Raw Materials

Icon	Name	Description	Uses
	Wood	Harvested from trees. There are three different kinds of wood (oak, birch and pine).	Wooden Planks, Coal
	Dirt	Harvested from the top layers of the earth.	Building material, spawns animals when covered in grass
	Stone	Found when mining. Smelting cobblestone produces stone.	Button, Pressure Plate, Slabs, Redstone Repeater
	Sand	Usually found near water and in desert biomes. Obeys the effect of gravity.	Glass, Sandstone, TNT
	Gravel	Found underwater, near pits and in the nether. Obeys the effect of gravity.	Building material
	Obsidian	Appears when water hits a lava "source block".	Portal to the Nether (4x5 rectangle), Ender Chest, Enchantment Table
	Snow	Appears in Tundra and Taiga biomes. Grants one snowball when harvested with a shovel.	Snow Block
	Cobblestone	Harvested when mining stone. Forms when lava and water meet.	Stone, Furnace, Stairs, Slabs, Tools, Sword, Levers, Dispensers, Piston
	Moss Stone	Found around monster spawners.	Building material
	Monster Spawner	Spawns monsters around its location.	Source of monsters for a mob trap
	Ice	Forms when water is exposed to snow.	None
	Bedrock	Appears at the bottom of the earth. It is indestructible.	None
	Netherrack	Found in the Nether. It is very fragile and while burn continuously when lit.	None
	Nether Brick	Only appears in Nether Fortresses.	Stairs, Fences
	Wool	Sheared from sheep or made from string.	Wool, Colored Wool, Painting, Bed
	Clay	Found near sand. There are four clay per clay block.	Clay Block, Brick
	Coal	Found from Coal Ore. Can be created by smelting wood.	Torches, Fuel for Powered Minecart and Furnace
	Flint	Found occasionally when harvesting gravel.	Flint and Steel, Arrows
	Redstone Dust	Gathered from Redstone Ore. 4-5 dusts drop per ore.	Redstone circuits, Redstone Torch, Compass, Clock, Dispenser, Note Block, Powered Rail, Detector Rail, Piston
	Diamond Gem	Gathered from Diamond Ore (level 18 and below).	Tools, Swords, Armor, Diamond Block, Jukebox
	Glowstone Dust	Gathered from Glowstone Blocks in the Nether.	Glowstone Block
	Lapis Lazuli Dye	Gathered from Lapis Lazuli Ore. 4-8 dyes drop per ore.	Lapis Lazuli Block, Blue Wool, Cyan Dye, Light Blue Dye, Purple Dye
	Emerald	It is obtained through trading, mining emerald ore or in desert/jungle temple chests. It is the currency used for trading with villagers.	Emerald Block
	Cactus	Cactus grows on sand mostly in Desert biomes. It damages all characters and mobs that touch it.	Cactus Green
	Sugar Cane	Grows next to water on dirt or sand blocks.	Sugar, Paper
	Seeds	Found by punching tall grass. They are used to grow wheat.	Farming wheat
	Wheat	Farmed by planting seeds on fertile ground near water. Used to gather animals and to breed them.	Bread, Cake, Cookies, Attracting and Breeding Animals
	Pumpkin	Appears randomly in groups of up to 20. Can be farmed with Pumpkin Seeds.	Helm, Jack-O-Lantern
	Vines	Placeable on walls. Gather vines by cutting them with shears. You can climb up them when placed on a block.	Decoration, Ladder
	Iron Bars	Blocks off an area, similar to fences.	Decoration
	Ender Pearl	Dropped by Endermen. Teleports the player when thrown.	Eye of Ender
	Spider Eye	Dropped from spiders.	Fermented Spider Eye
	Ghast Tear	Dropped from ghasts.	Potions
	Gold Nugget	Dropped from zombie pigmen.	Gold Ingot, Golden Apple, Glistering Melon, Golden Carrot
	Blaze Rod	Dropped from blazes.	Blaze Powder, Brewing Stand
	Melon Block	Grown from a central vine.	Melon Slices
	Melon Slice	Restores 1 food point.	Food, Melon Seeds, Melon Block
	Melon Seeds	Used to grow melons.	Melons
	Pumpkin Seeds	Used to grow pumpkins.	Pumpkins
	Rotten Flesh	Dropped by zombies. Restores 2 food points but poisons you. Can be used to feed wolves without negative effects.	Food
	Raw Porkchop	Dropped by pigs. Restores 1.5 food points.	Cooked Porkchop
	Cooked Porkchop	Restores 4 food points.	Food
	Raw Beef	Dropped by cows. Restores 2 food points.	Steak
	Steak	Restores 4 food points.	Food
	Raw Chicken	Dropped by chickens. Restores 1 food point, and has a chance to poison you.	Cooked Chicken
	Cooked Chicken	Restores 3 food points.	Food
	Raw Fish	Obtained by fishing. Restores 1 food points.	Cooked Fish
	Cooked Fish	Restores 2.5 food points.	Food
	Rose	Spawns randomly on dirt blocks.	Rose Red
	Dandelion	Spawns randomly on dirt blocks.	Dandelion Yellow
	Red Mushroom	Appears randomly in dark areas throughout the world and the Nether.	Mushroom Stew
	Brown Mushroom	Appears randomly in dark areas throughout the world and the Nether.	Mushroom Stew
	Sapling	Drops from tree leaves. Can be planted to make a new tree.	Growing Trees, Furnace fuel
	Bone	Drops from skeletons when killed.	Bone Meal
	Feather	Dropped from chickens.	Arrows, Book and Quill
	Leather	Dropped from cows.	Armor, Book
	String	Dropped from spiders. Used as tripwire between two tripwire hooks.	Bow, Fishing Rod, Wool
	Ink Sac	Dropped from squids.	Light Gray Dye, Gray Dye, Black Wool
	Gunpowder	Dropped from creepers and ghasts.	TNT
	Egg	Laid by chickens at random intervals.	Cake
	Milk	Gathered from cows by clicking their udder with a bucket.	Cake
	Slimeball	Dropped from slimes.	Sticky Pistons
	Command Block	Runs server commands (like teleporting, time changing) when given a redstone pulse. Click here for a full list information regarding commands.	Server commands
	Potato	Found in villages and rarely from zombies. Occasionally when harvesting, a poisonous potato will drop, which gives a poison debuff. Can be cooked to make a Baked Potato.	Food, Baked Potato
	Carrot	Found in villages and rarely from zombies.	Golden Carrot, Carrot on a Stick
	Head	Currently only the Wither Skeleton head drops naturally, while the others are found in the Creative menu. They are placeable on the ground and wearable.	Spawning Wither
	Nether Star	Drops from the Wither.	Beacon
	Cobweb	Occurs naturally in Abandoned Mine Shafts. They slow down your movement greatly if you touch them.	None
	Cocoa Beans	They are occasionally found as a reward in dungeon chests.	Cookies, Brown Wool
	Music Disc	They are occasionally found as a reward in dungeon chests and drop when a skeleton's arrow kills a creeper.	Jukebox
	Apple	Apples can be found in abandoned mine shafts or from destroying tree leaves.	Golden Apple
	Fire	Fire blocks are only obtainable with a /give command or inventory editor. They can be crafted into chainmail armor pieces.	Armor
	Spawn Eggs	Spawn eggs can be used to spawn almost all different types of creatures and monsters. They can be fired from a dispenser. Only available in Creative Mode.	Spawning Creatures