Iron Ore

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For other iron-related blocks and items, see Iron.

Iron Ore

👁 Iron Ore.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Iron Ore'

👁 Deepslate Iron Ore.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Iron Ore'

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	👁 Invicon Stone Pickaxe.png: Sprite image for Stone Pickaxe in Minecraft
Blast resistance	3
Hardness	Iron Ore: 3 Deepslate Iron Ore: 4.5
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	👁 BlockSprite iron-ore.png: Sprite image for iron-ore in Minecraft 11 STONE 👁 BlockSprite deepslate-iron-ore.png: Sprite image for deepslate-iron-ore in Minecraft 59 DEEPSLATE
Note block instrument	Bass Drum
Sulfur cube archetype	Slow Flat

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Iron ore is a mineral block typically found underground. It is a source of raw iron, which can be smelted into iron ingots.

Deepslate iron ore is the deepslate variant of iron ore. It is found in deepslate layers.

Obtaining

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Breaking

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Iron ore itself can be obtained by mining it with a stone pickaxe or higher enchanted with Silk Touch. When mined without Silk Touch, iron ore drops a single raw iron. It is affected by the Fortune enchantment, dropping 1–2, 1–3, or 1–4 raw iron with Fortune I, II, and III, respectively.

Block	👁 BlockSprite iron-ore.png: Sprite image for iron-ore in Minecraft Iron Ore	👁 BlockSprite deepslate-iron-ore.png: Sprite image for deepslate-iron-ore in Minecraft Deepslate Iron Ore
Hardness	3	4.5
Tool	👁 Image	👁 Image
Breaking time (sec)^[A]
Default	15	22.5
Wooden	7.5	11.25
Stone	1.15	1.7
Copper	0.9	1.35
Iron	0.75	1.15
Diamond	0.6	0.85
Netherite	0.5	0.75
Golden	1.25	1.9
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

Legend

incorrect tool, drops nothing
correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
correct tool, drops the block itself
italicized can be instant mined

↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Natural generation

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Usage

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The primary usage of iron ore is to mine it for raw iron.

Smelting ingredient

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Ingredients	Smelting recipe
or Deepslate Iron Ore + Any fuel	👁 Invicon Iron Ore.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ore in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Iron Ore 👁 Invicon Deepslate Iron Ore.png: Inventory sprite for Deepslate Iron Ore in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Deepslate Iron Ore with description: Deepslate Iron Ore 👁 Invicon Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Coal with description: Coal 👁 Invicon Charcoal.png: Inventory sprite for Charcoal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Charcoal with description: Charcoal 👁 Invicon Oak Log.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Log with description: Log 👁 Invicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Overworld Planks 👁 Invicon Lava Bucket.png: Inventory sprite for Lava Bucket in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lava Bucket with description: Lava Bucket 👁 Invicon Block of Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Coal with description: Block of Coal 👁 Invicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron Ingot 0.7

Ingredients

Smelting recipe

or
Deepslate Iron Ore +
Any fuel

Sounds

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Iron ore

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Java Edition:

v t e 👁 BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft `stone` sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	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
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.stone.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	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
Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.stone.fall`	`subtitles.block.generic.fall`	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.stone.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e 👁 BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft `stone` sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.stone`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8–1.0
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`place.stone`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8–1.0
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.stone`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.37	0.5
Footsteps	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.stone`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.4	1.0
Footsteps	Players	Walking on the block	`step.stone`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.3	1.0
Footsteps	Blocks	Jumping from the block	`jump.stone`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.12	1.0
Footsteps	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.stone`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.22	1.0

Deepslate iron ore

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Java Edition:

v t e 👁 BlockSprite deepslate.png: Sprite image for deepslate in Minecraft `deepslate` sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.deepslate.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.deepslate.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.deepslate.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.deepslate.fall`	`subtitles.block.generic.fall`	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.deepslate.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

v t e 👁 BlockSprite deepslate.png: Sprite image for deepslate in Minecraft `deepslate` sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
?	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.deepslate`	?	1.0	0.8–1.0
?	Blocks	When the block is placed	`place.deepslate`	?	1.0	0.8–1.0
?	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.deepslate`	?	0.3	0.5
?	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.deepslate`	?	0.4	1.0
?	Players	Walking on the block	`step.deepslate`	?	0.3	1.0
?	Players	Jumping from the block	`jump.deepslate`	?	0.12	1.0
?	Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.deepslate`	?	0.22	1.0

