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Coal ore is a mineral block that drops coal when mined.

Deepslate coal ore is a variant of coal ore that rarely generates at the top of the deepslate layer.

Obtaining[]

Natural generation[]

See also: Ore (feature)

Coal ore can generate in the Overworld in the form of ore blobs. It generates in two batches per chunk. The first batch attempts to generate 30 times per chunk in blobs of 0-37, evenly from levels 136 to 320. The second batch attempts to generate 20 times per chunk in blobs of 0-37, from levels 0 to 192, being most common at Y=96, and being less common as towards either end of the range. Coal ore in this second batch is also less likely to be exposed to air: 50% of ore blocks that would generate exposed do not generate. In Bedrock Edition, coal ore also has the third batches, which attempts to generate 20 times per chunk in blobs of size 0-37, evenly from levels 128 to 256, within any type of mountains biomes.

Coal ore can replace stone, andesite, diorite, granite, tuff[JE only], and deepslate. Deepslate coal ore generates when replacing tuff or deepslate, which is a rare occurrence due to the rarity of coal blobs below Y=8 where deepslate generates.

Coal ore is also found in small amounts alongside underground fossils.

Breaking[]

Coal ore itself can be obtained by mining it with any pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch. When mined without Silk Touch, it drops one coal. It is affected by the Fortune enchantment, dropping 1–2, 1–3, or 1–4 coal respectively with Fortune I, II, and III. It also drops 0–2 when mined without Fortune.

Block Coal Ore Deepslate Coal Ore
Hardness 3 4.5
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 15 22.5
Wooden 2.25 3.4
Stone 1.15 1.7
Iron 0.75 1.15
Diamond 0.6 0.85
Netherite 0.5 0.75
Golden 0.4 0.6
  1. Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Usage[]

Smelting ingredient[]

Name Ingredients Smelting recipe
Coal Coal Ore +
Any fuel


0.1

Note Blocks[]

Coal ore can be placed underneath note blocks to make a "bass drum" sound.

Sounds[]

Coal ore[]

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.stone.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.stone.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.stone.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.stone.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.stone.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stone1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placeddig.stone1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stone0.370.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stone0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.stone0.31.0
PlayersJumping from the blockjump.stone0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damageland.stone0.221.0

Deepslate coal ore[]

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.deepslate.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break1.00.816
Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.deepslate.placesubtitles.block.generic.place1.00.816
Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.deepslate.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit0.250.516
None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.deepslate.fallNone[sound 1]0.50.7516
FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.deepslate.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps0.151.016
  1. a b MC-177082

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
BlocksOnce the block has brokendig.deepslate1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhen the block is placedplace.deepslate1.00.8-1.0
BlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.deepslate0.30.5
PlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.deepslate0.41.0
PlayersWalking on the blockstep.deepslate0.31.0
PlayersJumping from the blockjump.deepslate0.121.0
PlayersFalling on the block without fall damageland.deepslate0.221.0

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tagsTranslation key
Coal Orecoal_oreBlock & Itemcoal_ores
mineable/pickaxe
block.minecraft.coal_ore
Deepslate Coal Oredeepslate_coal_oreBlock & Itemcoal_ores
mineable/pickaxe
block.minecraft.deepslate_coal_ore

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1]Translation key
Coal Orecoal_ore16Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.coal_ore.name
Deepslate Coal Oredeepslate_coal_ore661Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]tile.deepslate_coal_ore.name
  1. ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. a b Available with /give command.
  3. a b The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

History[]

