Obtaining
The main difference between coal and charcoal is in the methods of obtaining.
Trivia
- Charcoal was stated by Notch to be a name class edit of coal.
- Charcoal can be used for Torches, like normal Coal.
- The texture for Charcoal was changed in 13w19a and in 0.8.0 for Pocket Edition. This was so new players wouldn`t get confused between the two.
- It is more useful to burn logs with coal in a furnace₠because each coal will smelt 8 pieces of Charcoal.
- The crafting interface in the PS3 edition has two crafting recipes for torches and fire charges, one with coal and one with Charcoal. The two recipes are in the same column of the same section of the crafting interface, and they also have (coal) or (charcoal) to identify which one is which.
- Coal and Charcoal have the same function except that only the former can be used to craft a Block of Coal; the latter cannot.
Info
Type | Raw materials |
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Durability | N/A |
Renewable A renewable resource (as opposed to a non-renewable, or finite, resource) is a resource that can be recreated indefinitely in survival without exploiting glitches or using commands. While running out of resources isn t likely to | Yes |
Stackable | Yes (64) |
First appearances | See History |
Data value | dec:263 hex:107 bin:100000111 |
Name See values from the latest PCPersonal Computer version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition | coal |
Coal lumps are items See items as they are in the inventory. For the entity that items and blocks turn into when dropped, see Item (entity). For the items that mobs leave behind on death, see mainly obtained by harvesting coal ore blocks. Their main uses are as a fuel or crafting torches Torch Transparency Yes Luminance 14 Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 50 hex: 32 bin: 110010 Name torch See the common light-emitting torch. .
Charcoal is an alternative to coal obtained from smelting wood. It can do everything coal can, except be traded All villager trades, separated by profession. The trading system is a gameplay mechanic that allows players to trade emeralds for items (and vice-versa) with villagers. Contents 1 Functionality 1.1 Brown Robed Villager 1.2 White Robed with villagers or crafted into a block of coal Block of Coal Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 30 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Yes, but does not catch fire from lava Drops Itself Data value dec: 173 hex: AD bin: 10101101 Name coal_block This . Coal and charcoal also cannot stack together.
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Mining
Coal ore Coal Ore Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 15 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Experience Mined: 0–2 Smelted: 0.1 Drops Coal (1) Data value dec: 16 hex: 10 bin: 10000 Name coal_ore This article is mined using a pickaxe will drop 1 unit of coal. If the pickaxe is enchanted with Fortune, it may drop an extra unit per level of Fortune, up to a maximum of 4 with Fortune III.
Crafting
Name See values from the latest PC version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition | Ingredients | Crafting Crafting is the method by which many blocks, tools, and materials are made in Minecraft. In order to craft something, players must move items from their inventory to a crafting grid. A 2×2 crafting grid recipe |
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Coal | Block of Coal |
Smelting
Wither Skeletons
A wither skeleton Wither Skeleton Health points 20 () Attack strength Easy: 4 () Normal: 7 () Hard: 10 () Size Height: 2.4 Blocks Width: 0.7 Blocks Spawn Nether fortresses at light level 7 or less First appearances may drop a coal lump upon death.
Natural generation
Coal can be found in 27.4% of dungeon Dungeon Biome Any Consists of Cobblestone Moss Stone Monster Spawner Chest Can generate post-generation No First appearances See history Dungeons are naturally generated structures that appear in the Overworld. Contents 1 Generation 2 Structure 2.1 chests, 74.3% of igloo Igloo Biome Ice Plains, Cold Taiga Consists of Snow White Carpet Light Gray Carpet Ice (Packed Ice in Pocket Edition.) Redstone Torch Furnace Bed (Brown Bed, Light Blue Bed or White Bed) in Pocket Edition. chests, and 27.4% of woodland mansion Woodland mansion Biome Roofed Forest Consists of See Structure. Can generate post-generation N/A First appearances See history This article may need cleanup to comply with the style guide. Please help improve this if you can. chests, all in stacks of 1⃢₀ₓ4; and in 32.0% of chest minecarts Minecart with Chest Type Vehicles Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable No Internal ID PC: 43 PE: 98 Network ID PC: 10 Entity ID chest_minecart Drops 1 Minecart 1 Chest plus contents Health points 6 () in abandoned mineshafts Abandoned mineshaft Biome Any Consists of Wooden Planks Fence Rail Torch Cobweb Dirt Monster Spawner Minecart with Chest Can generate post-generation No First appearances See history "Mine" redirects here. For information about mining, see Mining. and 35.6% of stronghold Stronghold Portal Room Biome Any Consists of See Structure First appearances See History Strongholds are structures that occur naturally underground, and are primarily important because they house end portals. Strongholds can be located using eyes storeroom chests in stacks of 3⃢₀ₓ8.
Crafting ingredient
Name See values from the latest PC version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition | Ingredients | Crafting Crafting is the method by which many blocks, tools, and materials are made in Minecraft. In order to craft something, players must move items from their inventory to a crafting grid. A 2×2 crafting grid recipe |
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Block of Coal | Coal | |
Fire Charge Fire Charge Type Tools Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Internal ID PC: 13 PE: 94 Network ID PC: 64 Entity ID PC: small_fireball PE: smallfireball First appearances See history Data value dec: 385 hex: 181 | Blaze Powder Blaze Powder Type Items Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) First appearances See history Data value dec: 377 hex: 179 bin: 101111001 Name blaze_powder Blaze powder is an item made from a blaze rod obtained from a + Coalor Charcoal+ Gunpowder | |
Torch | Coalor Charcoal+ Stick |
Fuel
When used in a furnace as a fuel, a coal lump or piece of charcoal lasts 80 seconds (which smelts up to 8 items). Coal/charcoal used as fuel lasts more than 5 times longer than wood planks or wood used as fuel.
Coal and charcoal are also the only fuels accepted by powered minecarts. They provide approximately four minutes of transit each.
Trading
Villager fishermen, armorers, tool smiths and weapon smiths buy 16-24 coals for one emerald as part of their first tier trades. Butchers buy 16-24 coals for one emerald as part of their second tier trades.
Data values
Coal and charcoal share the same ID name, which is minecraft:coal
, but charcoal has a data value of 1.
DV | Description | |
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0 | Coal | |
1 | Charcoal |
Achievements
Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Availability | Xbox points earned | Trophy type (PS) | |||
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Xbox | PS | Wii U | |||||||
Renewable Energy | Smelt wood trunks using charcoal to make more charcoal. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10G | Bronze |
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History
Issues
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Obtaining
Charcoal can be created by burning/smelting wood as the ingredient in a furnace.