Lapis Lazuli Ore

Lapis Lazuli Ore

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	3
Hardness	Lapis Lazuli Ore: 3 Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore: 4.5
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	11 STONE  59 DEEPSLATE
Note block instrument	Bass Drum
Sulfur cube archetype	Slow Bouncy

Lapis lazuli ore, internally known as lapis ore, is the ore block from which lapis lazuli is obtained.

Deepslate lapis lazuli ore, internally known as deepslate lapis ore, is a variant of lapis lazuli ore that generates in deepslate layers.

Obtaining

Breaking

Lapis lazuli ore can be mined with a stone pickaxe or better. To obtain the block itself, the player must use Silk Touch; otherwise, the block drops 4–9 lapis lazuli.

Block	Lapis Lazuli Ore	Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore
Hardness	3	4.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default	115 (JE) 15 (BE)	122.5 (JE) 22.5 (BE)
Wooden	17.5 (JE) 7.5 (BE)	111.25 (JE) 11.25 (BE)
Stone	11.15 (JE) 1.15 (BE)	11.7 (JE) 1.7 (BE)
Copper	10.9 (JE) 0.9 (BE)	11.35 (JE) 1.35 (BE)
Iron	10.75 (JE) 0.75 (BE)	11.15 (JE) 1.15 (BE)
Diamond	10.6 (JE) 0.6 (BE)	10.85 (JE) 0.85 (BE)
Netherite	10.5 (JE) 0.5 (BE)	10.75 (JE) 0.75 (BE)
Golden	11.3 (JE) 1.25 (BE)	11.9 (JE) 1.9 (BE)
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

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

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. Because the average drop for Fortune II and III is more than 9, a block of lapis lazuli ore potentially stores more lapis lazuli than a block of lapis lazuli. The drops per Fortune level are as follows:

Lapis ore also drops 2–5XP when broken without Silk Touch.

Natural generation

Lapis lazuli ore generates in the Overworld in the form of ore features. It generates in two batches per chunk:

• The first batch attempts to generate 2 times per chunk, in sizes of 0-10, from levels -32 to 32. It is most common around level 0 and becomes less common toward either end of the range.
• The second batch attempts to generate 4 times per chunk, in sizes of 0-10, evenly from levels -64 to 64. Lapis lazuli ore in this second batch cannot be exposed to air; any ore blocks that would generate exposed do not generate.

Lapis lazuli ore can replace stone, andesite, diorite, granite, tuff, and deepslate. Any lapis lazuli ore that replaces tuff below Y=0 or deepslate becomes deepslate variant.

Usage

The primary usage of lapis lazuli ore is to mine it for lapis lazuli.

Smelting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Lapis Lazuli	Lapis Lazuli Ore or  Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore + Any fuel	0.2

Sounds

Lapis lazuli ore

Java Edition:

stone sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

stone sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.stone	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.37	0.5
	​Footsteps	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.4	1.0
	​Footsteps	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.3	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.12	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.22	1.0

Deepslate lapis lazuli ore

Java Edition:

deepslate sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.deepslate.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.deepslate.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.deepslate.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.deepslate.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.deepslate.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

deepslate sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​ ?	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.deepslate	​ ?	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.deepslate	​ ?	1.0	0.8–1.0
	​ ?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.deepslate	​ ?	0.3	0.5
	​ ?	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.deepslate	​ ?	0.4	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Walking on the block	step.deepslate	​ ?	0.3	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Jumping from the block	jump.deepslate	​ ?	0.12	1.0
	​ ?	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.deepslate	​ ?	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Translation key
Lapis Lazuli Ore	lapis_ore	Block & Item	lapis_ores mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool	block.minecraft.lapis_ore
Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore	deepslate_lapis_ore	Block & Item	lapis_ores mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool	block.minecraft.deepslate_lapis_ore

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Lapis Lazuli Ore	lapis_ore	21	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3]	tile.lapis_ore.name
Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore	deepslate_lapis_ore	655	Block & Giveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -400)	tile.deepslate_lapis_ore.name