Java Edition Classic
May 23, 2009Notch says he accomplished adding coal blobs in stone.
0.0.14aCoal Ore JE1 BE1 Added coal ore.
Mining coal ore currently drops the ore block.
0.26 SURVIVAL TESTMining an ore block now drops stone slabs.
0.28Coal ore can be obtained in the creative inventory.
Java Edition Indev
0.3120100128When destroyed by hand or with any tool, coal ore drops 1-3 pieces of coal.
20100201-2Coal ore now drops 1 piece of coal when mined with a pickaxe and nothing otherwise.
Java Edition Infdev
20100227-1Coal ore no longer generates.
20100320Coal ore blobs now generate, but differently.
20100325Ore blobs now appear more like they do today.
20100327Coal ore now regenerates after the world is reloaded, assuming that the positions of the ore blocks were replaced by stone.
20100330Coal ore no longer regenerates.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4Coal ore can now be smelted to obtain coal.
1.3.112w22aCoal ore now drops experience when mined.
1.1016w20aCoal ore can now be found in small amounts near fossils.
Texture UpdateNovember 9, 2017Coal Ore Texture Update Revision 1 A new texture for coal ore has been proposed.
1.1418w43aCoal Ore JE2 BE2 The texture of coal ore has been changed.
1.1721w06aThe height limit was expanded down to Y=-64. Coal ores are temporary generating from Y=-64 instead of Y=0.
21w07aCoal Ore JE3 The texture of coal ore has been changed.
Coal ore now attempts to generate twice: once, evenly between an altitude of Y=136 and Y=256; and as a triangle spread, peaking at an altitude of Y=96 and generating between an altitude of Y=0 and Y=192.
21w08aCoal Ore JE4 The texture of coal ore has been changed, again.
21w10aDeepslate Coal Ore JE1 Added deepslate variant of coal ore.
Coal Ore JE5 Tweaked the coal ore texture.
Reduced air exposure for coal ore.
Coal ore can no longer generate in fossils below Y=0.
21w15aAll the changes to coal ore generation in the previous 1.17 snapshots have been reverted, but they can be re-enabled with the Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack.
21w17aDeepslate coal ore variant now generates naturally.
Coal ore can now replace tuff and deepslate upon generating.
1.18Experimental Snapshot 1Coal ore once again generates the way it did in the 1.17 snapshots without the use of a data pack.
Deepslate coal ore no longer generates naturally.
21w44aDeepslate coal ore can now generate naturally, again.
Release Candidate 4Fixed an issue where coal ore at lower heights (Y=0 to Y=192) is not distributed as intended since 1.18-pre1.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0Coal Ore JE1 BE1 Added coal ore.
v0.3.0Coal ore now drops coal when mined.
v0.3.2Coal ore is now available in the creative inventory.
v0.12.1build 1Mining coal ore now drops experience orbs.
Coal ore can now be collected with Silk Touch, dropping the block itself.
Coal ore now drops extra coals with the Fortune enchantment.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Coal Ore JE2 BE2 The texture of coal ore has been changed.
1.16.220beta 1.16.220.50Coal Ore JE4 BE3 The texture of coal ore has been changed.
In the Caves and Cliffs experimental gameplay, 20 additional blobs of coal ore now attempt to generate in new mountain biomes between Y=128 and Y=256.
1.17.0beta 1.16.230.52Deepslate Coal Ore BE1 Added deepslate variant of coal ore behind the Caves and Cliffs experimental gameplay. It generates instead of coal in deepslate blobs.
beta 1.16.230.54Coal Ore JE5 Coal ore texture was updated.
beta 1.16.230.56In the Caves and Cliffs experimental gameplay, coal ore generation has been changed. Coal ore blob now generates as a triangle spread generating between Y=1 and Y=191 and peaking at Y=96. Larger coal ore blobs now sometimes form. Additional blobs in mountains that was introduced in beta 1.16.220.50 still form.
beta 1.17.0.50Deepslate Coal Ore JE1 Deepslate coal ore texture was changed match to Java Edition.
beta 1.17.0.52Now deepslate coal ore generates without the Caves and Cliffs experimental gameplay.
1.18.0beta 1.18.0.20Removed “Caves and Cliffs” experimental toggle. New coal ore generation are now available through normal gameplay.
Coal ore generation has now been tweaked to be in parity with Java Edition.
Deepslate coal ore no longer generates.
beta 1.18.0.22Coal ore generation height has now been tweaked to be in parity with Java Edition.
beta 1.18.0.24Coal ore generation has now been tweaked again to be in parity with Java Edition.
Deepslate coal ore variant once again generates naturally.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1CU1 1.0 Patch 11.0.1Coal Ore JE1 BE1 Added coal ore.
1.90 Coal Ore JE2 BE2 The texture of coal ore has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0Coal Ore JE1 BE1 Added coal ore.

Data history[]

Java Edition
1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 16.

Issues[]

Issues relating to "Coal Ore" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia[]

  • The Minecraft mechanic that diamond ore replaces coal ore that generate in deepslate layers, is in accordance with the common misconception in real life that diamonds form from highly compressed coal.
    • In fact, diamonds mostly form from carbon that comes from carbonate rocks,[1] and are completely unrelated to coal which form from dead plants.

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