Data values

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ID

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Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
👁 BlockSprite iron-ore.png: Sprite image for iron-ore in Minecraft Iron Ore	`iron_ore`	Block & Item	`iron_ores` `mineable/pickaxe` `needs_stone_tool`	`iron_ores`	`block.minecraft.iron_ore`
👁 BlockSprite deepslate-iron-ore.png: Sprite image for deepslate-iron-ore in Minecraft Deepslate Iron Ore	`deepslate_iron_ore`	Block & Item	`iron_ores` `mineable/pickaxe` `needs_stone_tool`	`iron_ores`	`block.minecraft.deepslate_iron_ore`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
👁 BlockSprite iron-ore.png: Sprite image for iron-ore in Minecraft Iron Ore	`iron_ore`	`15`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.iron_ore.name`
👁 BlockSprite deepslate-iron-ore.png: Sprite image for deepslate-iron-ore in Minecraft Deepslate Iron Ore	`deepslate_iron_ore`	`656`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.deepslate_iron_ore.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ ^a ^b Available with /give command.
↑ ^a ^b The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Videos

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History

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Development

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May 21, 2009							Notch shows interest in adding iron ore, saying that it could be combined with coal to make steel.
May 23, 2009							Notch says he accomplished adding iron blobs in stone.

Java Edition

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Java Edition Classic
0.0.14a		👁 Image Added iron ore.
0.0.14a		Iron ore spawns in huge blobs, sometimes big enough to protrude into 3 caverns, and could be as big as 167 blocks.
0.0.19a		👁 Image Iron ore is not placeable under normal conditions, as it is not present on the hotbar. This version is the one that introduces the concept of inventory sprites, and the sprite here can be seen in later versions.
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST		Breaking iron ore now gives the player 1–3 blocks of iron when mined.
Java Edition Indev
0.31	20100124-2119	Iron ore now generates in starting house chests.
	20100128-2200	Iron ore now drops itself instead of blocks of iron when mined.
	20100129-1447	Iron ore can now be smelted by throwing it into fire.
	20100129-1447	Iron ore no longer generates in starting house chests.
	20100201-2227	Iron ore now requires a stone pickaxe or higher to be obtained.
Java Edition Infdev
20100227-1414		Iron ore no longer generates.
20100320		Iron ore blobs now generates in veins of 1.
20100325-1545		Ore blobs 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.
Texture Update	?	👁 Image A new texture for iron ore has been proposed.
1.14	18w43a	👁 Image The texture of iron ore has been changed.
1.14.1	pre1	👁 Image The texture of iron ore has been changed again.
1.17	21w06a	The height limit was expanded down to Y=-64. Iron ores are temporary generating from Y=-64 instead of Y=0.
	21w07a	👁 Image The texture of iron ore has been changed, once again.
	21w07a	Iron ore now attempts to generate twice: once as a triangle spread peaking at an altitude of Y=256, generating above Y=128; and another as a triangle spread peaking at Y=32 and generating with a minimum height of Y=-16 and a maximum height of Y=80.
	February 17, 2021	👁 Image Henrik Kniberg shows grimstone variant of iron ore.
	February 18, 2021	👁 Image 👁 Image JAPPA shows updated iron ore texture and grimstone variant of iron ore.
	February 22, 2021	👁 Image 👁 Image JAPPA shows another updated iron ore texture and grimstone variant of iron ore.
	21w08a	👁 Image Added deepslate iron ore.
		👁 Image The texture of iron ore has been changed again.
		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 blobs.
	21w08b	Regular iron ore now generates more frequently than in 21w08a.^[1]
	March 2, 2021	👁 Image JAPPA shows updated iron ore texture.
	March 4, 2021	👁 Image JAPPA shows updated deepslate variant of iron ore texture.
	21w10a	👁 Image 👁 Image The textures of iron ore and deepslate iron ore was updated.
	21w10a	Now generates less iron ore, and it generates lower down. The deepest iron generation range: previously Y = -64 to -8, now Y = -64 to -32. The middle iron generation range: previously Y = -16 to 80(most at 32), now Y = -24 to 56(most at 16).
	21w14a	It now drops raw iron when broken without Silk Touch, instead of itself.
	21w15a	All changes to iron ore generation in the previous 1.17 snapshots have been reverted, but they can be re-enabled with the Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack.
	21w18a	Extended the vertical range of the smaller blobs of iron ore, to make it possible to find iron in caves near the surface, but only if the Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack is applied to a world.
	21w18a	Slightly reduced the amount of normal-sized iron ore blobs, to compensate for large ore veins and the increased range of smaller blobs, but only if the Caves & Cliffs Prototype Data Pack is applied to a world.
1.18	Experimental Snapshot 1	All previous changes to ore distribution from the prototype data pack have been implemented into the base game.
	Experimental Snapshot 1	Expanded the generation vertical range. The highest iron generation range: previously Y = 128 to 384, now Y = 112 to 384. The middle iron generation range: previously Y = -64 to 64, now Y = -64 to 72.
	experimental snapshot 4	Normal-sized blob now generates more frequently.
	21w40a	Decreased minimum generation height of the upper range of Iron Ore from Y=112 to Y=80, and increased the number of blobs.
26.2	snap1	Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb iron ore, providing the medicine ball/slow flat effect to the mob.

