Editing 40d:Iron

{{Metal|name=Iron|color=#888|bgcolor=#CCC
|ore=
* [[Hematite]]
* [[Limonite]]
* [[Magnetite]]
|uses=
* Make [[pig iron]] at [[smelter]]
* Make [[steel]] at [[smelter]]
* [[weapon|Melee Weapons]]
* [[Crossbow]]s
* [[Bolt]]s
* [[Pick]]s
* [[Armor]]
* [[Anvil]]s
* [[Metalsmith's forge|Metal crafting]]
|properties=
* [[Magma]] proof
* [[Armor|Block]]% 100
* [[Damage]]% 100
* [[Material value]] 10}}

'''Iron''' bars can be smelted at a [[smelter]] by a dwarf with the [[furnace operating]] labor activated. Iron is a fairly common, naturally occuring metal and can be obtained from [[hematite]], [[magnetite]] and [[limonite]] ores.

Iron is predominantly used to forge [[weapons]] and [[armor]], and its strength is the baseline from which all other metals are judged: [[Steel]] and [[Adamantine]] are more effective, [[Copper]] and [[Bronze]] items less effective. 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]], when it is not being used for more practical purposes.
 
Iron bars can be used to make [[pig iron]], which in turn is used to make [[steel]] bars.

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.

Invading goblins (or humans) often carry iron equipment.  After successful [[fortress defense]], liberated arms and armour can be melted into bars.  This can be a reliable source of iron even when ore is scarce.

Iron is used in steelmaking at a [[Smelter]], as a part of the follow recipes:

*[[Pig iron]] = Iron + [[Flux]] + [[Coal]]
*[[Steel]] = Iron + [[Pig iron]] + [[Flux]] + [[Coal]]


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 * [[Hematite]]
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 * [[Armor|Block]]% 100
 * [[Damage]]% 100
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-'''Iron''' is an extremely useful and desired metal.  It is the second best [[weapons-grade]]* metal, only slightly behind steel ''(and not including [[adamantine]], which is in a category by itself)''.  Iron has a [[Value#Material_multipliers|material multiplier]] of 10, putting on a par with [[silver]] and (approximately) [[black bronze]], making it good but not "great" for producing metal objects of [[value]].
+'''Iron''' bars can be smelted at a [[smelter]] by a dwarf with the [[furnace operating]] labor activated. Iron is a fairly common, naturally occuring metal and can be obtained from [[hematite]], [[magnetite]] and [[limonite]] ores.
-:''(* Iron is also, arbitrarily, chosen as the baseline for comparison for other metals for armour and weapons - iron is "100%", and other metals are higher or lower than that.)''
-Iron is predominantly used to make [[steel]], or to forge [[weapons]] and [[armor]] if steel production is not possible.  Iron is the most commonly used of the three metals possible* to forge [[anvil]]s.  Iron can also be fashioned into objects such as [[coins]], [[furniture]], and [[crafts]], when it is not being used for more practical purposes.
+Iron is predominantly used to forge [[weapons]] and [[armor]], and its strength is the baseline from which all other metals are judged: [[Steel]] and [[Adamantine]] are more effective, [[Copper]] and [[Bronze]] items less effective. 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]], when it is not being used for more practical purposes.
-:''(* Steel and adamantine are harder to obtain and usually put to better uses, and while increasing an anvil's value they do not improve the anvil's effectiveness.)''
+Iron bars can be used to make [[pig iron]], which in turn is used to make [[steel]] bars.
-Iron [[bar]]s can be created from [[ore]] at a [[smelter]] by a dwarf with the [[furnace operating]] [[labor]] activated.
+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.
+Invading goblins (or humans) often carry iron equipment.  After successful [[fortress defense]], liberated arms and armour can be melted into bars.  This can be a reliable source of iron even when ore is scarce.
-Much like in real life, ''Dwarf Fortress'' does not have one single source for iron, but instead has three different '''iron ores'''. These are:
+Iron is used in steelmaking at a [[Smelter]], as a part of the follow recipes:
-*[[Hematite]]
-*[[Magnetite]]
-*[[Limonite]]
-Combined, these only occur in [[igneous extrusive]]* and [[sedimentary]]* [[layer]]s. Since there is no iron ore in [[igneous intrusive layer]]s, these minerals are never found in [[granite]], [[diorite]], or [[gabbro]], nor any [[soil]] layers (unless a vein crosses partially into one from another area block -  see [[vein]].)
+*[[Pig iron]] = Iron + [[Flux]] + [[Coal]]
+*[[Steel]] = Iron + [[Pig iron]] + [[Flux]] + [[Coal]]
-:''(* [[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.)''
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-Iron bars are needed to make [[pig iron]] bars, which in turn are used to make [[steel]] bars, using the following recipes:
-:* 1 iron bar + 1 [[flux]] (stone) + 1 [[refined coal]]  = 2 [[pig iron]] bars
-:* 1 iron bar + [[pig iron]] + 1 [[flux]] (stone) + 1 [[refined coal]] = 2 [[steel]] bars
-See [[steel]] for a complete discussion.
-Invading goblins (or humans) often carry iron equipment, most of which is not usable by dwarves, being either "narrow" or "large".  After successful fortress defense, recovered arms and armor can be [[trade]]d, or [[melt]]ed into iron [[bar]]s - this is sometimes referred to humorously as '''goblinite''', the 4th iron ore.  This can be a reliable source of iron even when other ores are scarce.
-It is also possible to [[trade]] for iron or iron ores.
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