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This article is about the ore. For the item, see Diamond. For the mineral block, see Block of Diamond.

Diamond ore is a rare ore that generates deep underground, and is the only reliable source of diamonds.

Obtaining

Natural generation

Vein of diamond ores

Vein of diamond ore.

Diamond ore can generate in the Overworld in the form of mineral veins. Diamond ore attempts to generate 1 time per chunk in veins containing 1 to 10 ores, from altitudes 1 to 15, in all biomes. If two veins spawn directly adjacent, it is possible to have a "singular vein" with more than 10 diamond ore.

Breaking

The diamond ore block itself (rather than its diamond drops) can be obtained by mining it with an iron, diamond or netherite pickaxe with the Silk Touch enchantment. When mined without Silk Touch, diamond ore drops a single diamond. The maximum amount of diamonds dropped can be increased with Fortune. Fortune I gives a 13 chance for 2 diamonds, Fortune II gives a 25% chance (each) to give 2 or 3 diamonds, and Fortune III gives a 20% chance (each) to give 2, 3, or 4 diamonds.

Block Diamond Ore
Hardness 3
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 15
Wooden 7.5
Stone 3.75
Iron 0.75
Diamond 0.6
Netherite 0.5
Golden 1.25
  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
Diamond Diamond Ore +
Any fuel


1

Sounds

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

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierTranslation key
Diamond Orediamond_oreblock.minecraft.diamond_ore

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Translation key
Diamond Orediamond_ore56tile.diamond_ore.name

History

indev
0.3120100129Diamond Ore JE1 BE1 Added diamond ore. Initially, it was referred to as "emerald ore."
20100130Emerald ore from the previous version is now referred to as diamond ore.
20100201-2The drop rate of diamonds has been reduced to 1 per ore mined (down from 1-3).
infdev
20100227Diamond ore no longer generates.
20100320Diamond ore veins now generate, but differently.
20100327Diamond ore now regenerates after the world is reloaded, assuming that the positions of the ore blocks were replaced by stone.
20100330Diamond ore no longer regenerates.[more information needed]
beta
1.6?Before this update, diamond was about 50% rarer in the north-east quadrant of the point (0,0) compared to the quadrant to the south-west. In this update, clay blocks are now more rare than diamond due to a glitch.
1.8?Diamond ore has now become about 25% rarer.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4Diamond ore can now be collected with Silk Touch, dropping the block itself.
Diamond ore now drops extra diamonds with the Fortune enchantment.
1.3.112w22aMining diamond ore now drops experience orbs.
1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 56.
2018Diamond Ore TextureUpdate Revision 1 A new texture for diamond ore texture is proposed in the beta Texture Update resource pack.
1.1418w43aDiamond Ore JE2 BE2 The texture of diamond ore has been changed.
19w08aDiamond Ore JE3 BE3 The texture of diamond ore has been changed, once again.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.1.0Diamond Ore JE1 BE1 Added diamond ore.
0.3.2Diamond ore is now obtainable.
0.12.1build 1Mining diamond ore now drops experience orbs.
Diamond ore can now be collected with Silk Touch, dropping the block itself.
Diamond ore now drop extra diamonds with the Fortune enchantment.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Diamond Ore JE2 BE2 The texture of diamond ore has been changed.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.5Diamond Ore JE3 BE3 The texture of diamond ore has been changed, once again.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1CU1 1.0 Patch 11.0.1Diamond Ore JE1 BE1 Added diamond ore.
1.90 Diamond Ore JE2 BE2 The texture of diamond ore has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0Diamond Ore JE1 BE1 Added diamond ore.

Issues

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

Trivia

  • In some vein formations, ores connect diagonally.
  • In real life, the rarity of diamonds is highly exaggerated. Gemstone quality diamonds, whose qualities are mirrored by the game's mechanics, need to be cut and processed carefully, and therefore must be found in large pieces. Industry-grade diamonds, which are used in the manufacturing of most diamond-based tools, are relatively plentiful and affordable.

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