Lapis Lazuli Ore
Lapis Ore drops the deep blue dye and pigment that powers enchanting tables and tints countless decorative blocks.
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Description
Lapis Ore generates throughout the Overworld between y=−64 and y=64, with a peak around y=0. The block's appearance is unmistakable: a stone surface flecked with deep cobalt-blue speckles, brighter than any other ore. A stone pickaxe is the minimum required tool — anything weaker drops nothing useful.
Mining yields four to nine lapis lazuli per block, with extra under Fortune. The pigment has two main uses. First, it is consumed alongside experience levels at every enchanting table operation — each enchanted item costs one to three lapis on top of the level cost. Second, it functions as a primary blue dye, colouring wool, terracotta, glass, candles, and concrete powder, and combining with other dyes to produce purple, magenta, light blue, and cyan. Nine lapis compress into a decorative blue block; Silk Touch returns the ore intact.
Mining yields four to nine lapis lazuli per block, with extra under Fortune. The pigment has two main uses. First, it is consumed alongside experience levels at every enchanting table operation — each enchanted item costs one to three lapis on top of the level cost. Second, it functions as a primary blue dye, colouring wool, terracotta, glass, candles, and concrete powder, and combining with other dyes to produce purple, magenta, light blue, and cyan. Nine lapis compress into a decorative blue block; Silk Touch returns the ore intact.
