Lapis Lazuli

Lapis lazuli is a primary dye color obtained by mining Lapis Lazuli Ore with a stone pickaxe or better. Similar to coal, Redstone and diamond, lapis lazuli can be used immediately without the need for smelting.

Uses

Can be combined with Wool to make Blue Wool
Can be applied to sheep, which will yield 1-3 blocks of Blue Wool when sheared.
A Lapis Lazuli Block can be formed by filling a crafting grid with 9 dye pieces.

Combine Lapis Lazuli with	For
Cactus Green	Cyan Dye
Bone Meal	Light Blue Dye
Rose Red	Purple Dye

Crafting

Ingredients	Input » Output
Lapis Lazuli Block	Template:Grid/Crafting Table

Smelting

Ingredients	Input » Output
Lapis Lazuli Ore	Template:Grid/Furnace

Redundant and ineffective as lapis lazuli ore can be mined normally to produce 4-8 lapis lazuli dyes.

As a Crafting Material

Ingredients	Input » Output
Lapis Lazuli Dye + White Wool	Template:Grid/Crafting Table
Lapis Lazuli Dyes	Template:Grid/Crafting Table
Lapis Lazuli Dye + Bone Meal	Template:Grid/Crafting Table
Lapis Lazuli Dye + Cactus Green	Template:Grid/Crafting Table
Lapis Lazuli Dye + Rose Red	Template:Grid/Crafting Table

Rarity and Location

Lapis lazuli has a similar rarity to diamond, but is found in less predictable ranges of layers, thus making it harder to find in predictable patterns. This fosters a belief among some players that lapis lazuli is rarer than diamond. But, due to the fact that destroying a Lapis block with a pickaxe drops multiple lapis dyes, only the ore is as rare as diamond, not lapis itself.

Trivia

In real life, lapis lazuli is a medium hard stone used for making jewelry and as a pigment.
Lapis lazuli dye was going to be a crafting ingredient for the block Crying Obsidian, but neither the block nor the recipe were ever added.
Lapis lazuli is the only dye obtainable through mining.

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