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<p>Goblinsticker: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Metal|name=Iron|color=#888|bgcolor=#CCC<br /> |ore=<br /> * [[Hematite]]<br /> * [[Limonite]]<br /> * [[Magnetite]]<br /> |uses=<br /> * Make [[pig iron]] at [[smelter]]<br /> * Make [[steel]] at [[smelter]]<br /> * [[weapon|Melee Weapons]]<br /> * [[Crossbow]]s<br /> * [[Bolt]]s<br /> * [[Pick]]s<br /> * [[Armor]]<br /> * [[Anvil]]s<br /> * [[Metalsmith's forge|Metal crafting]]<br /> |properties=<br /> * [[Magma]] proof<br /> * [[Armor|Block]]% 100<br /> * [[Damage]]% 100<br /> * [[Material value]] 10}}<br /> <br /> '''Iron''' bars can be smelted at a [[smelter]] by a dwarf with the [[furnace operating]] labor activated. Iron occurs naturally, and can be achieved from any of three separate ores: [[Hematite]], [[magnetite]] and [[limonite]].<br /> <br /> Iron is predominantly used to forge [[weapons]] and [[armor]], which deal or absorb nominal damage, whereas [[bronze]] or [[copper]] items are less efficient. Iron is the most commonly used of the three metals used to forge [[anvil]]s (steel and adamantine are harder to obtain but the anvil does not become more useful). Iron can also be fashioned into objects such as [[coins]], [[furniture]], and [[crafts]], though this is normally regarded as a waste of perfectly good metal though having a high value.<br /> <br /> Iron bars can be used to make [[pig iron]], which in turn is used to make [[steel]] bars.<br /> <br /> Iron ore is found in [[sedimentary layer]]s and [[igneous extrusive layer]]s. [[Andesite]], [[Basalt]], [[Felsite]], [[Obsidian]], and [[Rhyolite]] layers are igneous extrusive, while [[Sandstone]], [[siltstone]], [[mudstone]], [[shale]], [[claystone]], [[rock salt]], [[limestone]], [[conglomerate]], [[dolomite]], [[flint]], [[chert]], and [[chalk]] layers are sedimentary.<br /> <br /> Invading goblins often wear iron armor. Liberated pieces, abundant after a successful fortress defense, can be melted into bars. This can be a reliable source of iron even when ore is scarce.<br /> <br /> Iron is used in the following Recipes at a [[Smelter]]:<br /> <br /> *[[Pig iron]] = Iron + [[Flux]]<br /> *[[Steel]] = Iron + [[Pig iron]] + [[Flux]] + [[Coal]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[category:metals]]</div>

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