli is based on the real stone for which it is named and has historically been a prized and rare stone used in jewelry and as a dye.
Gallery[edit]
Lapis lazuli ore can come in veins of one.
An isolated vein of lapis lazuli ore.
Lapis lazuli ore exposed to sunlight in deep ravine.
References[edit]
