Soul Soil

Soul soil is a block naturally found only in the nether.

Breaking
Soul soil drops as an item when broken with any tool or by hand, but a shovel is the fastest way to break it.

Soul sand can be converted into soul soil by crafting and subsequently breaking a soul campfire using soul sand in the creation of the campfire.

Natural generation
Soul soil generates naturally in the soul sand valley biome.

Usage
Unlike soul sand, soul soil does not slow mobs down.

Fire
Fire lit on soul soil becomes soul fire.

Withers
4 blocks of soul soil (or soul sand) are used in the construction of a wither.

Basalt
Lava on top of soul soil and directly adjacent to blue ice turns into basalt. Re-producing basalt this way can comprise a "basalt generator."

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