Lapis Lazuli

Lapis lazuli is a primary dye color obtained by mining lapis lazuli ore with a stone pickaxe or better. Similar to coal, Redstone and diamond, Lapis Lazuli can be used immediately.



Uses

 * Can be combined with Wool to make Blue Wool
 * Can be applied to sheep, which will yield 1-3 blocks of Blue Wool when shorn.
 * A lapis lazuli block can be formed by filling a crafting grid with 9 dye pieces.

Smelting
This is much less effective than simply breaking the Lapis block, and Lapis ore can be obtained using inventory editing software or through a "Silk Touch" enchanted stone/iron/diamond pick. It can also be obtained in Creative Mode.

Rarity and Location
Lapis lazuli has a similar rarity to diamond, but is found in less predictable ranges of layers, thus making it harder to find in predictable patterns. This fosters a belief among some players that lapis lazuli is rarer than diamond. But, due to the fact that destroying a Lapis block with a pickaxe drops Multiple Lapis Dyes, only the Ore is as rare as diamond, not Lapis itself.

Trivia

 * In real life, Lapis Lazuli is a medium hard stone used for making jewelry and as a pigment.
 * Lapis Lazuli Dye was going to be an ingredient for the block Crying Obsidian, but the block was never added, nor the recipe. Thusly, Lapis Lazuli is not really at all useful unless you want special dyes, blue wool, or the Lapis Lazuli block.
 * In SMP, having blue wool can be a sign of wealth, as Lapis Lazuli is very rare.

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