Blocks

The Thorium Mod currently adds 55 new Blocks, including both natural and player-crafted types.

Naturally Occurring Blocks

Soils

Block	Appearance	Environment	Mined With	Destroyed by Explosives	Notes
Brackish Clump		Aquatic Depths	Copper or Tin Pickaxe		Also drop from Crown of Thorns and Krakens. Can be used at the Extractinator.
Depth's Rock		Aquatic Depths	Nightmare or Deathbringer Pickaxe		Periodically generate water around themselves. Turns into Marine Rocks when mined, but can be crafted using Marine Rocks and Aquaite Bars.
Marine Rock		Aquatic Depths	Nightmare or Deathbringer Pickaxe		These are also obtained from Depth's Rock and Depth Chest Platform when mined.
Mossy Marine Rock		Aquatic Depths	Nightmare or Deathbringer Pickaxe		Marine Kelp seeds can be planted on its surface.

Ores and Chunks

Block	Appearance	Environment	Mined With	Destroyed by Explosives	Notes
Smooth Coal		Underground, Cavern	Copper or Tin Pickaxe		Also drops from Hopping Spiders, Earthen Bats, and Earthen Golems.
Mossy Gold Ore		Aquatic Depths	Copper or Tin Pickaxe		Turns into normal Gold Ore when mined.
Mossy Platinum Ore		Aquatic Depths	Copper or Tin Pickaxe		Turns into normal Platinum Ore when mined.
Thorium Ore		Underground, Cavern	Copper or Tin Pickaxe
Life Quartz		Underground, Cavern	Copper or Tin Pickaxe
Magma Ore		Cavern, The Underworld	Gold or Platinum Pickaxe		Generates a small amount of light.
Aquaite		Aquatic Depths	Nightmare or Deathbringer Pickaxe	*	Can be destroyed by explosions if placed by the player.
Lodestone Chunk		Underground, Cavern	Cobalt or Palladium Pickaxe		Has a 50% chance of being generated instead of Valadium Chunks after killing Coznix, The Fallen Beholder.
Valadium Chunk		Underground, Cavern	Cobalt or Palladium Pickaxe		Has a 50% chance of being generated instead of Lodestone Chunks after killing Coznix, The Fallen Beholder.
Illumite Chunk		Underground, Cavern	Mythril or Orichalcum Pickaxe		Generated into the world after killing Plantera. Generates light.

Gem Blocks

Block	Appearance	Environment	Mined With	Destroyed by Explosives
Onyx		Underground, Cavern	Copper or Tin Pickaxe
Opal		Underground, Cavern	Copper or Tin Pickaxe
Pearl		Aquatic Depths	Nightmare or Deathbringer Pickaxe

Other Found Blocks

Block	Appearance	Environment	Mined With	Destroyed by Explosives	Notes
Depth Chest Platform		Aquatic Depths	Nightmare or Deathbringer Pickaxe		Generates with a Depth Chest on top. Turns into Marine Rocks when mined.
Scarlet Block		Cavern	Copper or Tin Pickaxe		Generates with a Scarlet Chest on top.

Other Blocks

Looted Blocks

Block	Appearance	Source	Destroyed by Explosives	Notes
Smooth Coal		Hopping Spiders, Earthen Bats, and Earthen Golems		Can also be found naturally in the Underground and Cavern layers.
Yew Wood		Goblin Army		Drops from all Goblin Army enemies (except for Goblin Summoner).
Brackish Clump		Crown of Thorns and Krakens		Can also be found naturally within the Aquatic Depths biome. Can be used at the Extractinator.
Permafrost		Flockos, Yetis, and Ice Queens

