Blocks

Common Minecraft building blocks and ores: where to find them and how to use them.

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Blocks and ores
Block	Where to get it	Use
Log	Trees in the Overworld	Craft planks or smelt charcoal.
Planks	Craft from logs	Build a home and craft many early supplies.
Cobblestone	Mine ordinary stone with a pickaxe	Craft stone tools and a furnace.
Stone	Overworld ground and caves	A common building material; ordinary mining drops cobblestone.
Dirt	Near the Overworld surface	A quick building block and a base for farmland.
Grass Block	Many Overworld surface biomes	Grassy terrain; ordinary mining usually drops dirt.
Sand	Deserts, beaches and other sandy areas	Smelt into glass; it falls without support.
Gravel	Underground, on shores and in other areas	Can drop flint when broken; it falls without support.
Glass	Smelt sand in a furnace	Make transparent windows and glass panes.
Wool	Shear sheep or craft from string	Craft beds and add colored decoration.
Coal Ore	Overworld stone and mountain areas	Mine with a pickaxe to collect coal.
Iron Ore	Overworld stone and underground areas	Mine with a suitable pickaxe to collect raw iron.
Gold Ore	Underground in the Overworld	Mine with a suitable pickaxe to collect raw gold.
Diamond Ore	Deep underground in the Overworld	Mine with a suitable pickaxe to collect diamonds.
Redstone Ore	Deep underground in the Overworld	Mine with a suitable pickaxe to collect redstone dust.
Obsidian	Where water meets a lava source	Build a Nether portal frame; collect with a diamond or netherite pickaxe.
Netherrack	Throughout much of the Nether	A common Nether block that can be smelted into nether bricks.
Blackstone	The Nether, especially basalt deltas	A dark building material that substitutes for cobblestone in several recipes.

Official Minecraft Java & Bedrock artwork with Steve, Alex, a sheep, and other mobs on a grassy hill. — Minecraft promotional artwork

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An introductory selection of common Survival items, blocks and mobs for Minecraft: Java and Bedrock Edition. Controls, recipes and some mechanics vary by edition and update; check the recipe book in your world. Player skins change your appearance.