Block of Diamond


 * This article is about the solid Diamond block. For the ore, see Diamond (Ore). For the gem, see Diamond (Gem).

Blocks of Diamond are currently available in Indev, Infdev, Alpha, and Beta and can be obtained by crafting nine diamond gems 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 pick. They have the same texture on all six sides.

History
Diamond blocks initially had a different skin. The skin was changed from to the current texture in the Halloween Update. In the old block, three textures were used.

Although diamond is the hardest natural substance in real life, in Minecraft, Obsidian has a Blast resistance of 6,000, while diamond blocks are only 30. This means that obsidian is immune to explosions, while, strangely, diamond blocks are not.

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