Coal Ore

''This article is about the Coal ore. For the usable lump, see Coal (Item).''

Coal Ore is a mineral that is a common sight on almost all maps. It is found at any elevation, inside caverns, cliff faces, and underground. A lump of coal can be mined directly from Coal ore using a wooden pickaxe or better (that is to say, it is not an ore block so much as it's a vein). Coal lumps can be combined with sticks to make torches, or used as fuel in a furnace or Minecart. When burned in a furnace, it provides 8 uses for each coal "lump".

In Survival mode, it gives the player 1 to 4 step blocks. It can be placed by players in Creative mode (as of 0.28).

Currently in Minecraft Alpha, mining coal yields one lump of coal. Coal blocks are very common to find and are the only ore to appear well above sea level, and can even be found on mountaintops.





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