Lapis Lazuli

Lapis lazuli is a mineral used for enchanting and decoration.

Mining
When mined with a stone pickaxe or better, a lapis lazuli ore drops 4–9 pieces of lapis lazuli. With the Fortune III enchantment, a single ore has a chance of dropping up to 36 pieces.

Villager gifts
$$, cleric villagers may give players lapis lazuli, if they have the Hero of the Village effect.

Trading
Apprentice-level cleric villagers sell one lapis lazuli for an emerald as part of their trades.

$$, wandering traders may sell 3 lapis lazuli for an emerald.

Enchanting
1–3 pieces of lapis lazuli can be used to enchant items in an enchantment table.

Crafting ingredient
$$, lapis lazuli can be also used in banner patterns:

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Trivia

 * In real life, lapis lazuli is a blue gem that may be ground and processed into ultramarine pigment. Lapis lazuli pigment has been famously used in the production of illuminated manuscripts, stained glass, and cave paintings. See the Wikipedia article for more information.
 * Lapis lazuli is the only ore that can be used as a dye or making a dye.
 * It is the only thing that can be put in the second slot of an enchantment table.