Bedrock Edition

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Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.1.0		👁 Image Added iron ore.
v0.3.0		Iron ore is now obtainable in Survival mode.
v0.3.2		Iron ore is now available in the Creative inventory.
v0.3.2		With the addition of furnaces, iron ore is able to be smelted into iron ingots.
v0.12.1	build 1	Iron ore now gives experience when smelted.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0	beta 1.10.0.3	👁 Image The texture of iron ore has been changed.
1.16.220 Experiment Caves and Cliffs	beta 1.16.220.50	👁 Image The texture of iron ore has been changed.
1.16.220 Experiment Caves and Cliffs	beta 1.16.220.50	In the Caves and Cliffs experimental gameplay, additional blobs of iron ore now generate in new mountain biomes between Y=129 and Y=256.
1.17.0 Experiment Caves and Cliffs	beta 1.16.230.52	👁 Image Added deepslate iron ore behind the Caves and Cliffs experimental gameplay.
	beta 1.16.230.54	👁 Image Iron ore texture was updated.
	beta 1.16.230.56	In the Caves and Cliffs experimental gameplay, iron ore now attempts to generate four times: the first as a triangle spread peaking at an altitude of Y=256, generating above Y=129; the second as a triangle spread peaking at Y=16 and generating with a minimum height of Y=-23 and a maximum height of Y=55; the third generating in smaller blobs evenly from Y=-64 to Y=-32; and the fourth as extra blobs introduced in beta 1.16.220.50, generating in new mountain biomes.
	beta 1.17.0.50	It now drops raw iron when broken without Silk Touch, instead of itself.
1.17.0	beta 1.17.0.52	Now deepslate iron ore generates without the Caves and Cliffs experimental gameplay.
1.17.30 Experiment Caves and Cliffs	beta 1.17.20.21	In the Caves and Cliffs experimental gameplay, extended the vertical range of the smaller blobs of iron ore, and slightly reduced the amount of normal-sized iron ore blobs.
1.17.40 Experiment Caves and Cliffs	beta 1.17.40.20	In the Caves and Cliffs experimental gameplay, expanded the generation vertical range. And normal-sized blob now generates more frequently.
1.18.0	beta 1.18.0.20	Removed “Caves and Cliffs” experimental toggle. New iron ore generation are now available through normal gameplay.
		Iron ore generation height has been tweaked.
		Increased the spawn size of normal-sized iron ore blobs from 9 to 10.
	beta 1.18.0.21	Decreased minimum generation height of the upper range of Iron Ore from Y=113 to Y=81, and increased the number of blobs.
	beta 1.18.0.22	Iron ore generation height has been tweaked to be in parity with Java Edition.
	beta 1.18.0.24	Removed extra blobs generating in mountain biomes.
1.20.30	Preview 1.20.20.21	Increased the blast resistance of deepslate iron ore from 1.8 to 3.
26.20 Experiment Drop 2 of 2026	Preview 26.20.23	Added sulfur cubes, which have the ability to absorb iron ore, providing the medicine ball/slow flat effect to the mob.
26.30	Preview 26.30.20	Implemented all features from the "Drop 2 of 2026" experiment in vanilla gameplay.

Legacy Console Edition

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Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	👁 Image Added iron ore.
TU7	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Smelting iron ore now gives experience.
			1.90				👁 Image The texture of iron ore has been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

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New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							👁 Image Added iron ore.

Data history

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Java Edition
1.8	14w06a	Iron ore now uses the newly-implemented model json file `models/block/cube.json`; previously the geometry was defined in the game code itself.
1.13	17w47a	Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 15.
1.17	21w08a	Added `iron_ores` block tag.

Issues

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Issues relating to "Iron Ore" or "Deepslate Iron Ore" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

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Screenshots

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👁 A total of 20 iron ore blocks were obtained from this blob, which was likely composed of two smaller blobs.

A total of 20 iron ore blocks were obtained from this blob, which was likely composed of two smaller blobs.
👁 Iron ore blob.

Iron ore blob.
👁 Ravine with multiple ores, water and lava falls, and stronghold bridge over it.

Ravine with multiple ores, water and lava falls, and stronghold bridge over it.
👁 Vein of deepslate iron ore with some raw iron blocks.

Vein of deepslate iron ore with some raw iron blocks.
👁 Iron ore in a cave.

Iron ore in a cave.

