{{Update|Java Edition 1.20.2 increased diamond ore distribution}}
{{Block
| image = <gallery>
Diamond Ore.png | Diamond Ore
Deepslate Diamond Ore.png | Deepslate Diamond Ore
</gallery>
| invimage = Diamond Ore
| invimage2 = Deepslate Diamond Ore
| transparent = No
| light = No
| tool = Iron Pickaxe
| hardness = '''Diamond Ore''': {{Hardness values|Diamond Ore}}<br>
'''Deepslate Diamond Ore''': {{Hardness values|Deepslate Diamond Ore}}
| renewable = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
{{About|the ore|the item|Diamond|the mineral block|Block of Diamond}}
'''Diamond ore''' is a rare [[ore]] that generates deep underground, and is the most abundant and reliable source of [[diamond]]s.

'''Deepslate diamond ore''' is a variant of diamond ore that can generate in [[deepslate]] and [[tuff]] blobs.

== Obtaining ==
=== Natural generation ===
{{see also|Ore (feature)}}
[[File:Chunk of Diamond Ores.png|alt=Ore feature of diamond ores|thumb|right|Ore feature of diamond ore.]]

Diamond ore generates in the [[Overworld]] in the form of [[Ore (feature)|ore feature]]s, 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 [[aquifer]]s.

Diamond ore generation occurs in three batches:

* 7 blobs of 1-5 ores per [[chunk]], from Y=14 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 {{frac|1|9}} chunks, from Y=14 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=14 to Y=-63. Ore blocks do not generate if they are next to air.

Diamond ore can replace [[stone]], [[andesite]], [[diorite]], [[granite]], [[tuff]]{{only|je|short=1}}, and [[deepslate]]. Diamond ore that replaces tuff or deepslate becomes deepslate diamond ore.

Deepslate diamond ore also generates as part of [[fossil]]s that generate below Y=0, replacing some of the [[bone block]]s.

=== Breaking ===
The diamond ore block itself (rather than its [[diamond]] drops) can be obtained by mining it with an iron, diamond or netherite [[pickaxe]] with the [[Silk Touch]] enchantment. When mined without Silk Touch, diamond ore drops a single diamond. The maximum amount of diamonds dropped can be increased with [[Fortune]]. Fortune I gives a {{frac|1|3}} chance for 2 diamonds, averaging 1.33 diamonds, Fortune II gives a 25% chance (each) to give 2 or 3 diamonds, averaging 1.75 diamonds, and Fortune III gives a 20% chance (each) to give 2, 3, or 4 diamonds, averaging 2.2 diamonds.
{{Breaking row
|Diamond Ore;Deepslate Diamond Ore
|link=none; none
|Pickaxe; Pickaxe
|Iron; Iron
}}

== Usage ==
=== Smelting ingredient ===
{{smelting
| showname = 1
| Diamond Ore; Deepslate Diamond Ore
| Diamond
| 1
}}

=== Note Blocks ===
Diamond ore can be placed under [[note block]]s to produce "bass drum" sounds.

== Sounds ==
=== Diamond ore ===
{{Sound table/Block/Stone}}
=== Deepslate diamond ore===
{{Sound table/Block/Deepslate}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=java
|displayname=Diamond Ore
|spritetype=block
|nameid=diamond_ore
|blocktags=diamond_ores, mineable/pickaxe, needs_iron_tool
|itemtags=diamond_ores|showblocktags=y}}
{{ID table
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=java
|displayname=Deepslate Diamond Ore
|spritetype=block
|nameid=deepslate_diamond_ore
|blocktags=diamond_ores, mineable/pickaxe, needs_iron_tool
|itemtags=diamond_ores
|foot=1
}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=bedrock
|displayname=Diamond Ore
|spritetype=block
|nameid=diamond_ore
|id=56}}
{{ID table
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=bedrock
|displayname=Deepslate Diamond Ore
|spritetype=block
|nameid=deepslate_diamond_ore
|id=660
|foot=1
}}

