Diamond Ore

''This page is about the ore. For the solid diamond block, see Diamond (block).'' Diamond ore can be found inside stone blocks very deep underground, and you may often find lava in its proximity. It is generally considered to be the most valuable and elusive block in the game. It can be mined for a diamond gem using an iron pickaxe or better. The diamond gems can be used right away in a workbench to craft diamond tools, which are the best in the game. This is the only ore that does not need to be first melted into bars in a furnace. You can also create diamond blocks by crafting nine diamond gems together in a 3x3 square using the workbench.

It can not be placed in creative mode as of version 0.30 and it drops 1 diamond gem in Indev.