Netherrack

Netherrack
Type:	Blocks, Construction Materials
Mine with:	Stone pickaxe
Drops:	Itself
Found naturally:	Yes
Renewable:	No
Identifier:	netherrack

Netherrack is the block that makes up most of the Nether.

Obtaining

If mined with a stone pickaxe or above, netherrack drops itself.

Natural generation

Netherrack makes up most of the Nether.

Usage

Netherrack can be smelted into a nether brick, which then can be crafted into nether bricks, a construction type of block.

It can be used to craft soul sand.

History

Version	Date	Changes
1.11	Aug 5, 2011	Added the Nether Added nether rock
1.24	Dec 22, 2012	Nether rock is renamed to netherrack Netherrack doesn’t catch on fire randomly in the overworld
1.25	May 11, 2013	Netherrack can be smelted to give nether brick
1.27	Nov 13, 2015	Updated the texture of netherrack Nethereyes now drop nether brick instead of netherrack, so netherrack is no longer renewable It is now used to craft soul sand.

Trivia

• If you use flint and steel on it the fire never burns out (supposedly).
• Doesn't give much light off if you light it with flint and steel though.
• Netherrack is not renewable since the 1.27 update because it is no longer dropped by nethereyes.

See also

• Nether
• Nether brick
• Nether bricks
• Soul sand