Redstone Ore
minecraft:redstone_ore
Redstone Ore is a block found in the world of Minecraft. It can be lit or unlit, and it is the source of redstone dust.
Players mine it with a pickaxe, and an iron tool or better is needed for it to drop anything. Breaking it yields Redstone Ore and Redstone Dust. The ore itself is also an ingredient in two recipes.
Texture file: block/redstone_ore.png · browse every texture in the game
Block data
| Identifier | minecraft:redstone_ore |
|---|---|
| Block states | 2 |
| Default state ID | 8552 |
| Properties | lit |
| Has item form | Yes |
Block states
Every property this block can take, straight from reports/blocks.json.
| Property | Values | Default |
|---|---|---|
lit | true, false | false |
Drops
From loot_table/blocks/redstone_ore.json.
Tags
4 tags contain this block.
#minecraft:mineable/pickaxe#minecraft:needs_iron_tool#minecraft:redstone_ores#minecraft:redstone_ores
Extracted from Minecraft 26.4-snapshot-5 on 22 October 2026. 9Minecraft is not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft.