Iron Ore

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Iron ore is a mineral block found underground in the Overworld. It is the most common mineral that can be used to make tools and armor.

Obtaining

If mined with a stone pickaxe or above, iron ore drops itself. Otherwise, it drops nothing.

Iron ore generates in place of stone underground in the Overworld in random veins.

Iron ore can be smelted in a furnace to produce an iron ingot, which is a raw mineral which can be used to craft armor, many tools, and other items.

Version	Date	Changes
First 30 days	Unknown	Added iron ore
First 30 days	Day 10	Iron ore only drops itself if mined with the correct tool.
1.6	Unknown	Iron ore has minecraft's texture
1.7	Unknown	Re-textured iron ore
1.19.4_6	Unknown	Iron ore has a new texture in the world (still same in the inventory)
1.22	Jun 29, 2012	Re-textured iron ore