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{{About||the ore|Emerald Ore|the item|Emerald|other uses|Emerald family}}
{{Infobox block
{{Infobox block
| image = Block of Emerald.png
| image = Block of Emerald.png
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== Obtaining ==
== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
=== Breaking ===
Mining blocks of emerald requires an iron pickaxe or better.
Mining blocks of emerald requires an [[Minecraft:iron pickaxe]] or better.


{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Block of Emerald|Pickaxe|Iron}}
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Block of Emerald|Pickaxe|Iron}}
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=== Beacons ===
=== Beacons ===
Blocks of emerald can be used to "power" a [[Minecraft:beacon]]. The beacon can be powered by a 3×3 square of emerald blocks underneath it, and can optionally also include a 5×5, 7×7, and 9×9 layer in the shape of a pyramid under the original layer to increase the effects from the beacon. The layers do not have to be entirely emerald blocks, as they may also contain blocks of iron, blocks of gold, blocks of netherite, and blocks of diamond.
Blocks of emerald can be used to "power" a [[Minecraft:beacon]]. The beacon can be powered by a 3×3 square of emerald blocks underneath it, and can optionally also include a 5×5, 7×7, and 9×9 layer in the shape of a pyramid under the original layer to increase the effects from the beacon. The layers do not have to be entirely emerald blocks, as they may also contain [[Minecraft:blocks of iron]], [[Minecraft:blocks of gold]], [[Minecraft:blocks of netherite]], and [[Minecraft:blocks of diamond]].


=== Crafting ingredient ===
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{Crafting usage}}
{{Crafting usage}}
=== Note blocks ===
A block of emerald can be used underneath a note block to produce the "bit" sound.
=== Sulfur cube ===
{{In development|section=1|drop=Chaos Cubed}}
Sulfur cubes have the ability to absorb blocks of emerald, either through picking it up or being interacted with it. This provides the regular/football effect to the mob when hitting it.


== Sounds ==
== Sounds ==
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== History ==
== History ==


When diamond blocks were added in Java Edition Indev 0.31 20100128-2200, they were known until 0.31 20100129-2332 as emerald blocks.
When [[Minecraft:diamond block]]s were added in [[Minecraft:Java Edition Indev 0.31 20100128-2200]], they were known until [[Minecraft:Java Edition Indev 0.31 20100129-2332|0.31 20100129-2332]] as emerald blocks.


=== Development ===
=== Development ===
{{HistoryTable
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||May 28, 2012|link={{tweet|jeb_|207114788382310400}}|Jeb tweeted an image featuring a room containing redstone lamps and blocks of emerald.}}
|{{HistoryLine||May 28, 2012|link={{tweet|jeb_|207114788382310400}}|[[Minecraft:Jeb]] tweeted an image featuring a room containing [[Minecraft:redstone lamp]]s and blocks of emerald.}}
|{{HistoryLine||July 21, 2017|link=https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/888296825991639042|[[File:Block of Emerald pJE20170721.png|32px]] Showed new texture of block of emerald.}}
|{{HistoryLine||July 21, 2017|link=https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/888296825991639042|[[File:Block of Emerald pJE20170721.png|32px]] Showed new texture of [[Minecraft:block of emerald]].}}
}}
}}


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|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w22a|[[File:Block of Emerald JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added blocks of emerald.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w22a|[[File:Block of Emerald JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added blocks of emerald.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w32a|Blocks of emerald can now be used to construct [[Minecraft:beacon]] pyramids.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w32a|Blocks of emerald can now be used to construct [[Minecraft:beacon]] pyramids.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.4|dev=1.4.3|Blocks of emerald can no longer be mined using wooden or stone [[Minecraft:pickaxe]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.4|dev=1.4.3|Blocks of emerald can no longer be [[Minecraft:Breaking|mine]]d using wooden or stone [[Minecraft:pickaxe]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Block of Emerald JE2.png|32px]] The texture of blocks of emerald has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Block of Emerald JE2.png|32px]] The texture of blocks of emerald has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w50a|[[File:Block of Emerald JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of blocks of emerald has been changed, again.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w50a|[[File:Block of Emerald JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of blocks of emerald has been changed, again.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w08a|[[File:Block of Emerald JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of blocks of emerald has been changed, once again.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w08a|[[File:Block of Emerald JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of blocks of emerald has been changed, once again.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w09a|Blocks of emerald can now be used to play the bit, if they are under note blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w09a|Blocks of emerald can now be used to play the bit, if they are under [[Minecraft:note block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|exp=Update 1.21|dev=23w45a|Blocks of emerald can now be found in trial chambers intersection chests and decorated pots.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|exp=Update 1.21|dev=23w45a|Blocks of emerald can now be found in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]] intersection chests and [[Minecraft:decorated pot]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|exp=Update 1.21|dev=24w13a|Blocks of emerald can now be obtained from ominous vaults.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|exp=Update 1.21|dev=24w13a|Blocks of emerald can now be obtained from [[Minecraft:ominous vault]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap 1|Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb blocks of emerald, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap1|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb blocks of emerald, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=snap6|Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.}}
}}
}}


