Meteorite

Obtained from meteorite crash sites (which can be caused by breaking a Shadow Orb), requires a Gold Pickaxe or higher to mine. Mining one with a pickaxe causes small sparks to fly off.

The meteorite, once fallen, can be located in almost any place in the world map, even underwater at the edges of the map and on the floating islands, so every inch of the surface should be scoured when the meteorite lands to find it.

Due to being available in large amounts (all available at once), six ores are required to make a Meteorite Bar.

Use caution when mining as contact with the stone itself causes damage unless equipped with an Obsidian Skull. You do not need an Obsidian Skull to mine it, but it is recommended. The area is also guarded by Meteor Heads.

Mining Methods

 * A good way to mine it all fast is to use Dynamite, Bombs, or Sticky Bombs. This will most likely stop the spawning of Meteor Heads as they will only spawn as long as there are at least 50 Meteorite blocks in the area. When you have removed enough blocks, the music changes back to normal.


 * Another, albeit slower way to mine it would be to dig underneath the ore, then use a grappling hook to hook onto the meteorite above you. As long as you are hooked directly under the meteorite and not touching along any side, you will not take damage from the ore.


 * A player could also equip a Cobalt Shield and let the Meteor Heads hit them while mining. A player can also get all the Meteor Heads on one side and then mine while keeping the Meteor Heads away with knockback by hitting them with the pickaxe.

Artificial Meteor Biome
If the Player places at least 50 pieces of Meteorite Ore on the screen where they are mining, they can create an artificial Meteor Biome. In the Meteor biome, all monster spawns are replaced by Meteor Heads, which are more predictable, and tend to do less damage, than the naturally spawning creatures of The Underworld. If the Player can withstand the Meteor Head attacks he can mine Hellstone in relative peace.

If this method is used, the Player only needs to take care to move his Meteorite deposit as he mines away from it.

However, meteorite cannot replace ocean biome. I.e. if meteor falls into Ocean, there will be sharks and crabs, but no meteor heads.