In other media

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👁 Iron ore as it appeared in Minecraft Earth.

Iron ore as it appeared in Minecraft Earth.
👁 Iron ore as it appears in Minecraft Legends.

Iron ore as it appears in Minecraft Legends.

References

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↑ "[MC-216744] Iron ore doesn't generate (only iron ore in deepslate is generated) – Jira" – Mojira, February 24, 2021.

External links

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Block of the Week: Iron Ore – Minecraft.net on June 30, 2017

Navigation

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v t e Iron
Material	👁 Image 👁 Image Deepslate 👁 Image Raw 👁 Image Block 👁 Image Ingot 👁 Image Nugget
Building blocks	👁 Image Block 👁 Image Bars 👁 Image Chain
Functional blocks	👁 Image Door 👁 Image Trapdoor
Armor	👁 Image Helmet 👁 Image Chestplate 👁 Image Leggings 👁 Image Boots 👁 Image Horse Armor 👁 Image Nautilus Armor
Tools	👁 Image Pickaxe 👁 Image Axe 👁 Image Shovel 👁 Image Sword 👁 Image Hoe 👁 Image Spear
Mobs	👁 Image Golem

v t e Ore
👁 Image Coal	👁 Image Ore 👁 Image Deepslate Ore 👁 Image Coal 👁 Image Block
👁 Image Copper	👁 Image Ore 👁 Image Deepslate Ore 👁 Image Raw 👁 Image Raw Block 👁 Image Nugget 👁 Image Ingot 👁 Image Block
👁 Image Iron	👁 Image 👁 Image Deepslate Ore 👁 Image Raw 👁 Image Raw Block 👁 Image Nugget 👁 Image Ingot 👁 Image Block
👁 Image Gold	👁 Image Ore 👁 Image Deepslate Ore 👁 Image Nether Ore 👁 Image Raw 👁 Image Raw Block 👁 Image Nugget 👁 Image Ingot 👁 Image Block
👁 Image Redstone	👁 Image Ore 👁 Image Deepslate Ore 👁 Image Dust 👁 Image Block
👁 Image Emerald	👁 Image Ore 👁 Image Deepslate Ore 👁 Image Emerald 👁 Image Block
👁 Image Lapis Lazuli	👁 Image Ore 👁 Image Deepslate Ore 👁 Image Lapis Lazuli 👁 Image Block
👁 Image Diamond	👁 Image Ore 👁 Image Deepslate Ore 👁 Image Diamond 👁 Image Block
👁 Image Nether Quartz	👁 Image Ore 👁 Image Quartz 👁 Image Block
👁 Image Netherite	👁 Image Ancient Debris 👁 Image Scrap 👁 Image Ingot 👁 Image Block

v t e Stone
👁 Image Stone	👁 Image Stairs 👁 Image Slab 👁 Image Pressure Plate 👁 Image Button 👁 Image Infested
👁 Image Cobblestone	👁 Image Stairs 👁 Image Slab 👁 Image Wall 👁 Image Infested
👁 Image Mossy Cobblestone	👁 Image Stairs 👁 Image Slab 👁 Image Wall
👁 Image Stone Bricks	👁 Image Stairs 👁 Image Slab 👁 Image Wall 👁 Image Infested
👁 Image Mossy Stone Bricks	👁 Image Stairs 👁 Image Slab 👁 Image Wall 👁 Image Infested
👁 Image Cracked Stone Bricks	👁 Image Infested
👁 Image Chiseled Stone Bricks	👁 Image Infested
👁 Image Smooth Stone	👁 Image Block 👁 Image Slab
Ores	👁 Image Coal 👁 Image 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Gold 👁 Image Redstone 👁 Image Emerald 👁 Image Lapis Lazuli 👁 Image Diamond

v t e Deepslate
Deepslate	👁 Image Block 👁 Image Chiseled 👁 Image Reinforced 👁 Image Infested
Cobbled	👁 Image Block 👁 Image Stairs 👁 Image Slab 👁 Image Wall
Polished	👁 Image Block 👁 Image Stairs 👁 Image Slab 👁 Image Wall
Brick	👁 Image Block 👁 Image Cracked 👁 Image Stairs 👁 Image Slab 👁 Image Wall
Tile	👁 Image Block 👁 Image Cracked 👁 Image Stairs 👁 Image Slab 👁 Image Wall
Ore	👁 Image Coal 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Gold 👁 Image Redstone 👁 Image Emerald 👁 Image Lapis Lazuli 👁 Image Diamond

