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{{For||Lapis}}
{{Infobox block
|image=Block of Lapis Lazuli.png
|invimage=Block of Lapis Lazuli
|transparent=No
|light=No
|tool=stone pickaxe
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=Yes (64)
|flammable=No
|lavasusceptible=No
}}
A '''block of lapis lazuli''', internally known as a '''lapis block''', is a mineral block equivalent to nine pieces of [[Minecraft:lapis lazuli]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Blocks of lapis lazuli can be mined using a [[Minecraft:stone pickaxe]] or better.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Block of Lapis Lazuli|Pickaxe|Stone}}

=== Natural generation ===
Blocks of lapis lazuli generate as the center of "illager statues" in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
  |Lapis Lazuli
  |Lapis Lazuli
  |Lapis Lazuli
  |Lapis Lazuli
  |Lapis Lazuli
  |Lapis Lazuli
  |Lapis Lazuli
  |Lapis Lazuli
  |Lapis Lazuli
  |Output=Block of Lapis Lazuli
  |type=Building block
}}

== Usage ==
Blocks of lapis lazuli can be used as a form of storage for [[Minecraft:lapis lazuli]]. 

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

=== Sulfur cube ===
{{In development|section=1|drop=Chaos Cubed}}
[[Minecraft:Sulfur cube]]s have the ability to absorb blocks of lapis lazuli, either through picking it up or being interacted with it. This provides the regular/football effect to the mob when hitting it.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Stone}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block of Lapis Lazuli
|spritetype=block
|nameid=lapis_block
|showblocktags=y
|blocktags=mineable/pickaxe, needs_stone_tool
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Block of Lapis Lazuli
|spritetype=block
|nameid=lapis_block
|id=22
|foot=1}}

== Videos ==
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== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2|[[File:Block of Lapis Lazuli JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added lapis lazuli blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w19a|[[File:Block of Lapis Lazuli JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of lapis lazuli blocks have now been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w02a|[[Minecraft:Villager]]s now trade [[Minecraft:lapis lazuli]], making Lapis lazuli blocks a [[Minecraft:renewable resource]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w39a|Lapis lazuli blocks now generate hidden in "[[Minecraft:illager]] statues" of [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Block of Lapis Lazuli JE3 BE3.png|32px]] Changed the texture of lapis lazuli blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=20w46a|Renamed "Lapis Lazuli Block" to "Block of Lapis Lazuli".}}
|{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap 1|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb blocks of lapis lazuli, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.2.0|[[File:Block of Lapis Lazuli JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added lapis lazuli blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.2|Made lapis lazuli blocks available in both Survival and Creative mode.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Block of Lapis Lazuli JE2 BE2.png|32px]]Changed the texture of lapis lazuli blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.4|dev=alpha 1.0.4.0|Cleric [[Minecraft:villager]]s now sell [[Minecraft:lapis lazuli]], making lapis lazuli blocks a [[Minecraft:renewable resource]].}} 
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Lapis lazuli blocks now generate in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Block of Lapis Lazuli JE3 BE3.png|32px]]Changed the texture of lapis lazuli blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.10|dev=Preview 1.19.10.22|Renamed "Lapis Lazuli Block" to "Block of Lapis Lazuli".}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.20|dev=Preview 26.20.23|exp=Drop 2 of 2026|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb blocks of lapis lazuli, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Block of Lapis Lazuli JE1 BE1.png|32px]]Added lapis lazuli blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU22|xbone=CU10|ps3=1.15|psvita=1.15|ps4=1.15|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Block of Lapis Lazuli JE2 BE2.png|32px]]Changed the texture of lapis lazuli blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|[[Minecraft:Villager]]s now trade [[Minecraft:lapis lazuli]], making Lapis lazuli blocks a [[Minecraft:renewable resource]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU54|xbone=CU44|ps3=1.52|psvita=1.52|ps4=1.52|wiiu=Patch 24|switch=1.0.4|Lapis lazuli blocks now generate hidden in "[[Minecraft:illager]] statues" of [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Block of Lapis Lazuli JE3 BE3.png|32px]]Changed the texture of lapis lazuli blocks.}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|New Nintendo 3DS Edition}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Block of Lapis Lazuli JE2 BE2.png|32px]]Added lapis lazuli blocks.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|Lapis lazuli blocks now use the newly-implemented model json file {{code|models/block/cube.json}}; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Prior to [[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 22.}}
}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==

* In real life, [[Minecraft:wikipedia:Lapis_lazuli|lapis lazuli]] is a blue gem that may be ground and processed into ultramarine pigment. Lapis lazuli pigment has been famously used in the production of illuminated manuscripts, stained glass, and cave paintings. It was also used by Egyptians for their jewelry and other valuable items.

== Gallery ==

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:Lapis Lazuli Block (inventory) MCE.png|A {{MCE|Block of Lapis Lazuli}} as it appeared in {{MCE}}.
File:Block of Lapis Lazuli MCC Event.png|The block as it appeared in [[Minecraft:MCC x Minecraft 15th Anniversary Party]].
</gallery>

== External links ==
* {{Mcnet|block-week-lapis-lazuli|Block of the Week: Lapis Lazuli|February 3, 2017|[[Minecraft:Alex Wiltshire]]}}
* {{Mcnet|block-of-lapis-lazuli|Block of the Month: Block of Lapis Lazuli|October 25, 2024|[[Minecraft:Duncan Geere]]}}

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