Blocks

The Thorium Mod currently adds 66 new Blocks, including both natural and player-crafted types.

Naturally Occurring Blocks

Soils

Block	Appearance	Mined With	Notes
Grim Astroturf		Copper or Tin Pickaxe	Grim Astroturf generates in the Natural Graveyard mini-biome. Grim grass and Deadwood Trees can grow on them.
Marine Block Leaky Marine Block		Nightmare or Deathbringer Pickaxe	Leaky Marine Blocks serve as the primary material of the Aquatic Depths, periodically generating water around themselves. When mined, they turn into Marine Blocks, which do not generate water. Leaky Marine Blocks can be obtained by the player through crafting.
Mossy Marine Block Leaky Mossy Marine Block		Nightmare or Deathbringer Pickaxe	Mossy Marine Blocks are a variant of Marine Blocks that behave like their alternative, but additionally allows Marine Kelp Seeds to be planted on its surface.
Brackish Clump		Copper or Tin Pickaxe	A variant of Silt and Slush found in the Aquatic Depths. It can be used at the Extractinator. In addition to being found, Brackish Clumps can drop from Crown of Thorns and Krakens.

Ore and Chunk Blocks

Block	Appearance	Mined With	Destroyed by Explosives	Notes
Smooth Coal		Copper or Tin Pickaxe		Also drops from Hopping Spiders, Earthen Bats, and Earthen Golems.
Life Quartz		Copper or Tin Pickaxe		Also drops from Life Crystal Mimics.
Mossy Gold Ore		Copper or Tin Pickaxe		Found in the Aquatic Depths in world with Gold Ore. Turns into normal Gold Ore when mined.
Mossy Platinum Ore		Copper or Tin Pickaxe		Found in the Aquatic Depths in world with Platinum Ore. Turns into normal Platinum Ore when mined.
Thorium Ore		Iron or Lead Pickaxe		Generates more commonly in the lower levels of the Caverns.
Aquaite		Nightmare or Deathbringer Pickaxe	*	Found in the Aquatic Depths. Can be destroyed by explosions if placed by the player.
Lodestone Chunk		Cobalt or Palladium Pickaxe		Has a 50% chance of being generated instead of Valadium Chunks after killing Fallen Beholder.
Valadium Chunk		Cobalt or Palladium Pickaxe		Has a 50% chance of being generated instead of Lodestone Chunks after killing Fallen Beholder.
Illumite Chunk		Mythril or Orichalcum Pickaxe		Generated into the world after killing Plantera. Generates light.

Gem Blocks

Block	Appearance	Mined With	Destroyed by Explosives
Opal Stone Block		Copper or Tin Pickaxe
Aquamarine Stone Block		Copper or Tin Pickaxe
Amethyst Marine Block		Nightmare or Deathbringer Pickaxe
Topaz Marine Block		Nightmare or Deathbringer Pickaxe
Opal Marine Block		Nightmare or Deathbringer Pickaxe
Aquamarine Marine Block		Nightmare or Deathbringer Pickaxe
Sapphire Marine Block		Nightmare or Deathbringer Pickaxe
Emerald Marine Block		Nightmare or Deathbringer Pickaxe
Ruby Marine Block		Nightmare or Deathbringer Pickaxe
Diamond Marine Block		Nightmare or Deathbringer Pickaxe
Amber Marine Block		Nightmare or Deathbringer Pickaxe

Grown Blocks

Block	Appearance	Dropped By	Notes
Deadwood		Deadwood Trees	Can be grown manually with Acorns on Grim Astroturf.
Yew Wood		Yew Trees	Can be grown manually with Acorns on Marshy Astroturf.
Evergreen Block		Snowy Trees	Can be grown manually with Acorns on Snowy Astroturf.

Other Found Blocks

Block	Appearance	Mined With	Destroyed by Explosives	Notes
Scarlet Block		Copper or Tin Pickaxe		Generates with a Scarlet Chest on top.
Glowing Marine Block		Nightmare or Deathbringer Pickaxe		Generates with a Depth Chest on top. Turns into Marine Blocks when mined.