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👁 Image The Nether	👁 Image Netherrack 👁 Image Nether Bricks 👁 Image Chiseled 👁 Image Cracked 👁 Image Red 👁 Image Blackstone 👁 Image Polished Blackstone 👁 Image Chiseled 👁 Image Polished Blackstone Bricks 👁 Image Cracked 👁 Image Basalt 👁 Image Polished 👁 Image Smooth
👁 Image The End	👁 Image End Stone 👁 Image Bricks 👁 Image Purpur Block 👁 Image Pillar
Mineral	👁 Image Block of Quartz 👁 Image Bricks 👁 Image Chiseled 👁 Image Pillar 👁 Image Smooth 👁 Image Block of Copper 👁 Image Chiseled 👁 Image Cut 👁 Image Grate 👁 Image Block of Iron 👁 Image Block of Gold 👁 Image Block of Amethyst 👁 Image Block of Coal 👁 Image Block of Diamond 👁 Image Block of Emerald 👁 Image Block of Lapis Lazuli 👁 Image Block of Netherite 👁 Image Block of Redstone

👁 BlockSprite cyan-wool.png: Sprite image for cyan-wool in Minecraft Ornamental
Decorative	👁 Image Crying Obsidian 👁 Image Gilded Blackstone 👁 Image Reinforced Deepslate
Partial Block	👁 Image Bars 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Chains 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Fences 👁 Image Wooden 👁 Image Nether Brick 👁 Image Slabs 👁 Image Cut Copper 👁 Image Wooden 👁 Image Stairs 👁 Image Cut Copper 👁 Image Wooden 👁 Image Walls
Dyeable/Dyed	👁 Image Wool 👁 Image Slab^{[upcoming: Third Drop 2026]} 👁 Image Stairs^{[upcoming: Third Drop 2026]} 👁 Image Carpets 👁 Image Terracotta 👁 Image Stained 👁 Image Glazed 👁 Image Concrete 👁 Image Powder 👁 Image Glass 👁 Image Pane 👁 Image Tinted 👁 Image Stained Glass 👁 Image Pane
Lighting	👁 Image Candle 👁 Image Dyed 👁 Image End Rod 👁 Image Froglight 👁 Image Glowstone 👁 Image Jack o'Lantern 👁 Image Lantern 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Soul 👁 Image Sea Lantern 👁 Image Torch 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Soul
BE & Edu only	👁 Image Colored Torches 👁 Image Elements 👁 Image Hardened Glass 👁 Image Pane 👁 Image Hardened Stained Glass 👁 Image Pane

