Coal Ore
| Renewable |
No |
|---|---|
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Tool | |
| Blast resistance |
3 |
| Hardness |
3 |
| Luminant |
No |
| Transparent |
No |
| Flammable |
No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
Coal ore is a mineral block that drops coal when mined.
Deepslate coal ore[upcoming: JE 1.17 & BE 1.16.230] is a variant of deepslate of the coal ore that can generate in deepslate blobs.[Bedrock Edition only]
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Natural generation[edit]
Coal ore can generate in the Overworld in the form of mineral veins. Coal ore attempts to generate 20 times per chunk in veins of size 0-37, from levels 0 to 127, in all biomes. An average of 207 coal ore generates per chunk. Coal ore can replace stone, granite, diorite, and andesite. In Java Edition 1.17[upcoming], it can also replace tuff and deepslate, though it does not naturally occur in the same ranges as these blocks. In Bedrock Edition 1.16.230[upcoming], coal ore generated in deepslate blobs are replaced by their deepslate counterparts.
In Java Edition 1.17[upcoming], coal ore generates in two batches per chunk. The first batch attempts to generate 30 times per chunk in veins of 0-37, evenly from levels 136 to 320. The second batch attempts to generate 20 times per chunk in veins of 0-37, from levels 0 to 190, being most common at Y=95, 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 veins[verify] that would generate exposed do not generate.
In Bedrock Edition 1.16.230[upcoming], coal ore also attempts to generate 20 times per chunk in veins of size 0-37, evenly from levels 128 to 256, within any type of mountains biome. Coal ore that replaces deepslate in will become deepslate coal ore.
Coal ore is also found in small amounts alongside underground fossils.
Breaking[edit]
Coal ore must be mined with any pickaxe, or else it drops nothing. If mined with a pickaxe, coal ore drops 1 coal (or more with Fortune). If mined with Silk Touch, the block drops itself instead.
| 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 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Usage[edit]
Smelting ingredient[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | Coal Ore + Any fuel |
Note Blocks[edit]
Coal ore can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.
Sounds[edit]
| Sound | Subtitle | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block.stone.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| None[sound 1] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.stone.fall | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block.stone.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hit | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block.stone.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Blocks | Walking on the block | block.stone.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig.stone | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
| Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall.stone | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit.stone | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
| ? | Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump.stone | 0.12 | 1.0 |
| ? | Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land.stone | 0.22 | 1.0 |
| Blocks | Walking on the block | step.stone | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | use.stone | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
| Name | Namespaced ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Ore | coal_ore | Block & Item | block.minecraft.coal_ore |
| Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Ore | coal_ore | 16 | Block & Item | tile.coal_ore.name |
History[edit]
| Java Edition Classic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2009 | Notch says he accomplished adding coal veins in stone. | ||||
| 0.0.14a |  Added coal ore.
| ||||
| Mining coal ore currently drops the ore block. | |||||
| 0.26 SURVIVAL TEST | Mining an ore block now drops stone slabs. | ||||
| 0.28 | Coal ore can be obtained in the creative inventory. | ||||
| Java Edition Indev | |||||
| 0.31 | 20100129 | When destroyed by hand, coal ore now yields one coal, but three when mined.[1] | |||
| ? | Coal ore now drops 1 piece of coal. | ||||
| Java Edition Infdev | |||||
| Minecraft Infdev | 20100227-1 | Coal ore no longer generates. | |||
| 20100320 | Coal ore veins now generate, but differently. | ||||
| 20100325 | Ore veins now appear more like they do today. | ||||
| 20100327 | Coal ore now regenerates after the world is reloaded, assuming that the positions of the ore blocks were replaced by stone. | ||||
| 20100330 | Coal ore no longer regenerates. | ||||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | ? | Coal ore can now be smelted to obtain coal. | |||
| 1.3.1 | 12w22a | Coal ore now drops experience when mined. | |||
| 1.10 | 16w20a | Coal ore can now be found in small amounts near fossils. | |||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 16. | |||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | The texture of coal ore has now been changed. | |||
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
| 1.17 | 21w07a |  The texture of coal ore has now been changed. | |||
| 21w08a |  The texture of coal ore has now been changed, again. | ||||
| 21w10a | Added deepslate variant of coal ore.
| ||||
 Tweaked the coal ore texture. | |||||
| Coal ore can no longer generate in fossils below Y=0. | |||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| v0.1.0 | Added coal ore. | ||||
| v0.3.0 | Coal ore now drops coal when mined. | ||||
| v0.3.2 | Coal ore is now available in the creative inventory. | ||||
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Mining 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 | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | The texture of coal ore has now been changed. | |||
| 1.16.220 | beta 1.16.220.50 | The texture of coal ore has been changed.
| |||
| Upcoming Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.16.230 | beta 1.16.230.52 | Added deepslate variant of coal ore.
| |||
| It generates instead of coal in deepslate blobs | |||||
| beta 1.16.230.54 | Coal ore texture was updated. | ||||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added coal ore. |
| 1.90 | The texture of coal ore has now been changed. | ||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added coal ore. | ||||
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Coal Ore" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery[edit]
A vein of coal ore found in a giant tree taiga cliff.
A vein of coal with surrounding blocks excavated.
A vein of coal naturally occurring in a desert.
A block of coal ore found underwater.
A coal vein in a mushroom biome hillside.
A 20-block vein of coal ore found in a ravine.
A coal ore vein found in a mountains biome.
One coal ore vein that generated close to the surface in a cave opening.
A vein of coal ore above a lake of lava.
A vein of coal ore found in Pocket Edition.
Coal ore generated in snowy biome.
References[edit]
