Lapis lazuli ore is the ore block from which lapis lazuli is obtained.
Deepslate lapis lazuli ore is a variant of lapis lazuli ore that can generate in deepslate and tuff blobs.
Obtaining
Natural generation
Lapis lazuli ore can generate in the Overworld in the form of blobs.
In Java Edition, Lapis lazuli ore generates in two batches per chunk. The first batch attempts to generate 2 times per chunk, in blobs of 0-10, from levels -32 to 30. It is most common around level -1 and becomes less common towards either end of the range. The second batch attempts to generate 4 times per chunk, in blobs of 0-10, evenly from levels -64 to 64. Lapis lazuli ore in this second batch cannot be exposed to air; any ore blocks that would generate exposed do not generate. Lapis lazuli ore can replace stone, granite, diorite, andesite, tuff, and deepslate. If it replaces tuff or deepslate, it will become deepslate lapis lazuli ore.
In Bedrock Edition, Lapis lazuli ore generates in two batches per chunk. The first batch attempts to generate 2 times per chunk, in blobs of 0-10, from levels -32 to 32. It is most common around level 0 and becomes less common towards either end of the range. The second batch attempts to generate 4 times per chunk, in blobs of 0-10, evenly from levels -64 to 64. Lapis lazuli ore in this second batch cannot be exposed to air; any ore blocks that would generate exposed do not generate. Lapis lazuli ore can replace stone, granite, diorite, andesite, and deepslate. If it replaces deepslate, it will become deepslate lapis lazuli ore.
Breaking
Lapis lazuli ore can be mined with a stone pickaxe or higher. To obtain the block itself, the player must use Silk Touch; otherwise, the block drops 4–9 lapis lazuli. When mined with a Fortune enchanted pickaxe, there is a chance for the drops to be multiplied by between 2 and the level plus 1, up to a maximum of 2 to 4 at level III (for a maximum of 36 lapis lazuli dropped). This means at Fortune III there is a chance to get a minimum of 4 lapis lazuli or 36 lapis lazuli. See the chart "The drops per fortune level are as follows:" below.
| Block | Lapis Lazuli Ore | Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 3 | 4.5 | |
| Tool | |||
| Breaking time[A] | |||
| Default | 15 | 22.5 | |
| Wooden | 7.5 | 11.25 | |
| Stone | 1.15 | 1.7 | |
| Iron | 0.75 | 1.15 | |
| Diamond | 0.6 | 0.85 | |
| Netherite | 0.5 | 0.75 | |
| Golden | 1.25 | 1.9 | |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
The drops per fortune level are as follows:
| Drops/Fortune level | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1⁄6 | 1⁄9 | 1⁄12 | 1⁄15 |
| 5 | 1⁄6 | 1⁄9 | 1⁄12 | 1⁄15 |
| 6 | 1⁄6 | 1⁄9 | 1⁄12 | 1⁄15 |
| 7 | 1⁄6 | 1⁄9 | 1⁄12 | 1⁄15 |
| 8 | 1⁄6 | 1⁄6 | 1⁄8 | 1⁄10 |
| 9 | 1⁄6 | 1⁄9 | 1⁄12 | 1⁄15 |
| 10 | 0 | 1⁄18 | 1⁄24 | 1⁄30 |
| 12 | 0 | 1⁄18 | 1⁄12 | 1⁄15 |
| 14 | 0 | 1⁄18 | 1⁄24 | 1⁄30 |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄24 | 1⁄30 |
| 16 | 0 | 1⁄18 | 1⁄24 | 1⁄15 |
| 18 | 0 | 1⁄18 | 1⁄12 | 1⁄15 |
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄30 |
| 21 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄24 | 1⁄30 |
| 24 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄24 | 1⁄15 |
| 27 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄24 | 1⁄30 |
| 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄30 |
| 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄30 |
| 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄30 |
| Average | 6 1⁄2 | 8 2⁄3 | 11 3⁄8 | 14 3⁄10 |
Lapis ore also drops 2–5 when broken without Fortune.
Usage
Smelting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Lapis Lazuli | Lapis Lazuli Ore or Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore + Any fuel |
Note Blocks
Lapis lazuli ore can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.
Sounds
Lapis lazuli ore
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block.stone.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block.stone.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block.stone.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hit | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| None[sound 1] | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.stone.fall | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block.stone.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig.stone | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | dig.stone | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit.stone | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
| Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall.stone | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Walking on the block | step.stone | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Jumping from the block | jump.stone | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Falling on the block without fall damage | land.stone | 0.22 | 1.0 |
Deepslate lapis lazuli ore
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block.deepslate.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block.deepslate.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block.deepslate.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hit | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| None[sound 1] | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.deepslate.fall | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block.deepslate.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig.deepslate | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | When the block is placed | place.deepslate | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
| Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit.deepslate | 0.3 | 0.5 | |
| Players | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall.deepslate | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Walking on the block | step.deepslate | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Jumping from the block | jump.deepslate | 0.12 | 1.0 | |
| Players | Falling on the block without fall damage | land.deepslate | 0.22 | 1.0 |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Block tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapis Lazuli Ore | lapis_ore | Block & Item | lapis_ores mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool | block.minecraft.lapis_ore |
| Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore | deepslate_lapis_ore | Block & Item | lapis_ores mineable/pickaxe needs_stone_tool | block.minecraft.deepslate_lapis_ore |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item ID[i 1] | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapis Lazuli Ore | lapis_ore | 21 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile.lapis_ore.name |
| Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore | deepslate_lapis_ore | 655 | Block & Giveable Item[i 2] | Identical[i 3] | tile.deepslate_lapis_ore.name |
History
| Java Edition Beta | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 |  Added lapis lazuli ore.