👁 BlockSprite peony.png: Sprite image for peony in Minecraft Natural
Sediment/Soil	👁 Image Clay 👁 Image Dirt 👁 Image Coarse 👁 Image Path 👁 Image Grass Block 👁 Image Mycelium 👁 Image Podzol 👁 Image Rooted 👁 Image Gravel 👁 Image Mud 👁 Image Nylium 👁 Image Crimson 👁 Image Warped 👁 Image Sand 👁 Image Red 👁 Image Soul Sand 👁 Image Soil
Misc. rock	👁 Image Bedrock 👁 Image Magma Block 👁 Image Obsidian 👁 Image Calcite 👁 Image Sulfur Spike 👁 Image Potent Sulfur 👁 Image Pointed Dripstone 👁 Image Block
Ore/Mineral	👁 Image Amethyst Bud 👁 Image Cluster 👁 Image Budding Amethyst 👁 Image Ancient Debris 👁 Image Coal Ore 👁 Image Deepslate 👁 Image Copper Ore 👁 Image Deepslate 👁 Image Raw Block 👁 Image Diamond Ore 👁 Image Deepslate 👁 Image Emerald Ore 👁 Image Deepslate 👁 Image Gold Ore 👁 Image Deepslate 👁 Image Nether 👁 Image Raw Block 👁 Image 👁 Image Deepslate 👁 Image Raw Block 👁 Image Lapis Lazuli Ore 👁 Image Deepslate 👁 Image Nether Quartz Ore 👁 Image Redstone Ore 👁 Image Deepslate
Plant	👁 Image Azalea 👁 Image Flowering 👁 Image Bamboo 👁 Image Shoot 👁 Image Big Dripleaf 👁 Image Small 👁 Image Bush 👁 Image Cactus 👁 Image Creaking Heart 👁 Image Dead Bush 👁 Image Fern 👁 Image Large 👁 Image Firefly Bush 👁 Image Hanging Roots 👁 Image Leaf Litter 👁 Image Leaves 👁 Image Mangrove Propagule 👁 Image Mangrove Roots 👁 Image Muddy 👁 Image Moss Block 👁 Image Carpet 👁 Image Pale Moss Block 👁 Image Carpet 👁 Image Hanging 👁 Image Red Shrub^{[upcoming: Third Drop 2026]} 👁 Image Resin Clump 👁 Image Block 👁 Image Saplings 👁 Image Short Dry Grass 👁 Image Tall 👁 Image Short Grass 👁 Image Tall 👁 Image Vines
Flower	👁 Image Allium 👁 Image Azure Bluet 👁 Image Blue Orchid 👁 Image Cactus Flower 👁 Image Cornflower 👁 Image Dandelion 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Eyeblossom 👁 Image Closed 👁 Image Open 👁 Image Lilac 👁 Image Lily of the Valley 👁 Image Oxeye Daisy 👁 Image Peony 👁 Image Pink Petals 👁 Image Pitcher Plant 👁 Image Crop 👁 Image Poppy 👁 Image Rose Bush 👁 Image Spore Blossom 👁 Image Sunflower 👁 Image Torchflower 👁 Image Crop 👁 Image Tulips 👁 Image Wildflowers 👁 Image Wither Rose
Crops & related	👁 Image Beetroots 👁 Image Carrots 👁 Image Cave Vines 👁 Image Chorus Plant 👁 Image Flower 👁 Image Cocoa 👁 Image Melon 👁 Image Stem 👁 Image Potatoes 👁 Image Pumpkin 👁 Image Carved 👁 Image Stem 👁 Image Sugar Cane 👁 Image Sweet Berry Bush 👁 Image Wheat Crops 👁 Image Hay Bale
Fungus & related	👁 Image Brown Mushroom 👁 Image Red Mushroom 👁 Image Shelf Mushroom^{[upcoming: Third Drop 2026]} 👁 Image Mushroom Blocks 👁 Image Glow Lichen 👁 Image Crimson Fungus 👁 Image Warped Fungus 👁 Image Nether Wart 👁 Image Nether Sprouts 👁 Image Crimson Roots 👁 Image Warped Roots 👁 Image Nether Wart Block 👁 Image Warped Wart Block 👁 Image Shroomlight 👁 Image Twisting Vines 👁 Image Weeping Vines
Fauna & Related	👁 Image Bee Nest 👁 Image Honeycomb Block 👁 Image Bone Block 👁 Image Cobweb 👁 Image Dragon Egg 👁 Image Dried Ghast 👁 Image Infested Blocks 👁 Image Sniffer Egg 👁 Image Turtle Egg
Aquatic	👁 Image Coral 👁 Image Dead 👁 Image Coral Blocks 👁 Image Dead 👁 Image Coral Fans 👁 Image Dead 👁 Image Frogspawn 👁 Image Kelp 👁 Image Dried Block 👁 Image Lily Pad 👁 Image Sea Pickle 👁 Image Seagrass 👁 Image Tall
Sculk	👁 Image Sculk 👁 Image Sculk Catalyst 👁 Image Sculk Sensor 👁 Image Calibrated 👁 Image Sculk Shrieker 👁 Image Sculk Vein
Fluid & Related	👁 Image Lava 👁 Image Water 👁 Image Bubble Column 👁 Image Ice 👁 Image Blue 👁 Image Packed 👁 Image Snow 👁 Image Powder 👁 Image Block
Non-physical	👁 Image Air 👁 Image Cave‌^{[JE only]} 👁 Image Void‌^{[JE only]} 👁 Image Invisible Bedrock‌^{[BE & edu only]} 👁 Image Fire 👁 Image Soul