Videos

History

Java Edition

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.
Java Edition
1.0.0			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4				Obtaining lapis lazuli ore is now possible using a pickaxe with the Silk Touch enchantment.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6				Lapis lazuli ore can now be smelted to obtain the lapis lazuli item.
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.
Texture Update			?				A new texture for lapis lazuli ore has been proposed.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of lapis lazuli ore has been changed.
							Lapis lazuli ore now drops 4-9 Lapis lazuli (previously 4-8).
1.17			21w07a				Lapis lazuli ore generation has been changed to generate in two different groups. The first group generates as a triangle spread between Y=-32 and Y=32. The second group generates evenly between Y=-64 and Y=64, and is never exposed to air.
			February 17, 2021				Henrik Kniberg shows grimstone variant of lapis lazuli ore.
			February 18, 2021				JAPPA shows new texture of lapis lazuli ore and grimstone variant of lapis lazuli ore.
			February 22, 2021				JAPPA shows new texture of grimstone variant of lapis lazuli ore.
			21w08a				The texture of lapis lazuli ore has been changed again. The deepslate lapis lazuli ore has been added.
							Increased frequency of buried lapis.
			21w10a				The texture of deepslate lapis lazuli ore has been changed.
							Lapis lazuli ore generates more frequently.
							Normal lapis lazuli ore no longer generates in deepslate.[2]
			21w15a				The texture of lapis lazuli ore and the deepslate variant has been changed.
							The lapis lazuli ore generation changes in the previous 1.17 snapshots have reverted, though they can still accessed using the Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack.
1.18			Experimental Snapshot 1				The previous lapis lazuli ore generation changes are once again available without the use of a data pack.
			21w38a				Buried lapis lazuli ore generates in ore blobs similarly to other ores.
26.2			snap1				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb both lapis lazuli ore and deepslate lapis lazuli 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 lapis lazuli ore.
v0.3.0							Lapis lazuli ore now drops lapis lazuli.
v0.3.2							Lapis lazuli ore is now available in the creative inventory.
v0.12.1			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 can now be smelted to obtain the lapis lazuli item.
							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 been changed.
1.16.220 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.16.220.50				The texture of lapis lazuli ore has been changed.
1.17.0 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.16.230.52				Added deepslate lapis lazuli ore behind the Caves and Cliffs experimental gameplay.
			beta 1.16.230.54				The texture of lapis lazuli ore has been changed.
			beta 1.16.230.56				In the Caves and Cliffs experimental gameplay, lapis lazuli ore generation has been changed to generate in two different groups. The first group generates as a triangle spread between Y=-31 and Y=31. The second group generates evenly between Y=-63 and Y=63.
			beta 1.17.0.50				The texture of the deepslate variant has been changed.
1.17.0			beta 1.17.0.52				Deepslate variant now generates without the Caves and Cliffs experimental gameplay.
1.18.0			beta 1.18.0.20				Removed “Caves and Cliffs” experimental toggle. New lapis ore generation are now available through normal gameplay.
							Lapis lazuli ore generation has been tweaked.
			beta 1.18.0.22				Lapis ore generation height has been tweaked to be in parity with Java Edition.
1.20.30			Preview 1.20.20.21				Increased the blast resistance of deepslate lapis lazuli ore from 1.8 to 3.
1.20.60			Preview 1.20.60.21				Increased the base drop rate of lapis lazuli from lapis lazuli ore from 4-8 to 4-9.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026			Preview 26.20.23				Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb both lapis lazuli ore and deepslate lapis lazuli ore, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.
26.30			Preview 26.30.20				Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.
			Preview 26.30.27				Lapis lazuli ore and deepslate lapis lazuli ore's sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added lapis lazuli ore.
TU7							Mining lapis lazuli ore now drops experience orbs.
			1.90				The texture of lapis lazuli ore has been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added lapis lazuli ore.

Data history

Issues

Issues relating to "Lapis Lazuli Ore" or "Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Screenshots

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  Lapis lazuli ore can generate as a single block.
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  An isolated ore feature of lapis lazuli ore
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  Lapis lazuli ore exposed to sunlight in deep ravine
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  Naturally generated diamond ore, redstone ore, and lapis lazuli ore found in a canyon (Check the image for seed and coordinates)

In other media

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  Artwork of lapis lazuli ore in a mineshaft
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  Lapis lazuli ore as it appeared in MCC x Minecraft 15th Anniversary Party
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  Lapis lazuli ore with words floating above it

References