Block of Iron

''This page is about the solid iron block. For the ore, see Iron (ore).'' Iron is a Block type which was made available in Creative version 0.30. It has the same, but recolored, texture as a Gold block as they are both made from ore found in the game. Iron has 3 textures: one on top, one on the bottom and one on all the sides. In Survival mode, busting iron ore would cause 1 - 3 iron blocks to drop. The blocks are very durable and will not be destroyed in a explosion. An iron block takes about 4 seconds to destroy. In Indev and Infdev, iron blocks could only be made by placing 9 iron ingots in a crafting bench. The 9 ingots can be recovered by placing the block in a crafting grid. This makes iron blocks more functional as "storage units" rather than building units. Crafting Iron into blocks of 9 can be used as an effective way of storage, minimizing the space required to store such materials. Iron is useful for building many different tools such as pickaxes, hoes, shovels, and more. Theese tools are quite durable, but not as durable as diamond.