Diamond Ore

Diamond Ore
Diamond Ore
Type	Block
Tool Used	Iron Pickaxe or better
Luminosity	None
Transparency	None
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
First Appearance	Update 0.1.0

Diamond Ore, added in Update 0.1.0, is a type of Ore that drops a Diamond when mined. Diamond Ore is most commonly found in layers 0-16 above Bedrock. Diamond Ores are one of the rarest ores in the game, like Emerald Ore.

Obtaining

To obtain diamonds, the ore has to be mined using an Iron Pickaxe or above. The ore Block will drop a diamond, but when the Player uses a Fortune-Enchanted Pickaxe on it, its drops are increased depending on the level of the enchantment used on it.

Players can use a Silk Touch-Enchanted Pickaxe to obtain the Diamond Ore block itself as of Update 0.12.0.

Smelting

Note: Diamond Ore can only be smelted if obtained through Silk Touch. In normal circumstances, Diamond Ore drops Diamonds when mined.

• 1 Diamond Ore + Any Fuel => 1 Diamond

Trivia

• Even though added in Update 0.1.0, it didn't drop Diamonds until Update 0.3.2.
• Diamond Ore is much more easily found in Caves.
• Earlier, Diamond Ore was second rarest to Lapis Lazuli, but this was changed in Update 0.9.0, when Emerald Ore was added.
• Mining Diamond Ore will drop Experience Orbs.
• Diamond Ore is 25x as rare as Iron Ore.