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Template:For Template:Infobox block Coal ore is a mineral block that drops Minecraft:coal when mined.

Deepslate coal ore is a variant of coal ore that rarely generates at the top of the Minecraft:deepslate layer.

Obtaining

Breaking

Coal ore itself can be obtained by mining it with any Minecraft:pickaxe enchanted with Minecraft:Silk Touch. When mined without Silk Touch, it drops one Minecraft:coal. It is affected by the Fortune enchantment, dropping 1–2, 1–3, or 1–4 coal respectively with Fortune I, II, and III. It also drops Template:Xp when mined. Fortune does not affect the amount of experience dropped.

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Natural generation

Template:See also Coal ore can generate in the Minecraft:Overworld in the form of ore blobs. It generates in two batches per chunk. The first batch attempts to generate 30 times per chunk in blobs of 0–37, evenly from levels 136 to 320. The second batch attempts to generate 20 times per chunk in blobs of 0–37, from levels 0 to 192, being most common at Y=96, and being less common toward either end of the range. Coal ore in this second batch is also less likely to be exposed to air: 50% of ore blocks that would generate exposed do not generate. Template:IN, coal ore also has the third batches, which attempts to generate 20 times per chunk in blobs of size 0–37, evenly from levels 128 to 256, within any type of mountains biomes.

Coal ore can replace Minecraft:stone, Minecraft:andesite, Minecraft:diorite, Minecraft:granite, Minecraft:tuff, and Minecraft:deepslate. Deepslate coal ore generates when replacing Minecraft:tuff or Minecraft:deepslate, which is a rare occurrence due to the rarity of coal blobs below Y=8 where deepslate generates.

Coal ore is also found in small amounts alongside underground Minecraft:fossils.

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Usage

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

Smelting ingredient

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Note blocks

Coal ore can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.

Sulfur cube

Template:In development Sulfur cubes have the ability to absorb coal ore and deepslate coal ore, either through picking them up or being interacted with them. This provides the regular/football effect to the mob when hitting it.

Sounds

Coal ore

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Deepslate coal ore

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Data values

ID

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Videos

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History

Issues

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Gallery

Screenshots

A blob of coal ore found in a giant tree taiga cliff.

A blob of coal ore found in a giant tree taiga cliff.
A blob of coal with surrounding blocks excavated.

A blob of coal with surrounding blocks excavated.
A blob of coal naturally occurring in a desert.

A blob of coal naturally occurring in a desert.
A block of coal ore found underwater. The Minecraft:glowstone is placed by the player.

A block of coal ore found underwater. The Minecraft:glowstone is placed by the player.
A coal blob in a mushroom biome hillside.

A coal blob in a mushroom biome hillside.
A 20-block blob of coal ore found in a ravine.

A 20-block blob of coal ore found in a ravine.
A coal ore blob found in a mountains biome.

A coal ore blob found in a mountains biome.
One coal ore blob that generated close to the surface in a cave opening.

One coal ore blob that generated close to the surface in a cave opening.
A blob of coal ore above a lake of lava.

A blob of coal ore above a lake of lava.
A blob of coal ore found Template:In.

A blob of coal ore found Template:In.
Coal ore generated in snowy biome.

Coal ore generated in snowy biome.
A ravine with multiple ores, water and lava falls, and a stronghold bridge over it.

A ravine with multiple ores, water and lava falls, and a stronghold bridge over it.
Coal ore exposed on the surface of a windswept hills biome.

Coal ore exposed on the surface of a windswept hills biome.
A blob of deepslate coal ore.

A blob of deepslate coal ore.
A screenshot of a coal ore.

A screenshot of a coal ore.

In other media

Coal ore as it appeared Template:In.

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

Coal ore as it appears Template:In.

