Sediment
This is an index of related pages that share a common conceptual attribute. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.The term sediment refers to all the blocks that share names with real-world sediments. The fictitious materials soul sand and soul soil are included because they're named as sand and soil respectively—their actual nature is up to the player's imagination.
Clay – fine sediments; found beneath bodies of water and common in aquifers
Coarse Dirt – dirt too rocky for plants to grow
Dirt – mixed-sized sediments that most plants can grow on; makes up the top layer of most land, above stone
Gravel – loose rock chips; found beneath bodies of water, on some shores & mountaintops, and in solitary underground pockets
Mud – wet dirt; found in mangrove swamps
Red Sand – loose mid-sized sediments; only found in mesas
Rooted Dirt – dirt overtaken by azalea roots
Sand – loose mid-sized sediments; found on shores and in deserts
Soul Sand – Nether material that can support netherwart, but slows creatures that step in it; burns with a cyan flame
Soul Soil – Nether material that's visually similar to soul sand; burns with a cyan flame
Topsoils
Dirt Path – grass, podzol, or coarse dirt that a path has been worn into
Grass Block – dirt with grass growing in it; can support most plants
Farmland – hand-tilled dirt ready for planting crops in
Mycelium – clumped dirt and mushroom hyphae; only found on mushroom islands
Podzol – the soil of old growth taigas and bamboo jungles; can support mushrooms and some plants