Nether Coal
Nether Coal
| Description | A fuel that radiates immense heat, found in the Nether. |
|---|---|
| Renewable | No |
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
Nether coal is a fuel source that can only be found in the Nether, and is most commonly used as a stronger variant of Coal.
Obtaining
Blocks
Nether coal can be obtained by mining any Nether Coal Ore found in the Nether.
Crafting
A Block of Nether Coal can be crafted back down to it's original components, that being 8 nether coal.
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Nether Coal | Block of Nether Coal |  8 |
Trommel
There is a rare chance you can obtain nether coal via a Trommel, when inputting soul sand.
Usage
Smelting
Nether coal can be used in a Furnace to smelt 32 items. This means nether coal lasts twice as long as regular coal.
Blasting
Nether coal can be used in a blast furnace to blast 16 items.
Crafting
Nether coal can be utilized to craft a blast furnace or a block of nether coal.
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Blast Furnace | Iron Ingot + Nether Coal | |
| Block of Nether Coal | Nether Coal | |
Data value
| Name | Type | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nether Coal | Item | nethercoal |
16488 |
History
| History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minecraft Beta 1.7.4_01 | ||
 Added Nether coal. | ||
| Better than Adventure! 1.7.7.0 | ||
| Pre-2 | ||
| Changed the texture for Nether coal. | ||