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Diamond Ore

Diamond Ore

Diamond ore is a rare ore that generates deep underground, and drops diamonds when mined. Deepslate diamond ore is a variant of diamond ore that can…

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Contents (26)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Breaking
  3. Natural generation
  4. Usage
  5. Smelting ingredient
  6. Sounds
  7. Diamond ore
  8. Deepslate diamond ore
  9. Data values
  10. ID
  11. Videos
  12. History
  13. Java Edition
  14. Bedrock Edition
  15. Legacy Console Edition
  16. New Nintendo 3DS Edition
  17. Data history
  18. Issues
  19. Trivia
  20. Gallery
  21. Screenshots
  22. Mojang screenshots
  23. In other media
  24. See also
  25. References
  26. External links
Diamond Ore
Diamond Ore.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Diamond Ore'
Deepslate Diamond Ore.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Diamond Ore'
Invicon Diamond Ore.png: Inventory sprite for Diamond Ore in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Diamond OreInvicon Deepslate Diamond Ore.png: Inventory sprite for Deepslate Diamond Ore in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Deepslate Diamond Ore
Renewable No
Stackable Yes (64)
Tool Invicon Iron Pickaxe.png: Sprite image for Iron Pickaxe in Minecraft
Blast resistance 3
Hardness Diamond Ore: 3

Deepslate Diamond Ore: 4.5

Luminous No
Transparent No
Flammable No
Catches fire
from lava 		No
Map color
 11 STONE
Note block instrument Bass Drum
Sulfur cube archetype Slow Bouncy

Diamond ore is a rare ore that generates deep underground, and drops diamonds when mined.

Deepslate diamond ore is a variant of diamond ore that can generate in deepslate and tuff blobs, and is more common than its regular variant.

Obtaining

Breaking

The diamond ore block itself (rather than its diamond drops) can be obtained by mining it with an iron pickaxe or better, with the Silk Touch enchantment. When mined without Silk Touch, diamond ore drops a single diamond and 3–7XP. The maximum number of diamonds dropped from a diamond ore block can be increased with Fortune. Fortune I gives a 1⁄3 chance for 2 diamonds, averaging 1.33 diamonds, Fortune II gives a 25% chance (each) to give 2 or 3 diamonds, averaging 1.75 diamonds, and Fortune III gives a 20% chance (each) to give 2, 3, or 4 diamonds, averaging 2.2 diamonds.

Block BlockSprite diamond-ore.png: Sprite image for diamond-ore in MinecraftDiamond Ore BlockSprite deepslate-diamond-ore.png: Sprite image for deepslate-diamond-ore in MinecraftDeepslate Diamond Ore
Hardness 3 4.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 15 (JE)
15 (BE) 		22.5 (JE)
22.5 (BE)
Wooden 7.5 (JE)
7.5 (BE) 		11.25 (JE)
11.25 (BE)
Stone 3.75 (JE)
3.75 (BE) 		5.65 (JE)
5.65 (BE)
Copper 3.05 (JE)
3 (BE) 		4.5 (JE)
4.5 (BE)
Iron 0.75 (JE)
0.75 (BE) 		1.15 (JE)
1.15 (BE)
Diamond 0.6 (JE)
0.6 (BE) 		0.85 (JE)
0.85 (BE)
Netherite 0.5 (JE)
0.5 (BE) 		0.75 (JE)
0.75 (BE)
Golden 1.3 (JE)
1.25 (BE) 		1.9 (JE)
1.9 (BE)
Legend
  • incorrect tool, drops nothing
  • correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
  • correct tool, drops the block itself
  • italicized can be instant mined
  1. ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.

Natural generation

See also: Ore (feature)
Ore feature of diamond ores
Ore feature of diamond ore.

Diamond ore generates in the Overworld in the form of ore features, and is more common as the altitude decreases. Diamond ore blocks have a chance to not generate if they are exposed to air; however, they do not have a reduced chance to generate if exposed to water or lava, making them appear more commonly on the walls of aquifers.

Diamond ore generation occurs in four batches:

  • 7 blobs of 1-5 ores per chunk, from Y=16 to Y=-63. There is a 50% chance to not generate an ore block if it is next to air.
  • 1 blob of 1-23 ores every 1⁄9 chunks, from Y=16 to Y=-63. There is a 70% chance to not generate an ore block if it is next to air.
  • 4 blobs of 1-10 ores per chunk, from Y=16 to Y=-63. Ore blocks do not generate if they are next to air.
  • 2 blobs of 1-10 ores per chunk, from Y=-4 to Y=-63. There is a 50% chance to not generate an ore block if it is next to air.

Diamond ore can replace stone, andesite, diorite, granite, tuff, and deepslate. Diamond ore that replaces tuff below Y=0 or deepslate becomes deepslate diamond ore, which is more common than its regular variant because diamond ore is more likely to generate at lower altitudes.

Deepslate diamond ore also generates as part of fossils that generate below Y=0, replacing some of the bone blocks.

Deepslate diamond ore is most commonly found at Y=-58 and Y=-59.

