https://dwarffortresswiki.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=RiobeDwarf Fortress Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-08-25T16:05:15ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.35.11https://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=v0.31:Iron&diff=128204v0.31:Iron2010-09-25T18:45:05Z<p>Riobe: The page makes a reference to the "three ores of iron..." without saying what they are.</p>
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<div>{{Metal|name=Iron|color=0:7:1<br />
|ore=<br />
* {{L|Hematite}}<br />
* {{L|Limonite}}<br />
* {{L|Magnetite}}<br />
|uses=<br />
* Make {{L|pig iron}} at {{L|smelter}}<br />
* Make {{L|steel}} at {{L|smelter}}<br />
* {{L|weapon|Melee Weapons}}<br />
* {{L|Crossbow}}s<br />
* {{L|Bolt}}s<br />
* {{L|Pick}}s<br />
* {{L|Armor}}<br />
* {{L|Anvil}}s<br />
* {{L|Metalsmith's forge|Metal crafting}}<br />
|properties=<br />
<!--* {{L|Magma}} safe--><br />
* {{L|Material value}} 10<br />
}}{{av}}{{Quality|Exceptional}}<br />
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Iron is an important resource for a fortress, as an often-plentiful 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 {{L|bronze}}, not iron.<br />
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The three ores of iron, which are {{L|Hematite|Hematite}}, {{L|Magnetite|Magnetite}}, and {{L|Limonite|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.<br />
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{{metals}}</div>Riobe