Diamond Ore

Diamond Ore
Diamond Ore
Type	Block
Luminosity	None
Transparency	None
Tool Used	Pickaxe
Tool Level	Iron and above
Flammable?	No

Diamond Ore is a type of Ore that drops a Diamond when mined. Diamond Ore is most commonly found in layers 0-16 above bedrock. Diamond Ores are one of the rarest ores in the game, like Emerald Ore.

Obtaining

To obtain diamonds, the ore has to be mined using an Iron Pickaxe or above. The ore block will drop a diamond, but when the player uses an Fortune Pickaxe on it, its drops are increased, depending on the level of the enchantment used on it.

Trivia

• Diamond Ore is much more easily found in caves.
• Earlier, Diamond Ore was second rarest to Lapis Lazuli but this was changed in Update 0.9.0, when emerald ore was added.
• Mining diamond ores will drop Experience Orbs.
• Since Update 0.12.1, players can use an Iron or Diamond Pickaxe that has the Silk Touch Enchantment to mine the ore itself, making a good decoration block to be added to builds.
• If you counted the exposed pixels on a Diamond Ore and on a normal diamond, you will notice that you can make almost 3 diamonds with one Diamond Ore.