Lapis Lazuli Ore

Lapis lazuli ore is the ore block from which lapis lazuli is obtained.

Natural generation
Lapis lazuli ore can generate in the Overworld in the form of mineral veins. Lapis lazuli ore attempts to generate one vein of 1–7 with a periodic from levels 0 to 30.

Breaking
Lapis lazuli ore can be mined with a stone pickaxe or higher. To obtain the block itself, the player must use Silk Touch; otherwise, the block drops several lapis lazuli. When mined with a 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).

The drops per fortune level are as follows:

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Trivia

 * Lapis lazuli is based on the real stone for which it is named and has historically been a prized and rare stone used in jewelry and as a dye.
 * Lapis lazuli is sometimes mistaken for a diamond due to being shades of blue.