Smelt into Zinc, a low-value metal ingredient for Brass Smelt into Platinum, a highest-value decorative metal Low-value magma-safe stone may contain Platinum High-value magma-safe stone Sharpenable hard rock (used to create stone short swords) Smelt into Iron, a mid-value metal ingredient for Steel Low-value magma-safe stone used for making porcelain Smelt into Iron, a mid-value metal ingredient for Steel magma-safe Low-value stone only source of some ores relatively rich in content Smelt into Nickel, a low-value magma-safe metal Smelt into Lead, a low-value metal, with a 50% chance 2 for Silver magma-safe Low-value magma-safe stone only source of some ores & gems Smelt into useful Copper ingredient of Bronzes Smelt into Tin, a low-value metal ingredient of Bronzes magma-safe Smelt into bismuth, ingredient of bismuth bronze Low-value magma-safe stone only source of some high-value gems Smelt into Aluminum, a high-value decorative metal (Some materials are worth an additional comment these are numbered, with footnotes below the table.) Nameīecomes Adamantine 1 (spoilers!), by far the most valuable substance

The list there covers all types of rocks and ores, and tells you what rocks can be smelted into.

'Colors' are useful for color coding or creative aesthetic uses.įor more detailed and expanded information, see the Stone, Ore, Metals & Alloys, Veins & Clusters, and Smelting pages, or the article on any particular stone, metal or ore.ĭuring the game, you can press z and then navigate to 'stone'. Note that many 'low-value' materials are still very useful in a fortress. The Uses column lists any special uses or properties of this particular stone type if no uses are listed, you can always use the stone for general construction and crafting. The following table summarizes the types of stone and ore found in Dwarf Fortress gems are covered in their own article. Wondering what that new kind of rock your dwarves just struck is good for? Possibly nothing, but when you're just getting started it can be tough to tell the trash from the treasure.

Dwarf fortress stone layers