Crafted Blocks

Block	Appearance	Recipe	Crafting Station	Destroyed by Explosives	Notes
Smooth Wood		Wood	Sawmill
Bookshelf Block		Wood ×10 + Book	Sawmill
Potion Shelf Block		Wood ×10 + Bottle	Sawmill
Cut Stone Block		Stone Block	Sawmill
Cut Stone Block Slab		Stone Block	Sawmill
Cut Sandstone Block		Sand Block	Sawmill
Cut Sandstone Block Slab		Sand Block	Sawmill
Medicite Brick		Blood + Stone Block	Work Bench
Bloodstained Block		Stone Block ×10 + Blood	Heavy Work Bench
Thorium Block		Stone Block + Thorium Ore	Furnace
Thorium Brick		Clay Block + Thorium Ore	Furnace
Refined Marine Block		Marine Rock ×2	Furnace
Aquaite Scale Block		Aquaite + Depth Scales ×2	Furnace
Depth's Rock		Aquaite Bar ×2 + Marine Rock ×50	Furnace		Periodically generate water around themselves. Also found naturally within the Aquatic Depths biome. Turns into Marine Rock when mined.
Checkered Brick		Smooth Coal + Bone	Work Bench
Lodestone Slab		Stone Block + Lodestone Chunk	Furnace
Valadium Plating		Stone Block + Valadium Chunk	Furnace
Plate Slab		Stone Block ×5 + Strange Plating	Furnace
Cursed Block		Stone Block ×10 + Cursed Cloth	Heavy Work Bench
Naga Block		Stone Block ×10 + Abyssal Chitin	Heavy Work Bench
Shady Block		Stone Block ×25 + Dark Matter	Heavy Work Bench
Ornate Block		Stone Block ×10 + Bloom Weave	Heavy Work Bench
Illumite Brick		Stone Block + Illumite Chunk	Furnace
Sugar Cookie Block		Sugar Cookie	Work Bench
Gingerbread Block		Gingerbread Cookie	Work Bench
Onyx Gemspark Block		Glass ×20 + Onyx	Work Bench		Can be used to color waterfalls black. Can be toggled on or off.
Opal Gemspark Block		Glass ×20 + Opal	Work Bench		Can be used to color waterfalls pink. Can be toggled on or off.
Pearl Gemspark Block		Glass ×20 + Pearl	Work Bench		Can be used to color waterfalls cyan. Can be toggled on or off.

Purchased Blocks

Block	Appearance	Purchased From	Price	Destroyed by Explosives	Notes
Cherry Astroturf		Druid	10		Used to grow Sakura Trees
Marshy Astroturf		Druid	10		Used to grow Yew Trees
Spooky Astroturf		Druid	10		Used to grow Spooky Trees
Evergreen Block		Druid	10		Used to craft Evergreen furniture
Sugar Cookie Block		Cook	10		n/a
Gingerbread Block		Cook	10		Used to craft Gingerbread furniture

History

• 1.6.5.3: Introduced Bookshelf Block, Potion Shelf Block, Cut Sandstone Block, and Cut Sandstone Block Slab.
• 1.6.4.0: Introduced Evergreen Block.
• 1.6.3.13: Introduced Bloodstained Block, Cut Stone Block, and Cut Stone Block Slab.
• 1.6.3.8: Introduced Cursed Block, Naga Block, and Shady Block.
• 1.6.3.4: Introduced Smooth Wood.
• 1.6.3.0:
  • Introduced Spooky Astroturf.
  • Removed Magma Factory-Block.
• 1.6.2.1:
  • Introduced Ornate Block.
  • Renamed "Scarlet Chest Platform" to "Scarlet Block".
• 1.6.2.0: Introduced Plate Slab, Illumite Brick, and Permafrost.
• 1.6.1.4: Introduced Sugar Cookie Block and Gingerbread Block.
• 1.6.0.0:
  • Introduced Onyx Gemspark Block, Opal Gemspark Block, Pearl Gemspark Block, and Thorium Brick.
  • Strange Plating can now be placed.
• 1.5.0.0: Introduced Onyx and Marshy Astroturf.
• 1.4.3.7: Introduced Magma Factory-Blocks, Lodestone Slabs and Valadium Plating.
• 1.4.3.2: Introduced Scarlet Chest Platforms.
• 1.4.0.5: Introduced Cherry Astroturf.
• 1.4.0.4: Introduced Medicite Bricks and Checkered Bricks.
• 1.4.0.0: Introduced Depth's Rock, Mossy Gold Ore, Mossy Platinum Ore, Opals, Depth Chest Platforms and placeable Yew Wood.
• 1.2.12.1: Introduced Refined Marine Blocks and Aquaite Scale Blocks.
• 1.2.11.0: Introduced Brackish Clumps and Illumite Chunks.
• 1.2.10.1: Introduced Aquaite, Pearls, Marine Rock and Mossy Marine Rock.
• 1.2.6.4: Introduced Life Quartz.
• 1.2.3.4: Introduced Lodestone Chunks and Valadium Chunks.
• 1.2.2.0: Introduced Smooth Coal.
• 1.2.0.0: Introduced Thorium Ore, Magma Ore and Thorium Blocks.