Usage

The primary usage of diamond ore is to mine it for diamonds.

Smelting ingredient

Name Ingredients Smelting recipe
Diamond Diamond Ore or 
Deepslate Diamond Ore +
Any fuel
Invicon Diamond Ore.png: Inventory sprite for Diamond Ore in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Diamond OreInvicon Deepslate Diamond Ore.png: Inventory sprite for Deepslate Diamond Ore in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Deepslate Diamond Ore with description: Deepslate Diamond Ore
Invicon Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Coal with description: CoalInvicon Charcoal.png: Inventory sprite for Charcoal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Charcoal with description: CharcoalInvicon Oak Log.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Log with description: LogInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Overworld PlanksInvicon Lava Bucket.png: Inventory sprite for Lava Bucket in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lava Bucket with description: Lava BucketInvicon Block of Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Coal with description: Block of Coal
Invicon Diamond.png: Inventory sprite for Diamond in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Diamond with description: Diamond1

Sounds

Diamond ore

Java Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]BlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stonesubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.8–1.0
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedplace.stonesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8–1.0
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stonesubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.370.5
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockjump.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.121.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.221.0

Deepslate diamond ore

Java Edition:

BlockSprite deepslate.png: Sprite image for deepslate in Minecraft deepslate sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.deepslate.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]BlocksWhen the block is placedblock.deepslate.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.deepslate.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.deepslate.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.deepslate.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite deepslate.png: Sprite image for deepslate in Minecraft deepslate sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​ ?BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.deepslate​ ?1.00.8–1.0
​ ?BlocksWhen the block is placedplace.deepslate​ ?1.00.8–1.0
​ ?BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.deepslate​ ?0.30.5
​ ?PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.deepslate​ ?0.41.0
​ ?PlayersWalking on the blockstep.deepslate​ ?0.31.0
​ ?PlayersJumping from the blockjump.deepslate​ ?0.121.0
​ ?PlayersFalling on the block without fall damageland.deepslate​ ?0.221.0
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Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tags Translation key
BlockSprite diamond-ore.png: Sprite image for diamond-ore in Minecraft Diamond Orediamond_oreBlock & Itemdiamond_ores
mineable/pickaxe
needs_iron_tool		 block.minecraft.diamond_ore
BlockSprite deepslate-diamond-ore.png: Sprite image for deepslate-diamond-ore in Minecraft Deepslate Diamond Oredeepslate_diamond_oreBlock & Itemdiamond_ores
mineable/pickaxe
needs_iron_tool		 block.minecraft.deepslate_diamond_ore