👁 BlockSprite red-bed.png: Sprite image for red-bed in Minecraft Utility
Interactable	👁 Image Anvil 👁 Image Chipped 👁 Image Damaged 👁 Image Barrel 👁 Image Beacon 👁 Image Brewing Stand 👁 Image Cartography Table 👁 Image Chest 👁 Image Ender 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Crafting Table 👁 Image Enchanting Table 👁 Image Furnace 👁 Image Blast 👁 Image Smoker 👁 Image Grindstone 👁 Image Lectern 👁 Image Loom 👁 Image Shulker Box 👁 Image Dyed 👁 Image Sign 👁 Image Hanging 👁 Image Smithing Table 👁 Image Stonecutter
Utilizable	👁 Image Banners 👁 Image Ominous 👁 Image Beehive 👁 Image Beds Straw^[upcoming] 👁 Image Bell 👁 Image Bookshelf 👁 Image Cake 👁 Image with Candle 👁 Image Campfire 👁 Image Soul 👁 Image Cauldron 👁 Image Chiseled Bookshelf 👁 Image Composter 👁 Image Conduit 👁 Image Copper Golem Statue 👁 Image Decorated Pot 👁 Image End Gateway 👁 Image End Portal 👁 Image End Portal Frame 👁 Image Farmland 👁 Image Fletching Table 👁 Image Flower Pot 👁 Image Frosted Ice 👁 Image Heads 👁 Image Skeleton 👁 Image Wither Skeleton 👁 Image Zombie 👁 Image Creeper 👁 Image Piglin 👁 Image Dragon 👁 Image Heavy Core 👁 Image Jukebox 👁 Image Ladder 👁 Image Lodestone 👁 Image Monster Spawner 👁 Image Nether Portal 👁 Image Respawn Anchor 👁 Image Scaffolding 👁 Image Shelf 👁 Image Sponge 👁 Image Wet 👁 Image Suspicious Gravel 👁 Image Suspicious Sand 👁 Image TNT 👁 Image Trial Spawner 👁 Image Ominous 👁 Image Vault 👁 Image Ominous
Redstone/ Mechanical	👁 Image Buttons 👁 Image Wooden 👁 Image Stone 👁 Image Polished Blackstone 👁 Image Copper Bulb 👁 Image Crafter 👁 Image Daylight Detector 👁 Image Dispenser 👁 Image Dropper 👁 Image Doors 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Wooden 👁 Image Honey Block 👁 Image Hopper 👁 Image Lever 👁 Image Lightning Rod 👁 Image Note Block 👁 Image Observer 👁 Image Piston 👁 Image Sticky 👁 Image Pressure Plates 👁 Image Wooden 👁 Image Stone 👁 Image Polished Blackstone 👁 Image Heavy Weighted 👁 Image Light Weighted 👁 Image Rail 👁 Image Activator 👁 Image Detector 👁 Image Powered 👁 Image Redstone Lamp 👁 Image Redstone Wire 👁 Image Comparator 👁 Image Repeater 👁 Image Torch 👁 Image Slime Block 👁 Image Target 👁 Image Trapped Chest 👁 Image Trapdoors 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Wooden 👁 Image Fence Gates 👁 Image Tripwire Hook 👁 Image Tripwire
BE & Edu only	👁 Image Allow 👁 Image Border 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image Chalkboards 👁 Image Compound Creator 👁 Image Deny 👁 Image Element Constructor 👁 Image Heat Block 👁 Image Item Frame 👁 Image Glow 👁 Image Lab Table 👁 Image Material Reducer 👁 Image Underwater TNT 👁 Image Underwater Torch

👁 BlockSprite command-block.png: Sprite image for command-block in Minecraft Creative or commands only
All editions	👁 Image Barrier 👁 Image Command Block 👁 Image Chain 👁 Image Repeating 👁 Image Jigsaw Block 👁 Image 👁 Image Light 👁 Image Petrified Oak Slab 👁 Image Player Head 👁 Image Structure Block 👁 Image Void
Java Edition only	👁 Image Test Block 👁 Image Test Instance Block
China Edition only	👁 Image mod_ore 👁 Image micro_block

👁 BlockSprite gear.png: Sprite image for gear in Minecraft Removed
Java Edition only	👁 Image Cloth 👁 Image Dead Coral Block 👁 Image Gear 👁 Image Lava Spawner 👁 Image Locked chest 👁 Image Rose 👁 Image Potted 👁 Image Shrub 👁 Image Water Spawner
Bedrock Edition only	👁 Image Blue Rose 👁 Image grass_carried 👁 Image leaves_carried 👁 Image Fern 👁 Image Fern 👁 Image Second Black Wool 👁 Image Smooth Stone Bricks 👁 Image Structure Air 👁 Image mysterious_frame_slot
MinecraftEdu only	👁 Image Big Sign 👁 Image Border block 👁 Image Build allow block 👁 Image Build disallow block 👁 Image Foundation block 👁 Image Home Block 👁 Image Information block 👁 Image Information Sign 👁 Image Number Block 👁 Image Spawn Block 👁 Image Steppe dirt 👁 Image Steppe sand 👁 Image Teleport Block 👁 Image Quiz Block
Minecraft 4k only	👁 Image ID 9 Dirt 👁 Image XOR Block

👁 BlockSprite glowing-obsidian.png: Sprite image for glowing-obsidian in Minecraft Unused
BE & Edu only	👁 Image Camera Block 👁 Image Chiseled Purpur 👁 Image tile.client_request_placeholder_block.name 👁 Image Deprecated Anvil 👁 Image tile.deprecated_purpur_block_2.name 👁 Image Glowing Obsidian 👁 Image tile.info_update.name 👁 Image tile.info_update2.name 👁 Image Nether Reactor Core 👁 Image tile.reserved6.name 👁 Image Stonecutter (old) 👁 Image Unknown

