Redstone Ore

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Redstone ore is the ore block from which redstone dust is obtained.

Deepslate redstone ore is a variant of redstone ore that can generate in deepslate and tuff blobs.

Redstone ore must be mined with an iron pickaxe or higher to drop redstone dust. When mined, it drops 4–5 redstone dust. It is affected by the Fortune enchantment, dropping 4-6, 4-7, or 4-8 redstone respectively with Fortune I, II, and III (averaging at 6 redstone dust with Fortune level 3^[1][2]). If mined with Silk Touch, it drops itself instead of redstone dust.

Redstone ore can generate in the Overworld in the form of ore features. Redstone ore generates in two batches per chunk. The first batch attempts to generate 4 times per chunk, in blobs of 0–10, evenly from levels -64 to 15. The second batch attempts to generate 8 times per chunk, in blobs of 0–10, from levels -63 to -32, being more common the lower the elevation.

Redstone ore can replace stone, andesite, diorite, granite, tuff, and deepslate. Any redstone ore that replaces tuff or deepslate becomes deepslate redstone ore.

Unlike most ores, redstone ore does not generate less when exposed to air.

The primary usage of redstone ore is to mine it for redstone dust.

Lit redstone ore is a block state of redstone ore or deepslate redstone ore. It produces the light level of 9 and emits bright red powered redstone particles. Redstone ore enters this state instantly when a player interacts with it by pressing either the break or the use control, or when an entity touches it on the top side. There are some exceptions, including sneaking players, projectiles, shulkers, and the ender dragon. This effect continues until the redstone ore block receives a random tick (averaging 68.27 seconds). This effect does not actually produce redstone power, but the block changes can be detected with an observer.

Subsequent interactions on a redstone ore block causes it to emit an extra burst of particles per interaction.

Unlike most other interactable blocks, clicking on a redstone ore with a block, in addition to emitting particles and entering lit mode, also attempts place the block. In Java Edition if the block next to the ore in the clicked direction is replaceable (like air or water), but the placed block fails (because it needs some support, for example), the redstone ore enters lit mode, but the player's hand does not move.​^{[more information needed]}

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Issues relating to "Redstone Ore" or "Deepslate Redstone Ore" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

• 👁 Lots of ore
  
  Lots of ore
• 👁 redstone ka
  
  A blob of redstone ore next to some lava
• 👁 Multiple natural blobs of redstone in to the cave
  
  Multiple natural blobs of redstone in to the cave
• 👁 Redstone ore in a mine
  
  Redstone ore in a mine
• 👁 4 blocks of redstone ore
  
  4 blocks of redstone ore
• 👁 Naturally generated diamond and redstone ores in a cave
  
  Naturally generated diamond and redstone ores in a cave
• 👁 Deepslate redstone ore and gold ore
  
  Deepslate redstone ore and gold ore
• 👁 Multiple ores, found in a big cave
  
  Multiple ores, found in a big cave
• 👁 Redstone ore next to lava and granite
  
  Redstone ore next to lava and granite
• 👁 Naturally generated diamond ore, redstone ore and lapis lazuli ore found in a ravine
  
  Naturally generated diamond ore, redstone ore and lapis lazuli ore found in a ravine

• 👁 Redstone ore as it appeared in Minecraft Earth
  
  Redstone ore as it appeared in Minecraft Earth
• 👁 Redstone ore as it appears in Minecraft Legends
  
  Redstone ore as it appears in Minecraft Legends
• 👁 Redstone ore as it appears in A Minecraft Movie
  
  Redstone ore as it appears in A Minecraft Movie
• 👁 Redstone ore light by ThinkGeek.
  
  Redstone ore light by ThinkGeek.

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• Traps

• "Block of the Month: Redstone Ore" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, November 17, 2023.