Blocks and Items That can be Found (Finished)
Grass Block
Grass,one of the most common blocks,only grows in the sun. To make grass out of a dirt block,place in sun and wait somewhere from 1-5 minutes (estimated). It is not used to craft anything and you can find it in almost every biome except desert.
Stone Block
Stone is another commonly found block. To mine stone,you must use a pickaxe and it will give you cobble stone. Then place in an oven (with coal) and wait for it to turn into its original form.
Sand Block
Found in deserts and near water,the sand block is one of the two blocks that will fall if there is not a block below it. Can be crafted to make sandstone and can be heated to make glass block.
Sand Stone
This block is found under sand. It can be crafted by forming a square on your workbench out of 4 sand blocks. However,it cannot be used to craft anything. There are 3 types of sand stone and each one has a different design. This block will not fall.
Desert Shrub
This is a relatively useless plant found in deserts.you can collect it with shears.doesn't drop anything if hit.
Cactus Block
Found only in desert biomes,the cactus is a souce of green die. It can be destroyed by placing a block on the side of the plant and if you brush up against it you will get pricked.
Sugar Cane
Sugar cane can be mined just like any other block but if you consume one square in your work bench you will get sugar. paper can also be made out of sugar cane.
Gravel Block
Gravel is commonly found near stone and will fall like sand. Some will drop flint (used to make flint and steal or arrows).
Dirt Block
This block is found in caves and under other blocks. If put near sunlight it will turn into a grass block. You can also get dirt by destroying a grass block. This is not used to craft anything.
Ores
These items are described on another page.
Moss Stone
This block is found only in dungeons. To find a dungeon,you should explore many caves and if you see this brick,you are looking at the cieling,floor,or wall of a dungeon. Same properties as cobble stone block.
Leaf Block
The leaf block can be obtained using shears,otherwise when broken they will drop nothing,saplings,or apples. Note,apples are not very common,destroy many leaf blocks to obtain them.
Vines
Vines can act as a ladder and only spawn in jungle biomes. They can be obtained using shears.
Wood Trunk
Trees are made by this block and leaves. You can obtain it using your hands,but axes are quicker. Craft wooden planks out of this block by consuming 1 square on your work bench with it. Different wood makes different colored planks.
Wood Planks
The wood planks can be used to craft many things. There are four different types:normal,birch,pine,and jungle.
Left,middle left,middle right,and right. Note,only normal wood planks can be found naturally in towns or mines and possibly strongholds.
Left,middle left,middle right,and right. Note,only normal wood planks can be found naturally in towns or mines and possibly strongholds.
Book Shelf
The book shelf is found in villages and strongholds. It is used to get better enchantments. To do this,place bookshelves 1 block away from an enchantment table. If you do not see signs floating to the table,you are not doing it right.
Chest
The chest is used to store stuff. If you put a chest beside another it will turn into a single big chest. Many blocks, if put above the chest,will prevent the chest from opening. If destroyed the chest and everything in it will fall on the ground. Chests can be found in dungeons,villages,mines,and strongholds.
Fence
The fence is found in villages and mines. Upon impact with anything that is not a player or mob,the fence is 1 block high,but if a player or mob hit it,it is 1 and a half blocks high.
Iron Bars
These can be crafted with iron ingots and are found in villages and strongholds.
Torch
The torch is found in mines, villages, and possibly strongholds. The torch emits light when placed but does not if it is held in your hand.can be placed on top and on the side of a block but not the bottom.
Water Block
Found almost anywhere,the water block has the ability to spread quickly. To pick up water you must use a bucket and right click on the square of water that looks to be the source of all the other water.
Lava Block
This block is the only block other than water that can spread. However,it spreads much slower than water and can be used instead of coal to cook if in a bucket. Will catch you on fire if you touch it and if you stay in lava it will kill you very quick. If you die in lava,all items that fell in it when you died will burn.
Cobble Stone
The cobble stone block (between the lava and water) is found at places where water touches the side of lava,also obtained by mining stone. To the right is a basic cobble stone generator. Cobble stone is used to craft many things.
Obsidan Block
Found when water flows on top of a lava source block. Obsidian can only be mined with a diamond pickaxe and when mining place water on the side of one of the obsidian blocks to eliminate any lava that might be waiting under an obsidian block begging you to come near. Note,never stand on the block you are mining,especially when it is obsidian.
Mycelium Block
Found in the rare mushroom biome,this block will turn into dirt when mined and can only be turned back when placed back in the mushroom biome. Wild giant mushreooms can grow on this block but it has no other purposes.
Tall Grass
Tall grass is commonly found in prairies but also nearly every other biome. If you hoe some dirt,you can plant seeds that the tall grass will occasionally drop to grow wheat (don't forget to put water near the sides of the hoed dirt). When the tall grass turns brown enough you are ready to get wheat from it. To accomplish this,right click on the tall grass that looks ready and it will drop wheat and sometimes seeds to keep your crop going. To collect tall grass,simply use shears.
Pumpkin Block
This block can be found in several biomes but isnt what you might call "common." If you find this block,destroy them and craft them to make seeds or if you put a torch under them on your work bench,it will make a jack-o-lantern. Jack-o-lanterns emit about as much light as a torch. To grow pumpkins place the seeds on hoed dirt like tall grass. You can also use pumpkins like a helmet by putting them on your head.
Snow Dirt
This block is only found in snow biomes. It is like 2 separate blocks because of you destroy the snow part of the block,the dirt part will still be intact. If you use a shovel to get the snow,it will turn into a snowball. To make a snowblock,form a 2 by 2 square on your work bench with the snowballs.
Ice Block
The ice block is also only found in snow biomes and if placed in another biome,will melt into water. You cannot mine this block and it is slightly slippery.
Flowers
These items are a little like tall grass but drop dye instead of seeds. Mix red and yellow dye to get orange dye. To mine flowers, use shears.
Mushrooms
These are used to make mushroom stew by putting one of each mushroom,(red or brown) above a bowl on your workbench. You can also make these grow huge by right clicking on them with bone meal (it is tricky to get the right spot,you'll have to experiment).
Bone
You might be wandering around when you find a bone on the ground. If this happens to you,it is because a skeleton caught on fire and when it died dropped some items,either bones or arrows.
Arrow
This item,like the bone,is dropped by skeletons. The reason it is on the naturally found list is because skeletons catch on fire in the sun and die,dropping some items you might find soon after. The arrow is uesd with a bow,you must at least have 1 in your inventory or the bow will not shoot.
Rotten Flesh
You may stumble upon this item once in a while. It is dropped by zombies when they die,and like the skeleton,zombies burn in the sunlight. You can eat rotten flesh but it is likely that you will get sick and become hungry for 30 seconds.
Cobweb
These bloks are found only in mines and strongholds. They cannot be crafted and if you hit it you will slow down. The best way to destroy them is with a sword and when destroyed with a sword it will often give you a piece of string.
Bedrock
Bedrock is a block found deep underground and cannot be mined or moved.