Iron Ore


 * This article is about Iron Ore. For the block, see Iron (Block). For the Ingot, see Iron (Ingot).

Iron is a mineral not-so-commonly found inside stone blocks underground or in cliffs as shown in the picture. It shows up at elevations ranging from 0 (the bottom of the map) to 67 (4 blocks above sea level). It is found in approximately 0.55% of rock below sea level, and falls off sharply in frequency higher up. In Survival Test, its only function was to give the player an iron block if mined. It was introduced in Creative mode in update 0.28.

In Indev, Alpha and Beta, iron ore can be smelted in a furnace to make an iron ingot; iron ingots are used to make all the medium quality tools, armor, buckets and Flint and Steel.

In Beta, iron ore requires a stone, iron, or diamond pickaxe to successfully extract.

Iron ore is often used in traps as it can be mined and replaced in its raw form.

A list of craftable items can be found here. Iron ore can also be found on the surface, but very rarely.



Trivia

 * Iron ore veins can move diagonally and are sometimes unconnected.
 * lron in Classic spawns in huge veins, sometimes big enough to protrude into 3 caverns.
 * Like other ores, iron is about 50% more common in the quadrant south-west of the point (0,0) compared to the north-east quadrant.

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