| ||||
| Lapis lazuli ore currently drops only one shard per block. | |||||
| 1.2_02 | Jeb acknowledged that the ore was too rare[1] and has now increased the drop rate to 4-8. | ||||
| Lapis lazuli ore can now be found at bedrock level. | |||||
| Unknown | |||||
| ? | Lapis lazuli ore now drops 4-9 lapis lazuli. Whether this was the case in Beta 1.2_02 or a subsequent change is unknown. | ||||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 | Enchanting has now been added. Mining of lapis lazuli ore is now possible using a pickaxe with the Silk Touch enchantment. | |||
| Lapis lazuli ore can now be smelted to obtain lapis blocks. | |||||
| Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6 | Lapis lazuli ore can now be smelted to obtain blue dye. | ||||
| 1.3.1 | 12w22a | Smelting and mining lapis lazuli ore, along with other ores, blocks and items, gives the player experience orbs. One stack of lapis ore gives the player approximately the experience needed to go from level 0 to level 13. | |||
| Texture Update | ? |  A new texture for lapis lazuli ore has been proposed. | |||
| 1.14 | 18w43a |  The texture of lapis lazuli ore has now been changed. | |||
| 1.17 | 21w07a | Lapis lazuli ore generation has been changed to generate in two different groups. The first group generates as a spread between Y=-32 and Y=32. The second group generates evenly between Y=-64 and Y=64, and is never exposed to air. | |||
| February 17, 2021 |  Henrik Kniberg shows grimstone variant of lapis lazuli ore. | ||||
| February 18, 2021 |   JAPPA shows new texture of lapis lazuli ore and grimstone variant of lapis lazuli ore. | ||||
| February 22, 2021 |  JAPPA shows new texture of grimstone variant of lapis lazuli ore. | ||||
| 21w08a |   The texture of lapis lazuli ore has been changed again. The deepslate lapis lazuli ore has been added. | ||||
| 21w10a |  The texture of deepslate lapis lazuli ore has been changed.
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| Lapis lazuli ore generates more frequently. | |||||
| 21w15a |   The texture of lapis lazuli ore and the deepslate variant has been changed.
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| The lapis lazuli ore generation changes in the previous 1.17 snapshots have reverted, though they can still accessed using the Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack. | |||||
| 1.18 | Experimental Snapshot 1 | The previous lapis lazuli ore generation changes are once again available without the use of a data pack. | |||
| 21w38a | Lapis lazuli ore generates in blobs similarly to other ores. | ||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| v0.1.0 | Added lapis lazuli ore. | ||||
| v0.3.0 | Lapis lazuli ore now drops lapis lazuli. | ||||
| v0.3.2 | Lapis lazuli ore is now available in the creative inventory. | ||||
| ? | Lapis lazuli ore can now be smelted to obtain the lapis lazuli item. | ||||
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Mining lapis lazuli ore now drops experience orbs. | |||
| Lapis lazuli ore can now be collected with Silk Touch, dropping the block itself. | |||||
| Lapis Lazuli ore now drops extra shards with the Fortune enchantment. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | The texture of lapis lazuli ore has now been changed. | |||
| 1.16.220 | beta 1.16.220.50 | The texture of lapis lazuli ore has been changed. | |||
| 1.17.0 | beta 1.16.230.52 | Added deepslate lapis lazuli ore. | |||
| beta 1.16.230.54 | The texture of lapis lazuli ore has been changed. | ||||
| beta 1.17.0.50 | The texture of the deepslate variant has been changed. | ||||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added lapis lazuli ore. |
| 1.90 | The texture of lapis lazuli ore has now been changed. | ||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added lapis lazuli ore. | ||||
Data history
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 21. | |||
| 21w08a | Added lapis_ores block tag. | ||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Lapis Lazuli Ore" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia
- Lapis lazuli is based on the real stone for which it is named, which has historically been a prized and rare stone used in jewelry and as a dye.
Gallery
Lapis lazuli ore can come in blobs of one.
An isolated blob of lapis lazuli ore.
Lapis lazuli ore exposed to sunlight in deep ravine.
Naturaly generated Diamond Ore, Redstone Ore and Lapis Lazuli ore found in a canyon. Check the image for seed and cords.
