This article is about the mineral block. For the ore, see Diamond Ore. For the item, see Diamond.
A block of diamond is a precious mineral block equivalent to nine diamonds.
Obtaining
Breaking
Blocks of diamond can be mined with an iron pickaxe or better.
| Block | Block of Diamond | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 5 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time[A] | ||
| Default | 25 | |
| Wooden | 12.5 | |
| Stone | 6.25 | |
| Iron | 1.25 | |
| Diamond | 0.95 | |
| Netherite | 0.85 | |
| Golden | 2.1 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Natural generation
Diamond blocks spawn as the cores of "obsidian rooms" and "lava rooms" in woodland mansions.
Crafting
Usage
Blocks of diamond can be used to store diamonds in a compact fashion.
Beacons
Blocks of diamond can be used to "power" a beacon. The beacon can be powered by a 3×3 square of diamond blocks underneath it, and can optionally also include a 5×5, 7×7 and 9×9 layer in the shape of a pyramid under the original layer to increase the effects from the beacon. The layers do not have to be entirely diamond blocks, as they may also contain blocks of iron, blocks of gold, blocks of netherite, and blocks of emerald.
Crafting ingredient
Sounds
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.2 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.2 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| None[sound 1] | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 1.25 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.5 | 16 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig | 1.0 | 1.1-1.2 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | use | 1.0 | 1.2-1.25 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit | 0.3 | 0.75 | |
| Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Walking on the block | step | 0.35 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Jumping from the block | jump | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Falling on the block without fall damage | land | 0.22 | 1.0 |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Block tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block of Diamond | diamond_block | Block & Item | beacon_base_blocks mineable/pickaxe needs_iron_tool | block.minecraft.diamond_block |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block of Diamond | diamond_block | 57 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile.diamond_block.name |
History
| Java Edition Indev | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.31 | 20100128 |  Added blocks of diamond. Initially, they were referred to as "emerald blocks". | |||
| 20100129 | Blocks of diamonds can now be crafted from 4 diamonds. | ||||
| 20100130 | Emerald blocks from the previous version are now referred to as diamond blocks. | ||||
| Diamond blocks are now more expensive, requiring 9 diamonds (3×3) instead of 4 (2×2). | |||||
| ? | ? | Diamond blocks can be uncrafted into 9 diamonds. | |||
| Java Edition Alpha | |||||
| v1.2.0 | ? |  The texture application of diamond blocks has changed. | |||
| Java Edition Beta | |||||
| 1.2 | The side and bottom textures of blocks of diamonds have now been removed from terrain.png. | ||||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5 |  The texture of diamond blocks has slightly changed. The texture has been given less drastic dark gradients in the top-left and bottom-right corners. | |||
| 1.4.2 | 12w32a | Diamond blocks can now be used to activate a beacon. | |||
| 1.11 | 16w39a | Diamond blocks can now be found in woodland mansions. | |||
| July 19, 2017 |  Jeb tweets image of new obsidian and diamond block textures. | ||||
| July 20, 2017 |  Jasper Boerstra tweets an image of an updated diamond block texture. | ||||
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 57. | |||
| July 11, 2018 |  Jasper Boerstra tweets an image of an updated diamond block texture. | ||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | The texture of blocks of diamonds has changed. | |||
| 18w47a |  The texture of blocks of diamonds has changed, once again. | ||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| Pre-release | Added blocks of diamonds. | ||||
| v0.2.0 | The texture of diamond blocks has slightly changed. The texture has less drastic dark gradients in the top-left and bottom-right corners. | ||||
| v0.16.0 | build 4 | Blocks of diamonds are now used to activate beacons. | |||
| Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.1.0 | alpha 1.1.0.0 | Diamond blocks can now be found in woodland mansions. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | The texture of blocks of diamonds has changed. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added blocks of diamonds. |
| TU19 | CU7 | 1.12 | Blocks of diamonds can now be used to construct beacon pyramids. | ||
| 1.90 | The texture of blocks of diamonds has changed. | ||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added blocks of diamonds. | ||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Block of Diamond" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery
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A teaser image released by Jeb of updated block of diamond textures.
Trivia
- The block of diamond has the same texture as the block of gold, but tinted blue. This is also true of its texture from before the Texture Update.
External Links
- Block of the Week: Diamond – Minecraft.net on April 7, 2017