Diamond

A Diamond (previously named Emerald) is an item dropped when Diamond Ore is mined, also found in a chest in a Village. Diamonds are considered one of the most valuable items in the game due to their rarity and usefulness as a crafting material. Tools and armor made from it are the most durable in the game. Diamonds can be used to make Shovels, Pickaxes, Axes, Hoes, Swords, Armor, Jukeboxes, Enchantment Tables and solid diamond blocks. A Diamond pickaxe is the only pickaxe that can be used to mine Obsidian. Diamond gems are stackable. They are the only item that tools, swords, and armor can be made from that is not renewable.

Diamond Ore can be mostly found at levels below 18, and is found in small veins of 1-9 together. It cannot be mined using stone, wooden or golden pickaxes. It can only be mined using an iron or diamond pickaxe.

Smelting

 * Ore can only be obtained in Survival by using the "Silk Touch" enchantment.

History
In the Java coding, Diamond is titled Emerald. The reason for this is that the diamond's original name during indev was Emerald. Over time this has changed as the community continued to call Emerald pieces simply "gems", and later, "diamonds".

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