Block of Diamond

Blocks of Diamond (also known as Diamond Blocks) are currently available in Indev, Infdev, Alpha, and Beta and can be obtained by crafting nine Diamonds together in a 3x3 square. They currently serve no crafting purpose, and function only as decoration and as a means of storing diamonds in a compact fashion. Diamond blocks can only be mined successfully with an Iron or Diamond Pickaxe. They have the same texture on all six sides.

History
Diamond blocks used to have a different skin. The skin