== History ==
{{History|java indev}}
{{History||0.31|snap=20100128|[[File:Diamond Ore JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added diamond ore. Initially, it was referred to as "[[emerald ore]]."}}
{{History|||snap=20100130|Emerald ore from the previous version is now referred to as diamond ore.}}
{{History|||snap=20100201-2|The drop rate of diamonds has been reduced to 1 per ore mined (down from 1-3).}}
{{History|java infdev}}
{{History||20100227-1|Diamond ore no longer generates.}}
{{History||20100320|Diamond ore blobs now generate, but differently.}}
{{History||20100325|Ore blobs now appear more like they do today.}}
{{History||20100327|Diamond ore now regenerates after the world is reloaded, assuming that the positions of the [[ore]] [[block]]s were replaced by [[stone]].}}
{{History||20100330|Diamond ore no longer regenerates.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.6|snap=Test Build 3|Before this update, diamond was about 50% rarer in the north-east quadrant of the point (0,0) compared to the quadrant to the south-west. In this update, [[clay]] blocks are now more rare than diamond due to a glitch.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Diamond ore has now become about 25% rarer.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Diamond ore can now be collected with [[Silk Touch]], dropping the block itself. 
|Diamond ore now drops extra diamonds with the [[Fortune]] [[enchantment]].}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w22a|[[Mining]] diamond ore now drops [[experience]] orbs.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 56.}}
{{History||Texture Update|link=Texture Update|snap=January 4, 2018|slink={{tweet|JAPPA|948841704223838208}}|[[File:Diamond Ore TextureUpdate Revision 1.png|32px]] A new texture for diamond ore has been proposed.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Diamond Ore JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of diamond ore has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w08a|[[File:Diamond Ore JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of diamond ore has been changed, once again.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w06a|The height limit was expanded down to Y{{=}}-64. Diamand ores are temporary generating from Y{{=}}-64 instead of Y{{=}}0.}}
{{History|||snap=21w07a|[[File:Diamond Ore JE4.png|32px]] The texture of diamond ore has been changed.
|Diamond ore now generates as a triangle spread, generating below Y{{=}}16 and peaking at Y{{=}}-64.}}
{{History|||snap=February 17, 2021|slink={{Tweet|HenrikKniberg|1362095363314876418}}|[[File:Deepslate Diamond Ore (pre-release).png|32px]] [[Henrik Kniberg]] shows a [[grimstone]] variant of diamond ore, its texture made by [[JAPPA]].}}
{{History|||snap=February 18, 2021|slink={{Tweet|JasperBoerstra|1362400118784286723}}|[[File:Deepslate Diamond Ore (pre-release 2).png|32px]] JAPPA shows a new texture for the grimstone variant of diamond ore.}}
{{History|||snap=February 22, 2021|slink={{Tweet|JasperBoerstra|1363828589708382210}}|[[File:Deepslate Diamond Ore (pre-release 3).png|32px]] [[JAPPA]] shows updated [[grimstone]] variant of diamond ore.}}
{{History|||snap=21w08a|[[File:Deepslate Diamond Ore JE1.png|32px]] Added the deepslate diamond ore, which take place of diamond ores that generate in deepslate.
|Added <code>diamond_ores</code> block [[tag]].
|If a diamond ore in a [[ore (feature)|blob]] is exposed to air, it has a 50% chance of not generating.}}
{{History|||snap=March 2, 2021|slink={{Tweet|JasperBoerstra|1366733338023665665}}|[[File:Diamond Ore JE5 BE5.png|32px]] [[JAPPA]] shows updated diamond ore texture.}}
{{History|||snap=March 4, 2021|slink={{Tweet|JasperBoerstra|1367460045903040517}}|[[File:Deepslate Diamond Ore (pre-release 4).png|32px]] [[JAPPA]] shows updated [[deepslate]] variant of diamond ore texture.}}
{{History|||snap=21w10a|[[File:Diamond Ore JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Deepslate Diamond Ore JE2.png|32px]] Tweaked the diamond ore textures.
|Deepslate diamond ore now generates instead of [[coal ore]] on [[fossil]]s that generate below Y{{=}}0.
|Diamond ore [[ore (feature)|blob]]s are now smaller but slightly more frequent, making diamond ore overall less common.}}
{{History|||snap=21w11a|Slightly increased the frequency of diamond ore blobs.}}
{{History|||snap=21w13a|Larger diamond ore blobs sometimes form.}}
{{History|||snap=21w15a|All the changes to diamond ore generation in the previous 1.17 snapshots have been reverted, but they can be re-enabled with the [[Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack]].}}
{{History||1.17.1|snap=Pre-release 2|Now diamond ore generates at the correct Y-levels.<ref>{{bug|MC-229191||Diamond ore distribution changed between 1.16.5 and 1.17}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.18|snap=Experimental Snapshot 1|Diamond ore once again generates the way it did in the 1.17 snapshots without the use of a data pack.
|Slightly increased the frequency of diamond ore blobs.}}
{{History|||snap=21w40a|Increased the amount of unexposed diamond ore.}}
{{History||1.20.2|snap=23w31a|Diamond ore now generates more frequently in deepslate layers.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.1.0|[[File:Diamond Ore JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added diamond ore.}}
{{History||v0.3.2|Diamond ore is now obtainable.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Mining diamond ore now drops [[experience]] orbs.
|Diamond ore can now be collected with [[Silk Touch]], dropping the [[block]] itself. 
|Diamond ore now [[drops|drop]] extra [[diamond]]s with the [[Fortune]] [[enchantment]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Diamond Ore JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of diamond ore has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.5|[[File:Diamond Ore JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of diamond ore has been changed, once again.}}
{{History||1.16.220|snap=beta 1.16.220.50|[[File:Diamond Ore JE4 BE4.png|32px]] The texture of diamond ore has been changed.}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.16.230.52|[[File:Deepslate Diamond Ore JE2.png|32px]] Added deepslate diamond ore behind the Caves and Cliffs [[experimental gameplay]].}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.230.54|[[File:Diamond Ore JE5.png|32px]] Diamond ore texture was updated.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.230.56|In the Caves and Cliffs experimental gameplay, diamond ore blob now generates as a triangle spread generating below Y{{=}}15 and peaking at Y{{=}}-64, and are now smaller. Larger diamond ore blobs now sometimes form.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.17.0.52|Deepslate diamond ore now generates without the Caves and Cliffs experimental gameplay.
|Diamond ore blob was unintentionally made twice as smaller.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-127555}}</ref> }}
{{History||1.17.2|Diamond ore once again generates in the expected amounts when not using the Caves and Cliffs experimental gameplay.
|In the Caves and Cliffs experimental gameplay, diamond ore blob was unintentionally made twice as bigger.}}
{{History||1.17.40|snap=beta 1.17.40.20|Slightly increased the frequency of diamond ore blobs.}}
{{History||1.18.0|snap=beta 1.18.0.20|Removed “Caves and Cliffs” experimental toggle. New granite generation are now available through normal gameplay.
|Diamond ore generation has now been tweaked to be in parity with ''Java Edition''.
|The size of diamond ore blob is expected to be decreased to match ''Java Edition''. However, it now generates in wrong size.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.18.0.21|Increased the amount of unexposed diamond ore.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.18.0.22|Diamond ore generation height has now been tweaked to be in parity with ''Java Edition''.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.18.0.24|Increased the amount of unexposed diamond ore again to be in parity with ''Java Edition''.}}
{{History||1.18.1|Diamond ore blob now generates in correct size.}}
{{History||1.18.10|snap=beta 1.18.10.21|Deepslate diamond ore now generates instead of [[coal ore]] on [[fossil]]s that generate below Y{{=}}0.}}
{{History||1.20.30|snap=beta 1.20.30.20|Diamond ore now generates more frequently in deepslate layers.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Diamond Ore JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added diamond ore.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Diamond Ore JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of diamond ore has been changed.}}

