Orichalcum Ore

Orichalcum Ore is a magenta-colored Hardmode Ore which can replace Mythril in a given world. It can only be mined by a Cobalt Drill, Cobalt Pickaxe or higher. Like all Hardmode Ores, Orichalcum is generated upon destruction of a Demon/Crimson Altar with a Pwnhammer or any better hammer.

Trivia

 * In real life, orichalcum is a legendary metal described by Plato in his work Critias to have been mined in the lost city of Atlantis. It is suspected to have been a sort of alloy involving copper.
 * While the in-game colour is magenta, orichalcum is speculated to be a more reddish hue.

Tips

 * Selling the ore rather than the bar yields more per 4 orichalcum ore.