Diamond Ore

Diamond ore is a rare ore that generates deep underground and is the only reliable source of diamonds.

= Diamond Ore = Diamond Ore



Natural generation
Vein of diamond ore.

Diamond ore can generate in the Overworld in the form of mineral veins. Diamond ore attempts to generate 1 time per chunk in veins containing 1 to 10 ores, from altitudes 1 to 15, in all biomes

Breaking
The diamond ore block itself (rather than its diamond drops) can be obtained by mining it with an iron, diamond or netherite pickaxe with the Silk Touch enchantment. When mined without Silk Touch, diamond ore drops a single diamond. The maximum amount of diamonds dropped can be increased with Fortune. Fortune I gives a 1⁄3 chance for 2 diamonds, Fortune II gives a 25% chance (each) to give 2 or 3 diamonds, and Fortune III gives a 20% chance (each) to give 2, 3, or 4 diamonds.

For the speed of mining the ore/block, read the chart below

Block Diamond Ore Hardness 3 Tool

Breaking time Default 15 | Wooden 7.5 | Stone 3.75 Iron 0.75 |  Diamond 0.6 |  Netherite 0.5 |  Golden 1.25

History
Java Edition Indev 0.3120100129 Added diamond ore. Initially, it was referred to as "emerald ore". 20100130 Emerald ore from the previous version is now referred to as diamond ore. 20100201-2The drop rate of diamonds has been reduced to 1 per ore mined (down from 1-3). Java Edition Infdev 20100227Diamond ore no longer generates. 20100320Diamond ore veins now generate, but differently. 20100327Diamond ore now regenerates after the world is reloaded, assuming that the positions of the ore blocks were replaced by stone. 20100330Diamond ore no longer regenerates.[more information needed] Java Edition Beta 1.6?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, clay blocks are now more rare than diamond due to a glitch. 1.8?Diamond ore has now become about 25% rarer. Java Edition 1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4Diamond ore can now be collected with Silk Touch, dropping the block itself. Diamond ore now drops extra diamonds with the Fortune enchantment. 1.3.112w22aMining diamond ore now drops experience orbs. 1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 56. 2018 A new texture for diamond ore texture is proposed in the beta Texture Update resource pack. 1.1418w43a The texture of diamond ore has been changed. 19w08a The texture of diamond ore has been changed, once again. Pocket Edition Alpha 0.1.0 Added diamond ore. 0.3.2Diamond ore is now obtainable. 0.12.1build 1Mining diamond ore now drops experience orbs. Diamond ore can now be collected with Silk Touch, dropping the block itself.Diamond ore now drop extra diamonds with the Fortune enchantment. Bedrock Edition 1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of diamond ore has been changed. 1.11.0beta 1.11.0.5 The texture of diamond ore has been changed, once again. Legacy Console Edition TU1CU11.0Patch 11.0.1 Added diamond ore. 1.90 The texture of diamond ore has been changed. New Nintendo 3DS Edition 0.1.0 Added diamond ore.

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