Iron Ore
Renewable |
No |
---|---|
Stackable |
Yes (64) |
Tool | |
Blast resistance |
3 |
Hardness |
Iron Ore: 3 |
Luminant |
No |
Transparent |
No |
Flammable |
No |
Catches fire from lava |
No |
Iron ore is a mineral block found underground. It is smelted into iron ingots, which are used to make tools and armor.
Deepslate iron ore is a variant found in the deepslate layer of the world, below y=0.[upcoming: JE 1.17 & BE 1.17]
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Breaking[edit]
Iron ore must be mined with a stone pickaxe or higher, or else it drops nothing. Unlike most ores, iron ore always drops itself, regardless of whether the player used Silk Touch.
In Java Edition 1.17[upcoming], iron ore will drop 1 Raw Iron. It is affected by Fortune enchantment, dropping 1-2, 1-3 or 1-4 raw iron respectively with Fortune I, II and III. When mined with Silk Touch, it will drop itself.
Block | Iron Ore | Deepslate Iron Ore | |
---|---|---|---|
Hardness | 3 | 4.5 | |
Tool | |||
Breaking time[A] | |||
Default | 15 | 22.5 | |
Wooden | 7.5 | 11.25 | |
Stone | 1.15 | 1.7 | |
Iron | 0.75 | 1.15 | |
Diamond | 0.6 | 0.85 | |
Netherite | 0.5 | 0.75 | |
Golden | 1.25 | 1.9 |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Natural generation[edit]
Iron ore can generate in the Overworld in the form of mineral veins. Iron ore attempts to generate 20 times per chunk in veins of size 0-13, from levels 0 to 63, in all biomes. On average they generate 112 ores per chunk.
In Java Edition 1.17[upcoming], iron ore generates in three batches. The first batch attempts to generate 40 times per chunk in veins of 0-13, from levels 128 to 320, being most common around level 255 and becoming less common towards either end of the range. The second batch attempts to generate 6 times per chunk in veins of 0-13, from levels -24 to 54, being most common around level 15 and becoming less common towards either end of the range. The third batch attempts to generate 3 times per chunk in veins of 0-5, evenly from levels -63 to -32. Iron ore can replace stone, granite, diorite, andesite, tuff, and deepslate. If it replaces tuff or deepslate, it will become deepslate iron ore.
In Bedrock Edition 1.17[upcoming], iron ore also attempts to generate 40 times per chunk in veins of size 0-10, from levels 128 to 256 within any type of mountains biome. Being more common as the y-level increases.
In Bedrock Edition 1.17[upcoming], deepslate iron ore generates instead of regular iron ore in deepslate veins.
Usage[edit]
The primary usage of iron ore is to obtain iron ingots.
Smelting ingredient[edit]
Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
---|---|
Iron Ore + Any fuel |
Note blocks[edit]
Iron ore can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass drum" sound.
Sounds[edit]
Sound | Subtitle | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block.stone.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
None[sound 1] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.stone.fall | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block.stone.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hit | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block.stone.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
Footsteps | Blocks | Walking on the block | block.stone.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
Sound | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Volume | Pitch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blocks | Once the block has broken | dig.stone | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall.stone | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | hit.stone | 0.37 | 0.5 | |
? | Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump.stone | 0.12 | 1.0 |
? | Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land.stone | 0.22 | 1.0 |
Blocks | Walking on the block | step.stone | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
Blocks | When the block is placed | use.stone | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
Name | Namespaced ID | Form | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|
Iron Ore | iron_ore | Block & Item | block.minecraft.iron_ore |
Deepslate Iron Ore | deepslate_iron_ore | Block & Item | block.minecraft.deepslate_iron_ore |
Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|---|
Iron Ore | iron_ore | 15 | Block & Item | tile.iron_ore.name |
Deepslate Iron Ore | deepslate_iron_ore | 656 | Block & Item | tile.deepslate_iron_ore.name |
History[edit]
Java Edition Classic | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 21, 2009 | Notch shows interest in adding iron ore. | ||||
May 23, 2009 | Notch says he accomplished adding iron veins in stone. | ||||
0.0.14a | ![]() | ||||
Iron ore spawns in huge veins, sometimes big enough to protrude into 3 caverns, and could be as big as 167 blocks. | |||||
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST | Breaking iron ore now gives the player 1–3 blocks of iron when mined. | ||||
Java Edition Indev | |||||
0.31 | ? | Iron ore no longer drops blocks of iron when mined. | |||
20100129 | Before the furnace was added, players had to smelt ore by dropping ore blocks onto fire. | ||||
Iron ore now drops itself when mined. | |||||
20100201-2 | Iron ore now requires a stone, iron, or diamond pickaxe to be successfully obtained. | ||||
Java Edition Infdev | |||||
Minecraft Infdev | 20100227-1 | Iron ore no longer generates. | |||
20100320 | Iron ore veins now generate, but differently. | ||||
20100325 | Ore veins now appear more like they do today. | ||||
20100327 | Iron ore now regenerates after the world is reloaded, assuming that the positions of the ore blocks were replaced by stone. | ||||
20100330 | Iron ore no longer regenerates. | ||||
Java Edition | |||||
1.3.1 | 12w22a | Smelting iron ore, along with other ores, blocks and items, gives the player experience orbs when taking the item out of the furnace. One stack of iron ore gives the player approximately 2 levels of experience. | |||
1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 15. | |||
1.14 | ? | ![]() | |||
18w43a | ![]() | ||||
1.14.1 | Pre-Release 1 | ![]() | |||
Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
1.17 | 21w07a | ![]() | |||
February 17, 2021 | ![]() | ||||
February 18, 2021 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
February 22, 2021 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
21w08a | ![]() | ||||
![]() | |||||
Added iron_ores block tag. | |||||
Iron ore now generates less frequently. However, a bug exists in this version where regular iron ore are generated way more infrequent. | |||||
Iron ore can now generate in negative y-levels in smaller veins. | |||||
21w08b | Regular iron ore now generates more frequently than in 21w08a [1]. | ||||
March 2, 2021 | ![]() | ||||
March 4, 2021 | ![]() | ||||
21w10a | ![]() ![]() | ||||
21w14a | It now drops raw iron when broken without silk touch, instead of itself. | ||||
Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
v0.1.0 | ![]() | ||||
v0.3.0 | Iron ore is now obtainable in Survival mode. | ||||
v0.3.2 | Iron ore is now available in the creative inventory. | ||||
With the addition of furnaces, iron ore is able to be smelted into iron ingots. | |||||
v0.12.1 | ? | Iron ore now gives experience when smelted. | |||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | ![]() | |||
1.16.220 | beta 1.16.220.50 | ![]() | |||
Upcoming Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.16.230 | beta 1.16.230.52 | ![]() | |||
beta 1.16.230.54 | ![]() | ||||
Legacy Console Edition | |||||
TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | ![]() |
? | Smelting iron ore now gives experience. | ||||
1.90 | ![]() | ||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
0.1.0 | ![]() |
Issues[edit]
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