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|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Block of Emerald JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of blocks of emerald has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Block of Emerald JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of blocks of emerald has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.5|[[File:Block of Emerald JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of blocks of emerald has been changed, once again.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.5|[[File:Block of Emerald JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of blocks of emerald has been changed, once again.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.9|Blocks of emerald can now be used to play the bit, if they are under note blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.9|Blocks of emerald can now be used to play the bit, if they are under [[Minecraft:note block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.20.60.20|Blocks of emerald can now be found in trial chambers intersection chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.20.60.20|Blocks of emerald can now be found in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]] intersection chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.0|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.21.0.20|Blocks of emerald can now be obtained from ominous vaults.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.0|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.21.0.20|Blocks of emerald can now be obtained from [[Minecraft:ominous vault]]s.}}
|{{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 emerald, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.20|dev=Preview 26.20.23|exp=Drop 2 of 2026|Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb blocks of emerald, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.30|dev=Preview 26.30.20|Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 26.30.27|Blocks of emerald's sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.}}
}}
}}


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|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|Blocks of emerald now use the newly-implemented model json file {{code|models/block/cube.json}}; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|Blocks of emerald 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 ''The Flattening'', this block's numeral ID was 133.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Prior to [[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 133.}}
}}
}}


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=== Screenshots ===
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Emerald Block Preview Jeb.png|The first image of emerald blocks released by Jens Bergensten.
Emerald Block Preview Jeb.png|The first image of emerald blocks released by [[Minecraft:Jens Bergensten]].
Dev Emerald Block.png|A teaser image released by Jens Bergensten of an updated block of emerald texture.
Dev Emerald Block.png|A teaser image released by Jens Bergensten of an updated block of emerald texture.
</gallery>
</gallery>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* Trading
* [[Minecraft:Trading]]


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Mcnet|block-week-emerald|Block of the Week: Emerald|April 21, 2017|Alex Wiltshire}}
* {{Mcnet|block-week-emerald|Block of the Week: Emerald|April 21, 2017|[[Minecraft:Alex Wiltshire]]}}


== Navigation ==
== Navigation ==
{{Navbox ore}}
{{Navbox blocks|Building}}
{{Navbox blocks|Building}}


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[[Category:Compacted blocks]]
[[Category:Compacted blocks]]


de:Smaragdblock
[[Minecraft:de:Smaragdblock]]
es:Bloque de esmeralda
[[Minecraft:es:Bloque de esmeralda]]
fr:Bloc d'émeraude
[[Minecraft:fr:Bloc d'émeraude]]
hu:Smaragdblokk
[[Minecraft:hu:Smaragdblokk]]
it:Blocco di smeraldo
[[Minecraft:it:Blocco di smeraldo]]
ja:エメラルドブロック
[[Minecraft:ja:エメラルドブロック]]
ko:에메랄드 블록
[[Minecraft:ko:에메랄드 블록]]
lzh:祖母綠塊
[[Minecraft:lzh:祖母綠塊]]
nl:Smaragdblok
[[Minecraft:nl:Smaragdblok]]
pl:Blok szmaragdu
[[Minecraft:pl:Blok szmaragdu]]
pt:Bloco de Esmeralda
[[Minecraft:pt:Bloco de Esmeralda]]
ru:Изумрудный блок
[[Minecraft:ru:Изумрудный блок]]
th:บล็อกมรกต
[[Minecraft:th:บล็อกมรกต]]
uk:Блок смарагда
[[Minecraft:uk:Блок смарагда]]
zh:绿宝石块
[[Minecraft:zh:绿宝石块]]

Latest revision as of 11:02, 31 May 2026

Template:Infobox block A block of emerald, internally known as an emerald block, is a mineral block equivalent to nine Minecraft:emeralds.

Obtaining

Breaking

Mining blocks of emerald requires an Minecraft:iron pickaxe or better.

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Crafting

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Generated loot

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Usage

Blocks of emerald can be used to store Minecraft:emeralds in a compact fashion or used as decorative blocks.

Beacons

Blocks of emerald can be used to "power" a Minecraft:beacon. The beacon can be powered by a 3×3 square of emerald blocks underneath it, and can optionally also include a 5×5, 7×7, and 9×9 layer in the shape of a pyramid under the original layer to increase the effects from the beacon. The layers do not have to be entirely emerald blocks, as they may also contain Minecraft:blocks of iron, Minecraft:blocks of gold, Minecraft:blocks of netherite, and Minecraft:blocks of diamond.

Crafting ingredient

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Sounds

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Data values

ID

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Videos

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History

When Minecraft:diamond blocks were added in Minecraft:Java Edition Indev 0.31 20100128-2200, they were known until 0.31 20100129-2332 as emerald blocks.

Development

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Java Edition

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Bedrock Edition

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Legacy Console Edition

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New Nintendo 3DS Edition

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Data history

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Issues

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Gallery

Screenshots

See also

External links

Navigation

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