Redstone Ore

Redstone ore is the ore block from which redstone dust is obtained. Deepslate redstone ore is a variant of redstone ore that can generate in deepslate and tuff blobs.

Natural generation

Redstone ore can generate in the Overworld in the form of ore features. Redstone ore generates in two batches per chunk. The first batch attempts to generate 4 times per chunk, in blobs of 0–10, evenly from levels -64 to 15. The second batch attempts to generate 8 times per chunk, in blobs of 0–10, from levels -63 to -32, being more common the lower the elevation. Redstone ore can replace stone, andesite, diorite, granite, tuff, and deepslate. Any redstone ore that replaces tuff or deepslate becomes deepslate redstone ore. Unlike most ores, redstone ore does not generate less when exposed to air.

Usage

The primary usage of redstone ore is to mine it for redstone dust.

Lit redstone ore

Lit redstone ore is a block state of redstone ore or deepslate redstone ore. It produces the light level of 9 and emits bright red powered redstone particles. Redstone ore enters this state instantly when a player interacts with it by pressing either the or the control, or when an entity touches it on the top side. There are some exceptions, including sneaking players, projectiles, shulkers, and the ender dragon. This effect continues until the redstone ore block receives a random tick (averaging 68.27 seconds). This effect does not actually produce redstone power, but the block changes can be detected with an observer. Subsequent interactions on a redstone ore block causes it to emit an extra burst of particles per interaction. Unlike most other interactable blocks, clicking on a redstone ore with a block, in addition to emitting particles and entering lit mode, also attempts place the block. if the block next to the ore in the clicked direction is replaceable (like air or water), but the placed block fails (because it needs some support, for example), the redstone ore enters lit mode, but the player's hand does not move.

Screenshots

File:Redstonemass.png|Lots of ore File:Three redstone ore near lava.png|alt=redstone ka|A blob of redstone ore next to some lava File:Redstoneores.png|Multiple natural blobs of redstone in to the cave File:RedstoneOreInMine.png|Redstone ore in a mine File:RedstoneOre.png|4 blocks of redstone ore File:Natural Diamond Ore.png|Naturally generated diamond and redstone ores in a cave File:Deepslate redstone and gold 21w08b.png|Deepslate redstone ore and gold ore File:Multiple ores.png|Multiple ores, found in a big cave File:New texture redstone ore.png|Redstone ore next to lava and granite File:Deep ores.png|Naturally generated diamond ore, redstone ore and lapis lazuli ore found in a ravine

In other media

File:Redstone Ore (inventory) MCE.png| as it appeared in File:Redstone Journal Icon MCL.png| as it appears in File:Henry redstone 3.png| as it appears in File:ThinkGeek Redstone Ore.jpg|Redstone ore light by ThinkGeek.