How to make Iron Sulfide (Compound) in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a compound called Iron Sulfide (from the Chemistry update) with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, Iron Sulfide is one of the compounds that you can craft using the compound creator. It is available in the Chemistry Update for Minecraft Education Edition and has also been added to Minecraft Pocket Edition, Windows 10, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch (if you enable the Education Edition chemistry features in your world).

iron sulfide compound

Let's explore how to make the compound called Iron Sulfide.

TIP: To enable the Education Edition chemistry features in Minecraft PE, Windows 10, Xbox One or Nintendo Switch, toggle the Education Edition option in your world settings. Because Education gameplay may break your world, the game will make a copy of your world starting with [EDU]. This is the world that will contain the new Chemistry "features".

Supported Platforms

The compound called Iron Sulfide is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)No
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (1.4.0)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360No
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (1.4.0)
PS3 PS3No
PS4 PS4No
Wii U Wii UNo
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes (1.5.0)
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes (1.4.0)
Education Edition Education EditionYes (1.4.0)

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Required Materials to make Iron Sulfide

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft the compound called Iron Sulfide:

How to craft Iron Sulfide

1. Open the Compound Creator Menu

First, open your compound creator so that you have the Compound Creator menu that looks like this:

compound creator menu

2. Add Items to make Iron Sulfide

In the Compound Creator menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 grid. To make Iron Sulfide, place 1 Iron and 1 Sulphur in the 3x3 grid.

When crafting Iron Sulfide, you can place the elements anywhere in the grid and you will get the same result. In this example, we have placed 1 Iron and 1 Sulphur in the second row. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for the compound called Iron Sulfide which has the chemical formula of FeS.

Crafting recipe for iron sulfide compound

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct elements, the Iron Sulfide will appear in the output box on the right.

iron sulfide compound

3. Move the Iron Sulfide to Inventory

Once you have crafted Iron Sulfide, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed iron sulfide compound

Congratulations, you have made the compound called Iron Sulfide in Minecraft!