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Iron is an important resource for a fortress, as an often-plentiful<sup>1</sup> material that can be used to make just about anything necessary, from weapons to {{L|furniture}} to {{L|trade good|trade goods}}.  Iron is also a necessary ingredient in the production of {{L|steel}}, the best non-spoiler metal in the game for {{L|weapon}}s and {{L|armor}}. If you are unable to produce enough steel in your fort, then the next best metal for military purposes is iron.
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Iron is an important resource for a fortress, as an often-plentiful<sup>1</sup> material that can be used to make just about anything necessary, from weapons to {{L|furniture}} to {{L|trade good|trade goods}}.  Iron is also a necessary ingredient in the production of {{L|steel}}, the best non-spoiler metal in the game for {{L|weapon}}s and {{L|armor}}. If you are unable to produce enough steel in your fort, then the next best metal for military purposes is iron.{{verify}}
  
 
The three ores of iron, which are {{L|Hematite}}, {{L|Magnetite}}, and {{L|Limonite}}, can only be found in {{L|sedimentary}} layers, with the exception of {{L|hematite}}, which can occasionally be found in {{L|igneous extrusive}} layers.
 
The three ores of iron, which are {{L|Hematite}}, {{L|Magnetite}}, and {{L|Limonite}}, can only be found in {{L|sedimentary}} layers, with the exception of {{L|hematite}}, which can occasionally be found in {{L|igneous extrusive}} layers.

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Wikipedia article

This article is about an older version of DF.

Iron is an important resource for a fortress, as an often-plentiful1 material that can be used to make just about anything necessary, from weapons to Template:L to Template:L. Iron is also a necessary ingredient in the production of Template:L, the best non-spoiler metal in the game for Template:Ls and Template:L. If you are unable to produce enough steel in your fort, then the next best metal for military purposes is iron.[Verify]

The three ores of iron, which are Template:L, Template:L, and Template:L, can only be found in Template:L layers, with the exception of Template:L, which can occasionally be found in Template:L layers.

1. In v31.19, Toady reworked world generation for the caravan arc, and metals became extremely scarce. This was fixed in 31.21.

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