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This article is about the Lapis Lazuli dye. For the block, see Lapis Lazuli Block. For the ore, see Lapis Lazuli Ore.

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A glimmer of blue in the dark wall of a cave - could it be DIAMOND? Ah, no. Instead you've stumbled on a seam of lapis lazuli ore. It can be fashioned into a fancy blue block (which can only otherwise to be found in the centre of Illager statues in Woodland Mansions), or into the dyes beloved of aesthetes who want to splash a bit of colour about. But it doesn't make for hardy armour, and for that reason, survival specialists may be disappointed to discover it.

Alex Wiltshire[1]

Lapis lazuli is a mineral used for enchanting or as a dye[until Lua error in Module:Version_link at line 112: attempt to concatenate local 'text' (a nil value).].

Obtaining

Mining

When mined with a stone pickaxe or better, a block of lapis lazuli ore will drop 4–8 pieces of lapis lazuli. With the Fortune III enchantment, a single block has a chance of dropping up to 32 pieces.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Lapis Lazuli Block

9

Smelting

Ingredients Smelting recipe
Lapis Lazuli Ore +
Any fuel


Trading

Cleric villagers sell 1–2 lapis lazuli for an emerald as part of their second tier of trades.

Natural generation

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition
Lapis Lazuli Mineshaft Chest 4–9 14.5%
Shipwreck Treasure chest 1–10 61.5%
Village Temple chest 1–4 25.4%
Bedrock Edition
Lapis Lazuli Mineshaft Chest 4–9 14.5%
Shipwreck Treasure chest 1–10 61.5%
Village Temple chest 1–4 25.4%

Usage

Dye ‌[until Lua error in Module:Version_link at line 112: attempt to concatenate local 'text' (a nil value).]

In Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education, lapis lazuli can be:

Enchanting

1–3 pieces of lapis lazuli are used to enchant items in an enchantment table.

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Block of Lapis Lazuli Lapis Lazuli

Blue Balloon Latex +
Lapis Lazuli +
Helium +
Lead

[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Blue Bed Any Bed +
Lapis Lazuli


[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Blue Carpet White Carpet +
Lapis Lazuli

[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Blue Concrete Powder Lapis Lazuli +
Sand +
Gravel
[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Blue Dye Lapis Lazuli

Blue Firework Star Gunpowder +
Lapis Lazuli +
Head or
Gold Nugget or
Feather or
Fire Charge +
Glowstone Dust +
Diamond


[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Up to eight dyes can be added.
One head, gold nugget, feather, or fire charge can be added.
Both the diamond and the glowstone dust can be added with any of the other ingredients.
Blue Firework Star Blue Firework Star +
Lapis Lazuli


[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Adds a "fade to color" effect to the firework star, overwriting any existing fades.
Up to eight dyes can be added.
Blue Glow Stick Polyethylene +
Hydrogen Peroxide +
Lapis Lazuli +
Luminol

[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Blue Shulker Box Any Shulker Box +
Lapis Lazuli


[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Blue Stained Glass Glass +
Lapis Lazuli
[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Blue Stained Glass Pane Glass Pane +
Lapis Lazuli
[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Blue Terracotta Terracotta +
Lapis Lazuli
[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Blue Wool Any Wool +
Lapis Lazuli


[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Cyan Dye Lapis Lazuli +
Green Dye
[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Light Blue Dye Lapis Lazuli +
Bone Meal or
White Dye
[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Magenta Dye Lapis Lazuli +
Red Dye +
Pink Dye
[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Magenta Dye Lapis Lazuli +
Red Dye +
Bone Meal or
White Dye
[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Purple Dye Lapis Lazuli +
Red Dye
[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]
Blue Banner pattern Lapis Lazuli +
Banner


Blue Banner image Lapis Lazuli +
Banner +
Vines or
Bricks or
Creeper Head or
Wither Skeleton Skull or
Oxeye Daisy or
Enchanted Golden Apple
Enchanted Golden Apple

Data values

ID

Lapis Lazuli/ID

In bedrock edition lapis lazuli has the ID name dye, with a data value of 4. Template:Dyes

Any number larger than 15 will result in bonemeal.

Video

Note: This video is outdated, as it does not mention that lapis lazuli can be used for enchanting.

Lapis Lazuli/video

History

beta
1.2Added lapis lazuli.
1.2_02Lapis lazuli ore can now be found at bedrock level and will now drop 4–8 lapis lazuli per block mined (increased from 1) on singleplayer only (Minecraft beta servers have not been affected yet).
1.8?Lapis lazuli can now be found in mineshaft chests.
Java Edition
1.4.212w34aLapis lazuli can now be used to dye leather armor and wolf collars.
1.4.612w49aLapis lazuli can now be crafted with gunpowder to create a firework star.
1.6.113w19aLapis lazuli can now be used to craft blue stained clay.
1.7.213w36aWith the addition of new flowers, many secondary and tertiary dyes are now primary dyes.
13w41aLapis lazuli can now be used to craft blue stained glass.
1.814w02aEnchanting will now require lapis lazuli. Different enchantments require different amounts of levels and different amounts of levels will now require different amounts of lapis lazuli (between 1-3).
Cleric villagers will now sell 1–2 lapis lazuli for 1 emerald, making it a renewable resource.
14w30aLapis lazuli can now be used to dye banners.
1.915w44aThe average yield of lapis lazuli in mineshaft chests has now been decreased.
1.1317w47aThe different data values for the dye ID have been split up into their own IDs.
Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 351.
18w11aLapis lazuli will now generate in shipwreck chests.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.1418w43aLapis lazuli can now be used to craft blue dye.
Lapis lazuli can no longer be used as a dye.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.4.0Added lapis lazuli.
0.12.1build 1Lapis lazuli can now used in enchanting.
0.14.0build 1Lapis lazuli can now be found inside minecart with chests in abandoned mineshafts.
Lapis lazuli can be used to color water in cauldron.
Pocket Edition
1.0.4alpha 1.0.4.0Cleric villagers will now sell 1–2 lapis lazuli for 1 emerald.
Lapis lazuli can now be used to dye shulker shells.
1.1alpha 1.1.0.0Lapis lazuli can now be used to dye shulker boxes and beds.
Lapis lazuli can now be used to craft blue concrete powder.
Bedrock Edition
1.2beta 1.2.0.2Lapis lazuli can now be used to dye banners, firework stars and glass.
1.4beta 1.2.14.2Lapis lazuli can now be found in shipwreck treasure chests.
beta 1.2.20.1Lapis lazuli can now be used to craft balloons and glow sticks.
1.8beta 1.8.0.10Lapis lazuli can now be used to craft blue dyes.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1CU1 1.0 Patch 1Added lapis lazuli.
TU31CU19 1.22 Patch 3Lapis can now be used in enchanting.

Issues

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Trivia

  • In real life, lapis lazuli is a blue gem that may be ground and processed into ultramarine pigment. Lapis lazuli pigment has been famously used in the production of illuminated manuscripts, stained glass, and cave paintings. It was also used by Egyptians for their jewelry and other valuable items (see Wikipedia page).

References

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