External links

Block of the Week: Coal Ore – Minecraft.net on December 8, 2017

Navigation

Template:Navbox ore Template:Navbox blocks

cs:Ložisko uhlí de:Steinkohle el:Μετάλλευμα Κάρβουνου es:Mena de carbón fr:Minerai de charbon hu:Szénérc it:Minerale di carbone ja:石炭鉱石 ko:석탄 광석 nl:Steenkoolerts pl:Złoże węgla pt:Minério de Carvão ru:Угольная руда uk:Вугільна руда zh:煤矿石

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 {{TooltipSprite||Deepslate Coal Ore}} {{Map color|Deepslate}}
 }}
-'''Coal ore''' is a [[Minecraft:mineral]] block that drops [[Minecraft:coal]] when mined.
+'''Coal ore''' is a mineral block that drops [[Minecraft:coal]] when mined.
 '''Deepslate coal ore''' is a variant of coal ore that rarely generates at the top of the [[Minecraft:deepslate]] layer.
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 == Obtaining ==
 === Breaking ===
-Coal ore itself can be obtained by mining it with any [[Minecraft:pickaxe]] enchanted with [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]]. When mined without Silk Touch, it drops one [[Minecraft:coal]]. It is affected by the [[Minecraft:Fortune]] enchantment, dropping 1–2, 1–3, or 1–4 coal respectively with Fortune I, II, and III. It also drops {{xp|0|2}} when mined. Fortune does not affect the amount of experience dropped.
+Coal ore itself can be obtained by mining it with any [[Minecraft:pickaxe]] enchanted with [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]]. When mined without Silk Touch, it drops one [[Minecraft:coal]]. It is affected by the Fortune enchantment, dropping 1–2, 1–3, or 1–4 coal respectively with Fortune I, II, and III. It also drops {{xp|0|2}} when mined. Fortune does not affect the amount of experience dropped.
 {{breaking row
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 === Natural generation ===
 {{see also|Ore (feature)}}
-Coal ore can generate in the [[Minecraft:Overworld]] in the form of [[Minecraft:ore blob]]s. It generates in two batches per chunk. The first batch attempts to generate 30 times per chunk in blobs of 0–37, evenly from levels 136 to 320. The second batch attempts to generate 20 times per chunk in blobs of 0–37, from levels 0 to 192, being most common at Y=96, and being less common toward either end of the range. Coal ore in this second batch is also less likely to be exposed to air: 50% of ore blocks that would generate exposed do not generate. {{IN|Bedrock}}, coal ore also has the third batches, which attempts to generate 20 times per chunk in blobs of size 0–37, evenly from levels 128 to 256, within any type of [[Minecraft:mountains]] biomes.
+Coal ore can generate in the [[Minecraft:Overworld]] in the form of ore blobs. It generates in two batches per chunk. The first batch attempts to generate 30 times per chunk in blobs of 0–37, evenly from levels 136 to 320. The second batch attempts to generate 20 times per chunk in blobs of 0–37, from levels 0 to 192, being most common at Y=96, and being less common toward either end of the range. Coal ore in this second batch is also less likely to be exposed to air: 50% of ore blocks that would generate exposed do not generate. {{IN|Bedrock}}, coal ore also has the third batches, which attempts to generate 20 times per chunk in blobs of size 0–37, evenly from levels 128 to 256, within any type of mountains biomes.
 Coal ore can replace [[Minecraft:stone]], [[Minecraft:andesite]], [[Minecraft:diorite]], [[Minecraft:granite]], [[Minecraft:tuff]], and [[Minecraft:deepslate]]. Deepslate coal ore generates when replacing [[Minecraft:tuff]] or [[Minecraft:deepslate]], which is a rare occurrence due to the rarity of coal blobs below Y=8 where deepslate generates.
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 === Note blocks ===
-Coal ore can be placed under [[Minecraft:note block]]s to produce "bass drum" sounds.
+Coal ore can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.
 === Sulfur cube ===
 {{In development|section=1|drop=Chaos Cubed}}
-[[Minecraft:Sulfur cube]]s have the ability to absorb coal ore and deepslate coal ore, either through picking them up or being interacted with them. This provides the regular/football effect to the mob when hitting it.
+Sulfur cubes have the ability to absorb coal ore and deepslate coal ore, either through picking them up or being interacted with them. This provides the regular/football effect to the mob when hitting it.
 == Sounds ==
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 === Development ===
 {{HistoryTable
-|{{HistoryLine||May 23, 2009|link=wordofnotch:111691116|[[Minecraft:Notch]] says he accomplished adding coal blobs in [[Minecraft:stone]].}}
+|{{HistoryLine||May 23, 2009|link=wordofnotch:111691116|Notch says he accomplished adding coal blobs in [[Minecraft:stone]].}}
 }}
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 |{{HistoryLine|java classic}}
