Talk:Starter Guide/@comment-24.202.92.108-20111211031539/@comment-221.127.250.10-20120110114309

That was Ebonstone you tried to mine. Unfortunately you are out of luck (for now) because Ebonstone can only be mined with Nightmare Pickaxe or above. Find some Demonite Ores first (purple ores that are higher tiered than Gold that glows in darkness). Hope that helps :)