Coal Ore

Coal ore is a mineral block that drops coal when mined.
Deepslate coal ore is a variant of coal ore that rarely generates at the top of the deepslate layer.
== Obtaining ==
=== Natural generation ===
Coal ore can generate in the Overworld in the form of ore blobs. It generates in two batches per chunk. The first batch attempts to generate 30 times per chunk in blobs of 0-37, evenly from levels 136 to 320. The second batch attempts to generate 20 times per chunk in blobs of 0-37, from levels 0 to 192, being most common at Y=96, and being less common as towards either end of the range. Coal ore in this second batch is also less likely to be exposed to air: 50% of ore blocks that would generate exposed do not generate. , coal ore also has the third batches, which attempts to generate 20 times per chunk in blobs of size 0-37, evenly from levels 128 to 256, within any type of mountains biomes.
Coal ore can replace stone, andesite, diorite, granite, tuff, and deepslate. Deepslate coal ore generates when replacing tuff or deepslate, which is a rare occurrence due to the rarity of coal blobs below Y=8 where deepslate generates.
Coal ore is also found in small amounts alongside underground fossils.
=== Breaking ===
Coal ore itself can be obtained by mining it with any pickaxe enchanted with Silk Touch. When mined without Silk Touch, it drops one coal. It is affected by the Fortune enchantment, dropping 1–2, 1–3, or 1–4 coal respectively with Fortune I, II, and III. It also drops when mined without Fortune.
== Usage ==
=== Smelting ingredient ===
=== Note Blocks ===
Coal ore can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sounds.
== Sounds ==
=== Coal ore ===
=== Deepslate coal ore ===
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
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== History ==
=== Data history ===
== Issues ==
== Trivia ==
*The Minecraft mechanic that diamond ore replaces coal ore that generate in deepslate layers, is in accordance with the common misconception in real life that s form from highly compressed .
** In fact, diamonds mostly form from carbon that comes from s,How do diamonds form? They don't form from coal! – Geology.com in 2012 and are completely unrelated to coal which form from dead plants.
== Gallery ==
Coal ore in giant tree taiga.png|A blob of coal ore found in a giant tree taiga cliff.
ExposedCoalBlob.png|A blob of coal with surrounding blocks excavated.
DesertCoal.png|A blob of coal naturally occurring in a desert.
UnderwaterCoal.png|A block of coal ore found underwater. The glowstone is placed by the player.
MushroomBiomeCoal.png|A coal blob in a mushroom biome hillside.
LotsofCoal.png|A 20-block blob of coal ore found in a ravine.
ExtremeHillsCoal.jpg|A coal ore blob found in a mountains biome.
Coal ore blobs.png|One coal ore blob that generated close to the surface in a cave opening.
Coal On Surface Lava.png|A blob of coal ore above a lake of lava.
Pecoal.jpg|A blob of coal ore found in Pocket Edition.
SnowCoveredCoal.png|Coal ore generated in snowy biome.
RavineandStornghold.png|Ravine with multiple ores, water and lava falls, and stronghold bridge over it.
Coal in mountains biome.png|Coal ore exposed on the surface of a windswept hills biome.
Deepslate Coal Blob.png|thumb|A blob of deepslate Coal Ore.
== References ==
== External Links ==
*Block of the Week: Coal Ore – Minecraft.net on December 8, 2017
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