Chromatic Iron Ore is a common ore that generates in the Overworld below y-30. It is usually found in chunks and can be mined by pickaxes of Stone quality and above.
When the ore is mined it will will drop 1 Raw chromatic iron but is impacted by fortune to allow for a chance of dropping 1-4 raw ore. In addition it is impacted by the Fortune Expertise to allow between 1-6 ores to be dropped.
In addition to the Overworld Chromatic iron ore can be found in the Chromatic caves during the vault however the ore is not impacted by copiously on your tool.
Chromatic Iron is a core resource in vault hunters that is used in many of the crafting recipes directly. Examples of this are crafting your very first vault tool or combining with carbon to make chromatic steel. As you continue to progress through your playthrough your requirement for chromatic iron increases so it is always a good idea to keep a stock of this. It can also be processed by the below mods:
| Input | Processing | Output | |
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1x Raw chromatic iron
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Thermal: Pulverizer | 2 x Chromatic Iron Dust
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Smelting to 2x Chromatic Iron Ingots 
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| 1x Raw Chromatic Iron
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Create Crushing Wheel | 2x Chromatic Iron Dust
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Smelting to 2x Chromatic Iron Ingots
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| 3x Raw Chromatic Iron
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Enrichment Chamber | 4x Chromatic Iron Dust
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Smelting to 4x Chromatic Iron Ingots
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| 3x Raw Chromatic Iron
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Mekanism: Chemical Injection Chamber, Purification Chamber, Crusher. Enricher | 8x Chromatic Iron Shards
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Smelting to 8x Chromatic Iron Ingots
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Processed Chromatic Iron:
| Chromatic Iron Nugget | 
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| Chromatic Iron Ingot |
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| Chromatic Iron Block | 
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