Crafted Blocks

Block	Appearance	Crafting Ingredients	Crafting Station	Notes
Amber Marine Block		Amber Marine Block	Heavy Work Bench and Ecto Mist
Amethyst Marine Block		Amethyst Marine Block	Heavy Work Bench and Ecto Mist
Aquamarine Gemspark Block		Glass (20) Aquamarine	Work Bench	Can be used to color waterfalls cyan. Can be toggled on or off.
Aquamarine Marine Block		Aquamarine Marine Block	Heavy Work Bench and Ecto Mist
Aquamarine Stone Block		Aquamarine Stone Block	Heavy Work Bench and Ecto Mist
Aquaite Scale Block		Aquaite Depth Scales (2)	Furnace
Bloodstained Block		Stone Block (10) Blood	Heavy Work Bench
Bookshelf Block		Wood (10) Book	Sawmill
Building Block		Wood (2)	Sawmill
Celestial Brick		Stone Block (10) Celestial Fragment	Ancient Manipulator
Celestial Fragment Block		Celestial Fragment Stone Block (5)	Ancient Manipulator
Checkered Brick		Smooth Coal Bone	Work Bench
Clay Roofing		Clay Block (1) Stone Block (1)	Work Bench
Cursed Block		Stone Block (10) Cursed Cloth	Heavy Work Bench
Cut Sandstone Block		Sand Block	Sawmill
Cut Sandstone Block Slab		Sand Block	Sawmill
Cut Stone Block		Stone Block	Sawmill
Cut Stone Block Slab		Stone Block	Sawmill
Diamond Marine Block		Diamond Marine Block	Heavy Work Bench and Ecto Mist
Emerald Marine Block		Emerald Marine Block	Heavy Work Bench and Ecto Mist
Gingerbread Block		Gingerbread Cookie	Work Bench
Glowing Marine Block		Aquaite Marine Block	Heavy Work Bench and Ecto Mist
Illumite Brick		Stone Block Illumite Chunk	Furnace
Leaky Marine Block		Aquaite Bar (2) Marine Block (50)	Work Bench	Periodically generate water around themselves.
Leaky Mossy Marine Block		Aquaite Bar (2) Mossy Marine Block (50)	Work Bench	Periodically generate water around themselves. Marine Kelp seeds can be planted on its surface.
Lodestone Slab		Stone Block Lodestone Chunk	Furnace
Medicite Brick		Blood Stone Block	Work Bench
Mossy Gold Ore		Gold Ore Mossy Marine Block	Heavy Work Bench and Ecto Mist
Mossy Platinum Ore		Platinum Ore Mossy Marine Block	Heavy Work Bench and Ecto Mist
Naga Block		Stone Block (10) Abyssal Chitin	Heavy Work Bench
Opal Gemspark Block		Glass (20) Opal	Work Bench	Can be used to color waterfalls pink. Can be toggled on or off.
Opal Marine Block		Opal Marine Block	Heavy Work Bench and Ecto Mist
Opal Stone Block		Opal Stone Block	Heavy Work Bench and Ecto Mist
Ornate Block		Stone Block (10) Bloom Weave	Heavy Work Bench
Plate Slab		Stone Block (5) Strange Plating	Furnace
Potion Shelf Block		Wood (10) Bottle	Sawmill
Refined Marine Block		Marine Block (2)	Furnace
Ruby Marine Block		Ruby Marine Block	Heavy Work Bench and Ecto Mist
Sapphire Marine Block		Sapphire Marine Block	Heavy Work Bench and Ecto Mist
Scarlet Block		Clay Block Hellstone Bar	Heavy Work Bench
Shady Block		Stone Block (25) Dark Matter	Heavy Work Bench
Shooting Star Brick		Stone Block (10) Shooting Star Fragment	Ancient Manipulator
Shooting Star Fragment Block		Shooting Star Fragment Stone Block (5)	Ancient Manipulator
Smooth Wood		Wood	Sawmill
Sugar Cookie Block		Sugar Cookie	Work Bench
Topaz Marine Block		Topaz Marine Block	Heavy Work Bench and Ecto Mist
Thorium Block		Stone Block Thorium Ore	Furnace
Thorium Brick		Clay Block Thorium Ore	Furnace
Valadium Plating		Stone Block Valadium Chunk	Furnace
White Dwarf Brick		Stone Block (10) White Dwarf Fragment	Ancient Manipulator
White Dwarf Fragment Block		White Dwarf Fragment Stone Block (5)	Ancient Manipulator

Other Blocks

Purchased Blocks

Block	Appearance	Purchased From	Price	Notes
Cherry Astroturf		Druid	10*10	Used to grow Sakura Trees
Grim Astroturf		Druid	10*10	Used to grow Deadwood Trees
Marshy Astroturf		Druid	10*10	Used to grow Yew Trees
Spooky Astroturf		Druid	10*10	Used to grow Spooky Trees
Snowy Astroturf		Druid	10*10	Used to grow Snowy Trees
Sugar Cookie Block		Cook	10*10
Gingerbread Block		Cook	10*10	Used to craft Gingerbread furniture

Looted Blocks

Block	Appearance	Source	Notes
Smooth Coal		Hopping Spiders, Earthen Bats, and Earthen Golems	Can also be found naturally in the Underground and Cavern layers.
Life Quartz		Life Crystal Mimics	Can also be found naturally in the Underground and Cavern layers.
Yew Wood		Goblin Army enemies	Drops from all Goblin Army enemies (except Goblin Warlock).
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

History

• 1.7.2.0: Introduced Building Block, Clay Roofing, Deadwood, and Grim Astroturf.
• 1.7.0.0:
  • Introduced Lunar Bricks and Lunar Fragment Blocks for Celestial, Shooting Star, and White Dwarf Fragments.
  • Introduced Leaky Mossy Marine Block.
  • Added recipes for various unobtainable blocks.
• 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 Depths' Rock, Mossy Gold Ore, Mossy Platinum Ore, Opals, Glowing Marine Blocks 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.