I have the 1.8.8 updated Minecraft Console edition. In the previous version, lapis lazuli, was highly prevalent, on par with red stone or something. Since the update, I have not found nearly as much. (4 blocks total) I have found 5 times that in diamonds. I am playing in the level of bedrock to + 50 above bedrock, and I haven't found hardly any. I am using the branch style of mining, which has been highly effective in finding everything but lapis. What happening? Has lapis become more rare in version 1.8.8?
Minecraft Legacy Console – How to Find Lapis Lazuli in Version 1.8.8
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Best Answer
Via: http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Lapis_Lazuli_Ore#Natural_generation
If you are chunk mining, I would recommend moving to another chunk.