Diamonds are the gems that are dropped when Diamond Ore is mined. Diamond is considered one of the most valuable items in the game due to their scarcity and use as a crafting material. They are needed to make Enchantment Tables and Jukeboxes. They can be compactly stored in blocks of 9, which can easily be converted back to diamonds. Tools made from diamond are the most durable in the game, and are the second most efficient behind Gold. Diamond pickaxes are the only pickaxes that can be used to mine Obsidian.
Diamond ore can be found in layers 1-16, in small veins of 1-10 ores, and can only be mined using an iron or diamond pickaxe. Outside of mining, diamonds can rarely be found in naturally generated chests, such as those found in a village or an abandoned mine shaft.
Diamond is the second rarest mineral in the game, after Emerald Ore. The texture is also one of the many symbols and icons used for Minecraft today.
[edit] Crafting
[edit] Smelting
* Ore can only be obtained by using the "Silk Touch" enchantment, by using inventory editors, or in creative mode.
[edit] As a crafting ingredient
In the Pocket Edition, the Nether Reactor Core is crafted with three diamonds and six iron ingots.
[edit] Achievements
- Main article: Achievements
| Icon |
Achievement |
In-game description |
Prerequisites |
Actual requirements (if different) |
Version restriction |
Xbox achievement Points |
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|
DIAMONDS! |
Acquire diamonds with your iron tools |
Acquire Hardware |
Pick up a Diamond from a Crafting Table or the ground. |
None |
N/A |
[edit] Trivia
- Diamond tools and armor are renewable since they can be bought from Villagers. Diamonds themselves remain non-renewable.
- Diamonds are one of three non-renewable minerals in the game, the others being Lapis Lazuli and Nether Quartz.
[edit] History
| Indev |
| 0.31 |
On January 29th, 2010, diamonds were added. In the code, they were referred to as emeralds. |
| Beta |
| 1.9pre2 |
Diamond ore could still be smelted into diamond gems, even though there was no silk touch or any way to pick up the ore without mods. |
| Official release |
| 1.3.1 |
12w21b |
Diamond was changed in the game code from emerald to diamond, due to actual Emeralds being added. Diamond's original name during Indev, as stated above, was emerald in the code, and was kept this way until this snapshot. |
| 1.4.6 |
12w49a |
Diamonds can be used to craft a Firework Star with a trail. |
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This article is about the Diamond gem. For the block, see Block of Diamond. For the ore, see Diamond Ore. For other uses, see Diamond (disambiguation).
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