Bloom

Bloom

Gravity	No
Tool
Stackable	Yes, 4
Flammable	No
Weight ⚖	Heavy
Size ↕	Large
BlockID	terrafirmacraftplus:Bloom
ItemID	terrafirmacraftplus:item.Iron Bloom terrafirmacraft:item.Raw Iron Bloom

Obtaining

Blooms are a porous mass of iron and slag resulting from the smelting of Iron Ore in a Bloomery.

Iron Ore
Hematite	Limonite	Magnetite

The output from a bloomery is a Raw Iron Bloom. The Raw Iron Bloom will have a percentage value of its iron content, where each percent is equal to a single unit of metal (100 units of ore will result in a 100% bloom, enough for a single Wrought Iron ingot). Note: If enough ore wasn't initially added to the bloomery, and it results in a bloom that is less than 100%, it cannot be refined and must instead be thrown back into the bloomery with more ore to make it larger.

Working

WARNING: When bringing a Raw Iron Bloom up to working temperature, be careful not to let it melt or the Bloom will turn into unknown metal. Currently, a forge will be able to heat iron hot enough to weld and work, but not melt, as long as no bellows are used on it.

Input	Work Type	Output	Notes
Raw Iron Bloom >= 100%	Refine	Refined Iron Bloom	Work on at least a Tier 2 anvil. Raw iron blooms that are less than 100% must be refined, and then welded with another refined bloom to make a larger bloom.
Refined Iron Bloom 200%	Split	Refined Iron Bloom 100% x2	Only needed for blooms over 100%. If starting bloom isn't a multiple of 100%, it will split into as many 100% blooms as possible as well as a single bloom with the remaining %. For example: A 360% bloom will split into 3 100% blooms and a single 60% bloom.
Refined Iron Bloom 100%	Hammer	Wrought Iron Ingot
Refined Iron Bloom <100% x2	Weld	Refined Iron Bloom	Weld 2 < 100% refined blooms to make one larger bloom. If the resulting bloom is over 100% it must be split into a 100% bloom and a <100% one. The smaller bloom can be welded with another one following the same process.

Note: Forges and Crucibles cannot get hot enough to melt refined iron blooms without the use of mechanized bellows.

Legend:	Unworkable	Workable	Liquid Wrought Iron	Bloom Lost

Item	Min. Anvil	Hot					Very Hot					Faint Red					Dark Red					Bright Red					Orange					Yellow					Yellow White					White					Brilliant White
			*	**	***	****		*	**	***	****		*	**	***	****		*	**	***	****		*	**	***	****		*	**	***	****		*	**	***	****		*	**	***	****		*	**	***	****
Raw	Bronze
Refined	Bronze

See the Bloomery for more details.