Sand[]
Sand is a common block seen on beaches and deep in the oceans.
Appearance[]
It's a static-like mottled yellow color.
Settings[]
Stronger Tool(s): []
Spade
Weaker Tool(s): []
Sword
Machete
Axe
Pickaxe
Spear
Break Time[]
Hand: About 5 seconds.
Flint Spade: About 1.5 seconds.
Stone Spade: About 1 second.
Tin Spade: Immediate.
Location[]
Sand, being sort of an alternate version of Dirt, can be found on beaches all the time, and can be seen with Black Sand near the beginning and ends of oceans, sometimes under.
Desert biomes also have a large amount of sand all around, found with cacti, Prickly Pears, and Scorpions.
They can sometimes be found on sky islands, just like dirt can.
An Electric Press can also convert Gravel into Sand.
Item Description[]
Life's a Beach.
Crafting[]
Creation[]
At an Electric Press: 1 Gravel can craft 1 Sand, which takes 40 seconds to craft.
Uses[]
At a Level 3 (or higher) Workbench: 5 Clay plus 1 Sand plus 1 Red Bricks plus 1 Plaster can craft 1 Pizza Oven, which takes 2 minutes to craft.
At a Kiln or Electric Kiln: 1 Sand can craft 1 Glass, which takes 20 seconds to craft.
At at Level 2 (or higher) Press or Electric Press: 1 Sand plus 3 Pig Iron can craft 1 Black Sand, which takes 1 minute to craft.
At an Electric Furnace: 5 Sand plus 5 Black Sand can craft 1Silicon Ingot, which takes 1 minute to craft.
Uses[]
It can be used as a solid block, as like other blocks.
It can also be used to plant the following: Cacti, Coconut Trees, or Flax.
It can't have any other fruits, plants or trees planted in it.
Gallery[]
As seen here, is an image of Classic Sand.
As seen here, is an image of HD Sand.
As seen here, Classic Sand with Flax plants and Cacti in it.
Notes[]
- Sand is used for Glass, while the same with Black Sand is used for Black Glass.
- Sand cannot appear in Forest/Plains biome.
- Sand has the same look when generated and the world, the same with Dirt.
- Sand is the color of Limestone, but strangely not Sandstone.