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Saltpeter Ore

Saltpeter Ore
Saltpeter Ore

Name Saltpeter Ore
Source Mod Railcraft
ID Name
Railcraft:ore:1
OreDict Name
Type Block
Stackable Yes (64)
Blast Resistance 15.0
Hardness 3.0
Solid Yes
Transparent No
Affected by Gravity No
Emits Light No
Flammable No
Drops Saltpeter Saltpeter (1-2)
Required Tool Iron Pickaxe

Saltpeter Ore is an ore added by Railcraft. It yields two Saltpeter when mined, which can be used as a component in TNT, Strengthened Glass or Fertilizer if Forestry is enabled. It can be found in any hot and dry biomes under Sand blocks. While fairly uncommon, it tends to appear in medium to large sized deposits, around the area of a single chunk.

Salterpeter Ore is unique in that it can regenerate in the area it was found, so long as there is enough sand in the area. As long as the Saltpeter Ore Spawner is intact, it will periodically convert sand blocks that are under other sand blocks into Saltpeter ore. It is thus possible to repeatably farm Saltpeter once some has been discovered by clearing all the sand and saltpeter in an area and then recovering the area with three layers of sand.

If Saltpeter Ore is collected via a tool with Silk Touch, it can be processed in a Pulverizer to double the amount of Saltpeter usually obtained.

Usage[edit]

Saltpeter Ore can be used to create the following items: