Iron Ore
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.
Local game data
Deepslate Iron Ore
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.
Natural generation
Iron ore generates in three batches. The first batch attempts to generate 90 times per chunk in blobs of 0–13 or 0–16, from levels 80 to 384, being most common around level 232 and becoming less common toward either end of the range. The second batch attempts to generate 10 times per chunk in blobs of 0–13 or 0–16, from levels −24 to 56, being most common around level 16 and becoming less common toward either end of the range. The third batch attempts to generate 10 times per chunk in blobs of 0–5, evenly from levels −64 to 72. Iron ore can replace stone, andesite, diorite, granite, tuff, and deepslate. Iron ore that replaces tuff or deepslate becomes deepslate iron ore. Iron ore can generate as a large ore vein found in the deepslate layer, consisting of iron ore, blocks of raw iron, and tuff.
Usage
The primary usage of iron ore is to mine it for raw iron.
Screenshots
GiantIronBlob.png|A total of 20 iron ore blocks were obtained from this blob, which was likely composed of two smaller blobs. IronOre.png|Iron ore blob. Canyon intersecting a stronghold.png|Ravine with multiple ores, water and lava falls, and stronghold bridge over it. LargeDeepslateIronOreVein.png|Vein of deepslate iron ore with some raw iron blocks. Iron ore in cave hole.png|Iron ore in a cave.
In other media
Iron Ore (inventory) MCE.png|Iron ore as it appeared in . Iron Journal Icon MCL.png|Iron ore as it appears in .