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Template:Infobox block Diamond ore is a rare Minecraft:ore that generates deep underground, and drops Minecraft:diamonds when mined.

Deepslate diamond ore is a variant of diamond ore that can generate in Minecraft:deepslate and Minecraft:tuff blobs, and is more common than its regular variant.

Obtaining

Breaking

The diamond ore block itself (rather than its Minecraft:diamond drops) can be obtained by mining it with an Minecraft:iron pickaxe or better, with the Minecraft:Silk Touch enchantment. When mined without Silk Touch, diamond ore drops a single diamond and Template:Xp. The maximum number of diamonds dropped from a diamond ore block can be increased with Minecraft:Fortune. Fortune I gives a Template:Frac chance for 2 diamonds, averaging 1.33 diamonds, Fortune II gives a 25% chance (each) to give 2 or 3 diamonds, averaging 1.75 diamonds, and Fortune III gives a 20% chance (each) to give 2, 3, or 4 diamonds, averaging 2.2 diamonds.

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Natural generation

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Ore feature of diamond ores

Ore feature of diamond ore.

Diamond ore generates in the Minecraft:Overworld in the form of ore features, and is more common as the Minecraft:altitude decreases. Diamond ore blocks have a chance to not generate if they are exposed to Minecraft:air; however, they do not have a reduced chance to generate if exposed to water or lava, making them appear more commonly on the walls of Minecraft:aquifers.

Diamond ore generation occurs in four batches:

7 blobs of 1-5 ores per Minecraft:chunk, from Y=16 to Y=-63. There is a 50% chance to not generate an ore block if it is next to air.
1 blob of 1-23 ores every Template:Frac chunks, from Y=16 to Y=-63. There is a 70% chance to not generate an ore block if it is next to air.
4 blobs of 1-10 ores per chunk, from Y=16 to Y=-63. Ore blocks do not generate if they are next to air.
2 blobs of 1-10 ores per chunk, from Y=-4 to Y=-63. There is a 50% chance to not generate an ore block if it is next to air.

Diamond ore can replace Minecraft:stone, Minecraft:andesite, Minecraft:diorite, Minecraft:granite, Minecraft:tuff, and Minecraft:deepslate. Diamond ore that replaces tuff or deepslate becomes deepslate diamond ore, which is more common than its regular variant because diamond ore is more likely to generate at lower altitudes.

Deepslate diamond ore also generates as part of Minecraft:fossils that generate below Y=0, replacing some of the Minecraft:bone blocks.

Deepslate diamond ore is most commonly found at Y=-58 and Y=-59.

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Usage

The primary usage of diamond ore is to mine it for Minecraft:diamonds.

Smelting ingredient

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Sounds

Diamond ore

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Deepslate diamond ore

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Data values

ID

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Videos

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History

Issues

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Trivia

In some blob formations, Minecraft:ores connect diagonally.
After the Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs update, diamond ore is the only type of Overworld ore that largely keeps the classic ore texture, with only some minor tweaks to coloration.
The Minecraft mechanic that diamond ore replaces coal ore in fossils that generate in deepslate layers, is in accordance with the common misconception in real life that Template:Ws form from highly compressed Template:W.
- In fact, diamonds mostly form from carbon that comes from Template:Ws,<ref>How do diamonds form? They don't form from coal! – Geology.com in 2012</ref> and are completely unrelated to coal which forms from dead plants.

Gallery

Screenshots

An exposed blob containing 8 diamond ores.

An exposed blob containing 8 diamond ores.
An exposed blob containing 10 diamond ores.

An exposed blob containing 10 diamond ores.
Naturally generated diamond and redstone ores in a cave.

Naturally generated diamond and redstone ores in a cave.
Multiple ores, found in the new big cave.

Multiple ores, found in the new big cave.
Naturally generated diamond ore, Minecraft:redstone ore and Minecraft:lapis lazuli ore found in a Minecraft:canyon.

Naturally generated diamond ore, Minecraft:redstone ore and Minecraft:lapis lazuli ore found in a Minecraft:canyon.
A deepslate diamond ore generated in a Minecraft:fossil.

A deepslate diamond ore generated in a Minecraft:fossil.

Mojang screenshots

Minecraft:Makena mining for diamonds

Minecraft:Makena mining for diamonds

In other media

A "satisfying" GIF of diamond ores falling into place endlessly.<ref>https://giphy.com/gifs/minecraft-loop-diamond-geometric-Yh0qLwfpAogL9vVxhL</ref>

A "satisfying" GIF of diamond ores falling into place endlessly.<ref>https://giphy.com/gifs/minecraft-loop-diamond-geometric-Yh0qLwfpAogL9vVxhL</ref>
A parody of a popular meme, depicting Minecraft:Steve giving up only one Minecraft:block away from a large blob of diamond ore while Minecraft:Ari presumably obtains them instead.

A parody of a popular meme, depicting Minecraft:Steve giving up only one Minecraft:block away from a large blob of diamond ore while Minecraft:Ari presumably obtains them instead.
Diamond ore as it appeared Template:In.

Diamond ore as it appeared Template:In.
Diamond ore as it appears Template:In.

Diamond ore as it appears Template:In.
A group of diamond ores.

A group of diamond ores.
A diamond ore bath bomb, from the Minecraft:Minecraft x LUSH collection.