{{History|new3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Diamond Ore JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added diamond ore.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* In some blob formations, [[ore]]s 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 {{w|diamond}}s form from highly compressed {{w|coal}}.
** In fact, diamonds mostly form from carbon that comes from {{w|carbonate rock}}s,<ref>[https://geology.com/articles/diamonds-from-coal/ How do diamonds form? They don't form from coal!] – Geology.com in 2012</ref> and are completely unrelated to coal which form from dead plants.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Diamond Ore blob.png|An exposed blob containing 8 diamond ores.
10 ore diamond blob in 1.16.1.png|An exposed blob containing 10 diamond ores.
Natural Diamond Ore.png|Naturally generated diamond and redstone ores in a cave.
Multiple ores.png|Multiple ores, found in the new big cave.
Deep ores.png|Naturally generated diamond ore, [[Redstone Ore]] and [[Lapis Lazuli Ore]] found in a [[Canyon]].
Lava Diamonds.jpg|Diamond ore concealed behind lava.
</gallery>
=== Miscellaneous ===
<gallery>
File:Diamond D 28x.jpg|An old chart of the diamond ore distribution in 135,704,866 blocks.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* {{BlockLink|Block of Diamond}}
* {{ItemLink|Diamond}}
* {{ItemSprite|Diamond}} [[Tutorials/Diamonds]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week-diamond-ore Block of the Week: Diamond Ore] – Minecraft.net on October 20, 2017

{{Blocks|natural}}

[[Category:Ore]]
[[Category:Natural blocks]]

[[de:Diamanterz]]
[[es:Mena de diamante]]
[[fr:Minerai de diamant]]
[[hu:Gyémántérc]]
[[it:Minerale di diamante]]
[[ja:ダイヤモンド鉱石]]
[[ko:다이아몬드 원석]]
[[nl:Diamanterts]]
[[pl:Złoże diamentu]]
[[pt:Minério de diamante]]
[[ru:Алмазная руда]]
[[tr:Elmas Cevheri]]
[[uk:Діамантова руда]]
[[zh:钻石矿石]]