👁 BlockSprite dirt-slab.png: Sprite image for dirt-slab in Minecraft Unimplemented
All editions	👁 Image Branches 👁 Image Copper Button 👁 Image Colored Planks 👁 Image Coral Slab 👁 Image Dead 👁 Image Dirt Slab 👁 Image Empty Barrel 👁 Image Fish Barrel 👁 Image Furniture 👁 Image Paeonia 👁 Image 👁 Image Sculk Jaw 👁 Image Spike Block 👁 Image Wax Block

👁 Image Joke
April Fools 2013	👁 Image Block of Coal 👁 Image Etho Slab 👁 Image Tinted Glass 👁 Image Torch (Burnt-out)
April Fools 2016	👁 Image USB Charger Block
April Fools 2020	👁 Image An Ant 👁 Image Box of Infinite Books 👁 Image Cursor 👁 Image Funky Portal 👁 Image Leftover 👁 Image Swaggiest stairs ever
April Fools 2022	👁 Image How did we get here?
April Fools 2023	👁 Image Cheese 👁 Image Copper Sink 👁 Image Filled 👁 Image Copper Spleaves 👁 Image Golden Chest 👁 Image Other Portal 👁 Image Packed Air 👁 Image Pickaxe Block 👁 Image Place Block
April Fools 2024	👁 Image Baked Potato Bricks 👁 Image Expired 👁 Image Charred 👁 Image Big Brain 👁 Image Block of Amber 👁 Image Block of Potato Peels 👁 Image Corrupted 👁 Image Floatater 👁 Image Floatato 👁 Image Frying Table 👁 Image Gravtater 👁 Image Pedestal 👁 Image Peelgrass Block 👁 Image Corrupted 👁 Image Poison Farmland 👁 Image Poison Path 👁 Image Poisonous Mashed Potato 👁 Image Poisonous Potato Block 👁 Image Compressed 👁 Image Double Compressed 👁 Image Triple Compressed 👁 Image Quadruple Compressed 👁 Image Poisonous Potato Cutter 👁 Image Poisonous Potato Head Block 👁 Image Poisonous Potato Headpiece 👁 Image Poisonous Potato Ore 👁 Image Deepslate 👁 Image Potato Battery 👁 Image Potato Bud 👁 Image Potato flower 👁 Image Potato Fruit 👁 Image Potato Leaves 👁 Image Potato Pedicule 👁 Image Potato Portal 👁 Image Potato Refinery 👁 Image Potato Sprouts 👁 Image Potato Stem 👁 Image Planks 👁 Image Slab 👁 Image Stairs 👁 Image Door 👁 Image Trapdoor 👁 Image Button 👁 Image Pressure Plate 👁 Image Sign 👁 Image Hanging Sign 👁 Image Fence 👁 Image Fence Gate 👁 Image Potone 👁 Image Copper Ore 👁 Image Diamond Ore 👁 Image Gold Ore 👁 Image Iron Ore 👁 Image Lapis Lazuli Ore 👁 Image Redstone Ore 👁 Image Resin Ore 👁 Image Powerful Potato 👁 Image Strong Roots 👁 Image Taterstone 👁 Image Terre de Pomme 👁 Image Vicious Potato 👁 Image Weak Roots
April Fools 2025	👁 Image Dimension Control 👁 Image Mine Travelling Block 👁 Image Mine Revisitor 👁 Image Mine Crafter 👁 Image Mob Trophy 👁 Image Shimmering Door 👁 Image Sky 👁 Image Trophy
April Fools 2026	👁 Image Copper Trap 👁 Image Iron Trap

👁 BlockSprite potted-block.png: Sprite image for potted-block in Minecraft Extreme metadata variants
All editions	👁 Image Directionless Hopper 👁 Image Seamless Stone Slab 👁 Image Six-sided Hay Bale 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image Six-sided Piston
Java Edition only	👁 Image Faceless Furnace 👁 Image Faceless Jack o'Lantern 👁 Image Green Shrub 👁 Image Potted 👁 Image Invisible stairs 👁 Image Misaligned torch 👁 Image Redstone 👁 Image Nether portal post 👁 Image Overripe Melon Stem 👁 Image Attached 👁 Image Overripe Pumpkin Stem 👁 Image Attached 👁 Image Overgrown Cocoa 👁 Image Overeaten Cake 👁 Image Overgrown Wheat Crops 👁 Image Potted non-flower block 👁 Image Snowy Dirt 👁 Image Coarse 👁 BlockSprite stone-revision-1.png: Sprite image for stone-revision-1 in Minecraft 👁 Image Strange buttons 👁 Image Others
Bedrock Edition only	👁 Image Bell Stand 👁 Image Diorite Bell 👁 Image Granite Bell 👁 Image Polished 👁 Image Six-sided Bone Block 👁 Image Six-sided Purpur Pillar 👁 Image Six-sided Quartz Pillar 👁 Image Smokeless Campfire

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