 |{{HistoryLine||0.0.14a|[[File:Coal Ore JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added coal ore.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST|[[Minecraft:Mining]] coal ore currently [[Minecraft:drops]] itself.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST|Mining coal ore currently drops itself.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||0.26 SURVIVAL TEST|Mining coal ore now drops [[Minecraft:Smooth Stone Slab|stone slab]]s.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||0.28|Coal ore can be obtained in the [[Minecraft:Creative inventory]].}}
 |{{HistoryLine|java indev}}
-|{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20100124-2119|Coal ore now generates in [[Minecraft:starting house]] chests.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20100124-2119|Coal ore now generates in starting house chests.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100128-2200|When mined, coal ore drops 1–3 [[Minecraft:coal]].}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100129-1447|Coal ore no longer generates in starting house chests.}}
-|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100201-2227|Coal ore now [[Minecraft:drops]] 1 piece of [[Minecraft:coal]] when mined with a pickaxe.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100201-2227|Coal ore now drops 1 piece of [[Minecraft:coal]] when mined with a pickaxe.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|java infdev}}
 |{{HistoryLine||20100227-1414|Coal ore no longer generates.}}
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 |{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Coal ore can now be obtained by mining it using a pickaxe enchanted with [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]].}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6|Coal ore can now be smelted to obtain [[Minecraft:coal]].}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w22a|Coal ore now drops [[Minecraft:experience]] when mined.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w22a|Coal ore now drops experience when mined.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.10|dev=16w20a|Coal ore can now be found in small amounts near [[Minecraft:fossil]]s.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||Texture Update|link=Texture Update|dev=November 9, 2017|slink={{tweet|JAPPA|928570147685781504}}|[[File:Coal Ore Texture Update Revision 1.png|32px]] A new texture for coal ore has been proposed.}}
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 |Reduced air exposure for coal ore.
 |Coal ore can no longer generate in fossils below Y{{=}}0.}}
-|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w15a|All the changes to coal ore generation in the previous 1.17 snapshots have been reverted, but they can be re-enabled with the [[Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack]].}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w15a|All the changes to coal ore generation in the previous 1.17 snapshots have been reverted, but they can be re-enabled with the Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w17a|Deepslate coal ore now generates naturally.
 |Coal ore can now replace [[Minecraft:tuff]] and [[Minecraft:deepslate]] upon generating.}}
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 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=Release Candidate 4|Fixed an issue where coal ore at lower heights (Y{{=}}0 to Y{{=}}192) is not distributed as intended since 1.18-pre1.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
-|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap 1|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb coal ore, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap 1|Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb coal ore, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
 }}
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 |{{HistoryLine||v0.3.0|Coal ore now drops [[Minecraft:coal]] when mined.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||v0.3.2|Coal ore is now available in the creative inventory.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|[[Minecraft:Mining]] coal ore now drops [[Minecraft:experience]] orbs.
+|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|Mining coal ore now drops experience orbs.
-|Coal ore can now be collected with [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]], [[Minecraft:drop]]ping the [[Minecraft:block]] itself.
+|Coal ore can now be collected with [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]], dropping the [[Minecraft:block]] itself.
-|Coal ore now drops extra [[Minecraft:coal]]s with the [[Minecraft:Fortune]] enchantment.}}
+|Coal ore now drops extra [[Minecraft:coal]]s with the Fortune enchantment.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Coal Ore JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of coal ore has been changed.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.16.220|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.220.50|[[File:Coal Ore JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of coal ore has been changed.