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite diamond-ore.png: Sprite image for diamond-ore in Minecraft Diamond Orediamond_ore56Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3] tile.diamond_ore.name
BlockSprite deepslate-diamond-ore.png: Sprite image for deepslate-diamond-ore in Minecraft Deepslate Diamond Oredeepslate_diamond_ore660Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -405)		 tile.deepslate_diamond_ore.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ a b Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ a b The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition Indev
0.3120100128-2200 Added diamond ore. Initially, it was referred to as "emerald ore".
Diamond ore can generate near the surface of a world.
20100130 Emerald ore from the previous version is now referred to as diamond ore.
20100201-2227 The drop rate of diamonds has been reduced to 1 per ore mined (down from 1-3).
Java Edition Infdev
20100227-1414 Diamond ore no longer generates.
20100320 Diamond ore now generates as single, scattered blocks.
20100325-1545 Diamond ore now generates in blobs.
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
1.6Test Build 3 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.
1.7 Fixed the issue causing clay to be rarer than diamond.
1.8Pre-release Diamond ore has now become about 25% rarer.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 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.
1.3.112w22a Mining diamond ore now drops experience orbs.
Texture UpdateJanuary 4, 2018 A new texture for diamond ore has been proposed.
1.1418w43a The texture of diamond ore has been changed.
19w08a The texture of diamond ore has been changed, once again.
1.1721w06a The height limit was expanded down to Y=-64. Diamond ores are temporary generating from Y=-64 instead of Y=0.
21w07a The texture of diamond ore has been changed.
Diamond ore now generates as a triangle spread, generating below Y=16 and peaking at Y=-64.
February 17, 2021 Henrik Kniberg shows a grimstone variant of diamond ore, its texture made by JAPPA.
February 18, 2021 JAPPA shows a new texture for the grimstone variant of diamond ore.
February 22, 2021 JAPPA shows updated grimstone variant of diamond ore.
21w08a Added the deepslate diamond ore, which take place of diamond ores that generate in deepslate.
Added diamond_ores block tag.
If a diamond ore in a blob is exposed to air, it has a 50% chance of not generating.
March 2, 2021 JAPPA shows updated diamond ore texture.
March 4, 2021 JAPPA shows updated deepslate variant of diamond ore texture.
21w10a Tweaked the diamond ore textures.
Deepslate diamond ore now generates instead of coal ore on fossils that generate below Y=0.
Diamond ore blobs are now smaller but slightly more frequent, making diamond ore overall less common.
21w11a Slightly increased the frequency of diamond ore blobs.
21w13a Larger diamond ore blobs sometimes form.
21w15a All the changes to diamond ore generation in the previous 1.17 snapshots have been reverted, but they can be re-enabled with the Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack.
1.17.1pre2 Now diamond ore generates at the correct Y-levels.[1]
1.18Experimental Snapshot 1 Diamond ore once again generates the way it did in the 1.17 snapshots without the use of a data pack.
Slightly increased the frequency of diamond ore blobs.
21w40a Increased the amount of unexposed diamond ore.
1.20.223w31a Diamond ore now generates more frequently in deepslate layers.
26.2snap1 Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb both diamond ore and deepslate diamond ore, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
snap6 Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0 Added diamond ore.
v0.3.2 Diamond ore is now obtainable.
v0.12.1build 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
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of diamond ore has been changed.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.5 The texture of diamond ore has been changed, once again.
1.16.220
Experiment
Caves and Cliffs		beta 1.16.220.50 The texture of diamond ore has been changed.
1.17.0
Experiment
Caves and Cliffs		beta 1.16.230.52 Added deepslate diamond ore behind the Caves & Cliffs Experimental Gameplay toggle.
beta 1.16.230.54 Diamond ore texture was updated.
beta 1.16.230.56 In the Caves & Cliffs Experimental Gameplay, diamond ore blob now generates as a triangle spread generating below Y=15 and peaking at Y=-64, and are now smaller. Larger diamond ore blobs now sometimes form.
1.17.0beta 1.17.0.52 Deepslate diamond ore now generates without the Caves & Cliffs Experimental Gameplay.
Diamond ore blob was unintentionally made twice as smaller.[2]
1.17.2 Diamond ore once again generates in the expected amounts when not using the Caves & Cliffs Experimental Gameplay.
1.17.2
Experiment
Caves and Cliffs		 In the Caves & Cliffs Experimental Gameplay, diamond ore blob was unintentionally made twice as big.
1.17.40beta 1.17.40.20 Slightly increased the frequency of diamond ore blobs.
1.18.0beta 1.18.0.20 Removed the "Caves & Cliffs" experimental toggle. New diamond ore generation is now available through normal gameplay.
Diamond ore generation has now been tweaked to be in parity with Java Edition.
The size of diamond ore blob is expected to be decreased to match Java Edition. However, it now generates in wrong size.
beta 1.18.0.21 Increased the amount of unexposed diamond ore.
beta 1.18.0.22 Diamond ore generation height has now been tweaked to be in parity with Java Edition.
beta 1.18.0.24 Increased the amount of unexposed diamond ore again to be in parity with Java Edition.
1.18.1 Diamond ore blob now generates in correct size.
1.18.10beta 1.18.10.21 Deepslate diamond ore now generates instead of coal ore on fossils that generate below Y=0.
1.20.30Preview 1.20.20.21 Increased the blast resistance of deepslate diamond ore from 1.8 to 3.
Preview 1.20.30.20 Diamond ore now generates more frequently in deepslate layers.
26.20
Experiment
Drop 2 of 2026		Preview 26.20.23 Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb both diamond ore and deepslate diamond ore, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.30Preview 26.30.20 Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
Preview 26.30.27 Diamond ore and deepslate diamond ore's sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU1CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added diamond ore.
TU7 Mining diamond ore now drops experience orbs.
1.90 The texture of diamond ore has been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added diamond ore.

Data history

Java Edition
1.814w06a Diamond ore now uses the newly-implemented model json file models/block/cube.json; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.
1.1317w47a Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 56.
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Issues

Issues relating to "Diamond Ore" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

  • In some blob formations, ores connect diagonally.
  • The Minecraft mechanic that diamond ore replaces coal ore in fossils that generate in deepslate layers, is in accordance with the common misconception in real life that diamonds form from highly compressed coal.
    • In fact, diamonds mostly form from carbon that comes from carbonate rocks,[3] and are completely unrelated to coal which forms from dead plants.

Screenshots

  • An exposed blob containing 8 diamond ores
    An exposed blob containing 8 diamond ores
  • An exposed blob containing 10 diamond ores
    An exposed blob containing 10 diamond ores
  • Naturally generated diamond and redstone ores in a cave
    Naturally generated diamond and redstone ores in a cave
  • Multiple ores, found in the new big cave
    Multiple ores, found in the new big cave
  • Naturally generated diamond ore, redstone ore and lapis lazuli ore found in a canyon
    Naturally generated diamond ore, redstone ore and lapis lazuli ore found in a canyon
  • A deepslate diamond ore generated in a fossil
    A deepslate diamond ore generated in a fossil

Mojang screenshots

In other media

See also

References

  1. ↑ MC-229191 – Diamond ore distribution changed between 1.16.5 and 1.17 – resolved as "Fixed".
  2. ↑ MCPE-127555 – Diamond ores are very rare – resolved as "Fixed".
  3. ↑ How do diamonds form? They don't form from coal! – Geology.com in 2012
  4. ↑ https://giphy.com/gifs/minecraft-loop-diamond-geometric-Yh0qLwfpAogL9vVxhL
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