Minecraft:Lapis Lazuli Ore: Difference between revisions

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Template:Infobox block Lapis lazuli ore, internally known as lapis ore, is the Minecraft:ore block from which Minecraft:lapis lazuli is obtained.

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

Obtaining

Breaking

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

Drops/Fortune level	0	1	2	3
4	Template:Frac	Template:Frac	Template:Frac	Template:Frac
5	Template:Frac	Template:Frac	Template:Frac	Template:Frac
6	Template:Frac	Template:Frac	Template:Frac	Template:Frac
7	Template:Frac	Template:Frac	Template:Frac	Template:Frac
8	Template:Frac	Template:Frac	Template:Frac	Template:Frac
9	Template:Frac	Template:Frac	Template:Frac	Template:Frac
10	0	Template:Frac	Template:Frac	Template:Frac
12	0	Template:Frac	Template:Frac	Template:Frac
14	0	Template:Frac	Template:Frac	Template:Frac
15	0	0	Template:Frac	Template:Frac
16	0	Template:Frac	Template:Frac	Template:Frac
18	0	Template:Frac	Template:Frac	Template:Frac
20	0	0	0	Template:Frac
21	0	0	Template:Frac	Template:Frac
24	0	0	Template:Frac	Template:Frac
27	0	0	Template:Frac	Template:Frac
28	0	0	0	Template:Frac
32	0	0	0	Template:Frac
36	0	0	0	Template:Frac
Average	Template:Frac	Template:Frac	Template:Frac	Template:Frac

Lapis ore also drops Template:Xp when broken without Silk Touch.

Natural generation

Template:See also Lapis lazuli ore generates in the Minecraft:Overworld in the form of Minecraft:ore features. It generates in two batches per Minecraft: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 Minecraft:stone, Minecraft:andesite, Minecraft:diorite, Minecraft:granite, Minecraft:tuff, and Minecraft:deepslate. Any lapis lazuli ore that replaces tuff or deepslate becomes deepslate variant.

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Usage

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

Smelting ingredient

Template:Smelting

Sounds

Lapis lazuli ore

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Deepslate lapis lazuli ore

Template:Sound table/Block/Deepslate

Data values

ID

Template:Edition: Template:ID table Template:ID table

Template:Edition: Template:ID table Template:ID table2

Videos

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History

Issues

Template:Issue list

Gallery

Screenshots

Lapis lazuli ore can generate as a single block.

Lapis lazuli ore can generate as a single block.
An isolated ore feature of lapis lazuli ore

An isolated ore feature of lapis lazuli ore
Lapis lazuli ore exposed to sunlight in deep ravine

Lapis lazuli ore exposed to sunlight in deep ravine
Naturally generated Minecraft:diamond ore, Minecraft:redstone ore, and lapis lazuli ore found in a Minecraft:canyon (Check the image for seed and coordinates)

Naturally generated Minecraft:diamond ore, Minecraft:redstone ore, and lapis lazuli ore found in a Minecraft:canyon (Check the image for seed and coordinates)

In other media

Artwork of lapis lazuli ore in a Minecraft:mineshaft

Artwork of lapis lazuli ore in a Minecraft:mineshaft
Lapis lazuli ore as it appeared in Minecraft:MCC x Minecraft 15th Anniversary Party

Lapis lazuli ore as it appeared in Minecraft:MCC x Minecraft 15th Anniversary Party
Lapis lazuli ore with words floating above it

Lapis lazuli ore with words floating above it

References

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 |nameid=lapis_ore
 |id=21}}
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 |displayname=Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore
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 |{{HistoryLine||1.2|[[File:Lapis Lazuli Ore JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added lapis lazuli ore.
 |Lapis lazuli ore currently [[Minecraft:drops]] only one shard per [[Minecraft:block]].}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.2_02|[[Minecraft:Jeb]] acknowledged that the ore was too rare<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/f3gvo/lapis_lazuli_is_far_too_rare/</ref> and has now increased the drop rate to 4-8.
+|{{HistoryLine||1.2_02|[[Minecraft:Jeb]] acknowledged that the ore was too rare<ref>{{Reddit2|sub=Minecraft|id=f3gvo|cid=c1d097x|text=Haha yeah, sorry about that. I wasn't sure how common it should be, so I decided it was better to have too little and increase it later, than the other way around. It's really too little now... I've talked with Notch about this, and it will be adjusted in the next update.|author=jeb_|date=January 16, 2011}}</ref> and has now increased the drop rate to 4-8.
 |Lapis lazuli ore can now be found at [[Minecraft:bedrock]] level.}}
-|{{HistoryLine|unknown}}
-|{{HistoryLine||?|Lapis lazuli ore now drops 4-9 lapis lazuli.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|java}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Obtaining lapis lazuli ore is now possible using a [[Minecraft:pickaxe]] with the [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]] enchantment.}}
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 |{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w22a|Smelting and mining lapis lazuli ore, along with other [[Minecraft:ore]]s, [[Minecraft:block]]s and [[Minecraft:item]]s, gives the [[Minecraft:player]] experience orbs. One stack of lapis ore gives the player approximately the [[Minecraft:experience]] needed to go from level 0 to level 13.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||Texture Update|link=Texture Update|dev=?|slink=none|[[File:Lapis Lazuli Ore Texture Update Revision 1.png|32px]] A new texture for lapis lazuli ore has been proposed.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Lapis Lazuli Ore JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of lapis lazuli ore has been changed.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Lapis Lazuli Ore JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of lapis lazuli ore has been changed.
+|Lapis lazuli ore now drops 4-9 Lapis lazuli (previously 4-8).}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=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.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=February 17, 2021|slink={{Tweet|HenrikKniberg|1362095363314876418}}|[[File:Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore (pre-release).png|32px]] [[Minecraft:Henrik Kniberg]] shows [[Minecraft:grimstone]] variant of lapis lazuli ore.}}
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 <gallery>
 File:Ores in Cave.png|Lapis lazuli ore can generate as a single block.
-File:Isolated Lapis Ore.png|An isolated ore feature of lapis lazuli ore.
+File:Isolated Lapis Ore.png|An isolated ore feature of lapis lazuli ore
-File:LapisOreSunlight.png|Lapis lazuli ore exposed to sunlight in deep ravine.
+File:LapisOreSunlight.png|Lapis lazuli ore exposed to sunlight in deep ravine
-File:Deep ores.png|Naturally generated [[Minecraft:diamond ore]], [[Minecraft:redstone ore]] and lapis lazuli ore found in a [[Minecraft:canyon]]. Check the image for seed and coordinates.
+File:Deep ores.png|Naturally generated [[Minecraft:diamond ore]], [[Minecraft:redstone ore]], and lapis lazuli ore found in a [[Minecraft:canyon]] (Check the image for seed and coordinates)
-File:Mineshaft Wallpaper.png|Lapis lazuli ore in a [[Minecraft:Mineshaft]]. (Note: it uses a recoloured version of the old normal ore texture instead of its original one.)
+</gallery>
+=== In other media ===
+<gallery>
+File:Mineshaft Wallpaper.png|Artwork of lapis lazuli ore in a [[Minecraft:mineshaft]]
+File:Lapis Lazuli Ore MCC Event.png|Lapis lazuli ore as it appeared in [[Minecraft:MCC x Minecraft 15th Anniversary Party]]
+File:La Peace.jpeg|Lapis lazuli ore with words floating above it
 </gallery>