Gunpowder


 * Not to be confused with Redstone (Dust) or Glowstone Dust (Item)

Gunpowder (Renamed Sulphur) is not found naturally in the world of Minecraft. It can only be obtained through the killing of either Creepers or Ghasts. Gunpowder can also occasionally be obtained by opening reward chests in dungeons. Creepers are less likely to drop gunpowder if burned to death. Ghasts also drop gunpowder, but because they float, there is a good chance the gunpowder will fall into lava or into a place that cannot be reached. Gunpowder's only use is to make TNT, and currently has no other uses.

Strategy
A easier way to get Sulphur is to make a open portal in a open field, where a Ghast can spawn. Kill the Ghast and you have a 0-3 Sulphur spawner. When you are done, close the portal, so when you come back, the field wont be filled with ghasts.

Trivia

 * This item was called gunpowder until the first version of Beta, when it was renamed to Sulphur. As of Beta 1.3, its name is once again gunpowder. Realistically, sulphur is one of the ingredients used in gunpowder, but is yellow and crystalline like Glowstone.