A diamond ore bath bomb, from the Minecraft:Minecraft x LUSH collection.
Minecraft:Steve mining Minecraft:diamonds whilst being hunted by a Minecraft:warden.

Minecraft:Steve mining Minecraft:diamonds whilst being hunted by a Minecraft:warden.
Template:AMCM and Template:AMCM mining diamonds.

Template:AMCM and Template:AMCM mining diamonds.
Diamond ore in Template:Amcm.

Diamond ore in Template:Amcm.
Diamond ore as seen in Minecraft:Choose Your Mode.

Diamond ore as seen in Minecraft:Choose Your Mode.
Diamond ore pin.

Diamond ore pin.

References

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External links

Block of the Week: Diamond Ore – Minecraft.net on October 20, 2017

Navigation

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-=== Note blocks ===
-Diamond ore can be placed under [[Minecraft:note block]]s to produce "bass drum" sounds.
-=== Sulfur cube ===
-{{In development|section=1|drop=Chaos Cubed}}
-[[Minecraft:Sulfur cube]]s have the ability to absorb diamond ore and deepslate diamond ore, either through picking them up or being interacted with them. This provides the regular/football effect to the mob when hitting it.
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-|{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20100128-2200|[[File:Diamond Ore JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added diamond ore. Initially, it was referred to as "emerald ore".}}
+|{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20100128-2200|[[File:Diamond Ore JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added diamond ore.{{info needed|did it start generating in this version?}} Initially, it was referred to as "emerald ore".}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100130|Emerald ore from the previous version is now referred to as diamond ore.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100201-2227|The drop rate of diamonds has been reduced to 1 per ore mined (down from 1-3).}}
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 |{{HistoryLine||1.6|dev=Test Build 3|Before this update, diamond was about 50% rarer in the north-east quadrant of the point (0,0) compared to the quadrant to the south-west. In this update, [[Minecraft:clay]] blocks are now more rare than diamond due to a glitch.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.7|Fixed the issue causing clay to be rarer than diamond.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Diamond ore has now become about 25% rarer.}}
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 |{{HistoryLine||1.20.2|dev=23w31a|Diamond ore now generates more frequently in deepslate layers.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
-|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap 1|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb diamond ore, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap1|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb both diamond ore and deepslate diamond ore, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=snap6|Changed effect from football/regular to slow bouncy.}}
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 |{{HistoryLine||1.20.30|dev=Preview 1.20.20.21|Increased the blast resistance of deepslate diamond ore from 1.8 to 3.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.20.30.20|Diamond ore now generates more frequently in deepslate layers.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||26.20|dev=Preview 26.20.23|exp=Drop 2 of 2026|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb both diamond ore and deepslate diamond ore, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
 |{{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 both diamond ore and deepslate diamond ore, 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|Diamond ore and deepslate diamond ore's sulfur cube archetype has been changed from regular to slow bouncy.}}
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 * After the [[Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs]] update, diamond ore is the only type of Overworld ore that largely keeps the classic ore texture, with only some minor tweaks to coloration.
 * The ''Minecraft'' mechanic that diamond ore replaces coal ore in fossils that generate in deepslate layers, is in accordance with the common misconception in real life that {{w|diamond}}s form from highly compressed {{w|coal}}.
-** In fact, diamonds mostly form from carbon that comes from {{w|carbonate rock}}s,<ref>[https://geology.com/articles/diamonds-from-coal/ How do diamonds form? They don't form from coal!] – Geology.com in 2012</ref> and are completely unrelated to coal which form from dead plants.
+** In fact, diamonds mostly form from carbon that comes from {{w|carbonate rock}}s,<ref>[https://geology.com/articles/diamonds-from-coal/ How do diamonds form? They don't form from coal!] – Geology.com in 2012</ref> and are completely unrelated to coal which forms from dead plants.
 == Gallery ==
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 === In other media ===
 <gallery>
-File:Satisfying... wait for it.gif|A "satisfying" gif of diamond ores falling into place endlessly.<ref>https://giphy.com/gifs/minecraft-loop-diamond-geometric-Yh0qLwfpAogL9vVxhL</ref>
+File:Satisfying... wait for it.gif|A "satisfying" GIF of diamond ores falling into place endlessly.<ref>https://giphy.com/gifs/minecraft-loop-diamond-geometric-Yh0qLwfpAogL9vVxhL</ref>
 File:Never give up.jpeg|A parody of a popular meme, depicting [[Minecraft:Steve]] giving up only one [[Minecraft:block]] away from a large blob of diamond ore while [[Minecraft:Ari]] presumably obtains them instead.
-File:Diamond Ore (inventory) MCE.png|[[Minecraft:MCE:Diamond ore|Diamond ore]] as it appeared {{in|Earth}}.
+File:Diamond Ore (inventory) MCE.png|[[Minecraft:MCE:Diamond Ore|Diamond ore]] as it appeared {{in|Earth}}.
 File:Diamond Journal Icon MCL.png|[[Minecraft:MCL:Diamond|Diamond ore]] as it appears {{in|Legends}}.
 File:4402dee2b46d262a4867a47082852772-diamondoreheader.webp|A group of diamond ores.
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+{{Navbox stone}}
+{{Navbox deepslate}}
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