Block of Diamond

This article is about the solid Blocks of Diamond. For the ore, see Diamond Ore. For the gem, see Diamond.

Block of Diamond

Type	Solid block
Requirements	None
Physics	No
Transparency	No
Luminance	No
Blast resistance	30
Tool
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Availability	?
First appearance	Indev 0.31 (January 29, 2010)
Data value	dec: 57 hex: 39

Blocks of Diamond (also known as Diamond Blocks) are decorative mineral blocks that do not appear in normally generated maps. They are obtained by crafting nine Diamonds together in a 3x3 square in a crafting grid. They currently serve no crafting purpose,but they do help to create beacons and function only as a decorative block and as a means of storing diamonds in a compact fashion. Diamond blocks can only be mined successfully with an Iron or Diamond Pickaxe. They use the same texture on all six sides. The Block of Diamond is one of the more difficult items to acquire in-game, seeing as it is comprised of Diamonds which are themselves a rare and non-renewable resource.

[edit] Crafting

Ingredients	Input » Output
Diamonds

[edit] As a crafting ingredient

Ingredients	Input » Output
Block of Diamond	9

[edit] History

Indev
0.31		Added Diamond Block.
Alpha
1.2.0		Texture changed from to
Beta
1.9pre5		Texture changed from to current look, having less drastic dark gradients in the top-left and bottom-right corners.
Official release
1.4.2	12w32a	Diamond blocks can be used to activate a beacon.

[edit] Trivia

• One block of diamond is exactly enough to create a full set of diamond tools, excluding the hoe.

[edit] Issues

Issues relating to "Block of Diamond" are maintained on Mojira. Report issues there.