Coal Ore is a mineral block that is a common sight on almost all maps. It is found at almost 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. 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.
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; coal ore comprises about 1% of all stone, regardless of altitude. Common deposits can vary greatly in size - mountaintop deposits are typically limited to five at most, but underground ones can be anywhere between ten and fifty without being noted as unusually large.
Smelting
| Ingredients | Input » Output |
|---|---|
| Coal Ore | Template:Grid2/Furnace |
History
Coal ore was introduced in Classic before 0.0.14a.
In an early version of the game (Indev 0.31 January 29, 2010), when destroyed without any items, coal ore drops a single coal, and three when mined with a pickaxe.
In Survival Test, it gave the player 1 to 4 stone slabs. As of Classic 0.28, it could be placed by players in Creative mode.
Trivia
- Coal ore can be obtained via silk touch and when smelted it gives coal.
- Coal can come in veins of over 30 or even over 40-50 blocks.
- There are rare chances when you can yield more than 64 coal in one vein.
- The Fortune enchantment applies to coal ore blocks, i.e. mining coal with it may yield more than one lump per block.
- In Minecraft 1.3, mining coal ore, along with other ores, gives you experience orbs, allowing for a different way to get enchantments.
Gallery
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Coal ore on a small cliff.
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A vein of coal that was exposed to show its size.
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A vein of coal naturally occurring in desert.
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A coal vein underwater.
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A coal vein in a Mushroom Biome.