-|In the Caves & Cliffs [[Minecraft:Experimental Gameplay]], 20 additional blobs of coal ore now attempt to generate in new [[Minecraft:mountain]] biomes between Y{{=}}128 and Y{{=}}256.}}
+|In the Caves & Cliffs Experimental Gameplay, 20 additional blobs of coal ore now attempt to generate in new mountain biomes between Y{{=}}128 and Y{{=}}256.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.230.52|[[File:Deepslate Coal Ore BE1.png|32px]] Added deepslate variant of coal ore behind the Caves & Cliffs Experimental Gameplay. It generates instead of coal in [[Minecraft:deepslate]] blobs.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.230.54|[[File:Coal Ore JE5.png|32px]] Coal ore texture was updated.}}
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 |{{HistoryLine||1.20.30|dev=Preview 1.20.20.21|Increased the blast resistance of deepslate coal ore from 1.8 to 3.}}
 |{{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 coal ore and deepslate coal ore, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||26.20|dev=Preview 26.20.23|exp=Drop 2 of 2026|Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb both coal ore and deepslate coal ore, providing the football/regular effect to the mob.}}
 }}
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 |{{HistoryLine|console}}
 |{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Coal Ore JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added coal ore.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU7|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Coal ore now drops [[Minecraft:experience]] when mined.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU7|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Coal ore now drops experience when mined.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps3=1.36|psvita=1.36|ps4=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|switch=1.0.1|Coal ore can now be found in small amounts near [[Minecraft:fossil]]s.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Coal Ore JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of coal ore has been changed.}}
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 |{{HistoryLine|java}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|Coal ore now uses 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 16.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Prior to ''The Flattening'', this block's numeral ID was 16.}}
 }}
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 === Screenshots ===
 <gallery>
-Coal ore in giant tree taiga.png|A blob of coal ore found in a [[Minecraft:giant tree taiga]] cliff.
+Coal ore in giant tree taiga.png|A blob of coal ore found in a giant tree taiga cliff.
 ExposedCoalBlob.png|A blob of coal with surrounding blocks excavated.
 DesertCoal.png|A blob of coal naturally occurring in a desert.
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 Pecoal.jpg|A blob of coal ore found {{in|Pocket}}.
 SnowCoveredCoal.png|Coal ore generated in snowy biome.
-Canyon intersecting a stronghold.png|A ravine with multiple ores, water and lava falls, and a [[Minecraft:stronghold]] bridge over it.
+Canyon intersecting a stronghold.png|A ravine with multiple ores, water and lava falls, and a stronghold bridge over it.
-Coal in mountains biome.png|Coal ore exposed on the surface of a [[Minecraft:windswept hills]] biome.
+Coal in mountains biome.png|Coal ore exposed on the surface of a windswept hills biome.
 Deepslate Coal Blob.png|A blob of deepslate coal ore.
 Minecraft Coal.png|A screenshot of a coal ore.
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 === In other media ===
 <gallery>
-Coal Ore (inventory) MCE.png|[[Minecraft:MCE:Coal ore|Coal ore]] as it appeared {{in|Earth}}.
+Coal Ore (inventory) MCE.png|Coal ore as it appeared {{in|Earth}}.
-Coal Journal Icon MCL.png|[[Minecraft:MCL:Coal|Coal ore]] as it appears {{in|Legends}}.
+Coal Journal Icon MCL.png|Coal ore as it appears {{in|Legends}}.
 </gallery>
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 [[Category:Natural blocks]]
-[[Minecraft:cs:Ložisko uhlí]]
+cs:Ložisko uhlí
-[[Minecraft:de:Steinkohle]]
+de:Steinkohle
-[[Minecraft:el:Μετάλλευμα Κάρβουνου]]
+el:Μετάλλευμα Κάρβουνου
-[[Minecraft:es:Mena de carbón]]
+es:Mena de carbón
-[[Minecraft:fr:Minerai de charbon]]
+fr:Minerai de charbon
-[[Minecraft:hu:Szénérc]]
+hu:Szénérc
-[[Minecraft:it:Minerale di carbone]]
+it:Minerale di carbone
-[[Minecraft:ja:石炭鉱石]]
+ja:石炭鉱石
-[[Minecraft:ko:석탄 광석]]
+ko:석탄 광석
-[[Minecraft:nl:Steenkoolerts]]
+nl:Steenkoolerts
-[[Minecraft:pl:Złoże węgla]]
+pl:Złoże węgla
-[[Minecraft:pt:Minério de Carvão]]
+pt:Minério de Carvão
-[[Minecraft:ru:Угольная руда]]
+ru:Угольная руда
-[[Minecraft:uk:Вугільна руда]]
+uk:Вугільна руда
-[[Minecraft:zh:煤矿石]]
+zh:煤矿石