Diamond Ore

Diamond ore is a rare ore that generates deep underground, and drops diamonds when mined. Deepslate diamond ore is a variant of diamond ore that can generate in deepslate and tuff blobs, and is more common than its regular variant.

Natural generation

Diamond ore generates in the Overworld in the form of ore features, and is more common as the altitude decreases. Diamond ore blocks have a chance to not generate if they are exposed to air; however, they do not have a reduced chance to generate if exposed to water or lava, making them appear more commonly on the walls of aquifers. Diamond ore generation occurs in four batches: 7 blobs of 1-5 ores per chunk, from Y=16 to Y=-63. There is a 50% chance to not generate an ore block if it is next to air. 1 blob of 1-23 ores every chunks, from Y=16 to Y=-63. There is a 70% chance to not generate an ore block if it is next to air. 4 blobs of 1-10 ores per chunk, from Y=16 to Y=-63. Ore blocks do not generate if they are next to air. 2 blobs of 1-10 ores per chunk, from Y=-4 to Y=-63. There is a 50% chance to not generate an ore block if it is next to air. Diamond ore can replace stone, andesite, diorite, granite, tuff, and deepslate. Diamond ore that replaces tuff or deepslate becomes deepslate diamond ore, which is more common than its regular variant because diamond ore is more likely to generate at lower altitudes. Deepslate diamond ore also generates as part of fossils that generate below Y=0, replacing some of the bone blocks. Deepslate diamond ore is most commonly found at Y=-58 and Y=-59.

Usage

The primary usage of diamond ore is to mine it for diamonds.

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File:Lava Diamonds.jpg|Image by Mojang Studios of a diamond ore concealed behind lava. File:diamondore-ingame.webp|Some diamond ores above lava. File:ti-diamond-header.jpeg|Alex mining for diamonds.

Trivia

In some blob formations, ores connect diagonally. After the Caves & Cliffs update, diamond ore is the only type of Overworld ore that largely keeps the classic ore texture, with only some minor tweaks to coloration. The Minecraft mechanic that diamond ore replaces coal ore in fossils that generate in deepslate layers, is in accordance with the common misconception in real life that s form from highly compressed . In fact, diamonds mostly form from carbon that comes from s, and are completely unrelated to coal which forms from dead plants.

Screenshots

File:Diamond Ore blob.png|An exposed blob containing 8 diamond ores. File:10 ore diamond blob in 1.16.1.png|An exposed blob containing 10 diamond ores. File:Natural Diamond Ore.png|Naturally generated diamond and redstone ores in a cave. File:Multiple ores.png|Multiple ores, found in the new big cave. File:Deep ores.png|Naturally generated diamond ore, redstone ore and lapis lazuli ore found in a canyon. File:CaveFossil.png|A deepslate diamond ore generated in a fossil.

Mojang screenshots

File:Jump Scare.jpg|Makena mining for diamonds