Obtaining
Blocks of gold can only be mined using an iron or diamond pickaxe.
- ⃢₆ₑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds.
Info
Transparency When leaves are opaque (in "fast" graphics), they completely block rendering. When leaves are transparent (in "fancy" graphics), the world behind them is also rendered. Opacity (and its inverse, transparency) are properties of blocks with  | No |
| Luminance Light (or lighting) in Minecraft affects visibility, mob spawning, and plant growth. Contents 1 Brightness 1.1 Spread 2 Sources of light 2.1 Blocks 2.2 Other 3 Light-filtering blocks 4 Effects of light 4.1 Mobs 4.2 | No |
| Blast resistance | 30 |
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| Renewable A renewable resource (as opposed to a non-renewable, or finite, resource) is a resource that can be recreated indefinitely in survival without exploiting glitches or using commands. While running out of resources isn t likely to | Yes |
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Flammable | No |
| Drops See the items that drop from entities and blocks. For drops as in falls, see Fall Damage. Typical drops from a skeleton: experience orbs, an arrow, and bones. Drops are items that | Itself |
| Data value | dec:41 hex:29 bin:101001 |
| Name See values from the latest PCPersonal Computer version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition | gold_block |
A block of gold is a decorative mineral block crafted from gold ingots.
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Trivia
- In Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, before TU19, four gold blocks stacked on top of an obsidian block can be found inside the tutorial world`s desert pyramid. This is a reference to Achievement Hunter`s Let`s Play Minecraft series, in which this combination is used to create the ⃢₀ₜTower of Pimps⃢₀ (seen right), a structure first created by Gavin Free, which is now used in many episodes as a trophy.
- If one block was equal to one meter cubed, then one block of gold will have a mass of 19,300 kilograms.
Natural generation
Ocean monuments Ocean monument Biome Deep Ocean Consists of Prismarine Prismarine Bricks Dark Prismarine Sea Lantern Block of Gold Wet Sponge Elder Guardian Can generate post-generation Yes, in chunks inhabited less than 3 minutes “ Dive into have a central room containing 8 blocks of gold encased in dark prismarine Prismarine Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 30 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 168 hex: A8 bin: 10101000 Name prismarine See the block. For the item used .
Crafting
Usage
Blocks of gold are a compact way to store gold ingots.
Beacons
Blocks of gold can be used to "power" a beacon Beacon Type Block Entity Physics No Transparency PC, CE: Yes PE: No Luminance Yes, 15 Blast resistance 15 Hardness 3 Tool Any tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See History Drops . The beacon can be powered by a 3⃗3 square of gold blocks underneath it, and can optionally also include a 5⃗5, 7⃗7 and 9⃗9 layer in the shape of a pyramid under the original layer to increase the effects from the beacon. The layers do not have to be entirely gold blocks, as they may also contain blocks of iron Block of Iron Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 30 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 42 hex: 2A bin: 101010 Name iron_block See the solid Blocks of , blocks of emerald Block of Emerald Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 30 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 133 hex: 85 bin: 10000101 Name emerald_block See the mineral block. For , and blocks of diamond Block of Diamond Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 30 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 57 hex: 39 bin: 111001 Name diamond_block See the solid Blocks of .
Crafting ingredient
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History
| Classic Classic Starting version 0.0.9a (May 16, 2009) Latest version 0.30 (Dec. 22, 2009) Paid No Classic versions 0.0.11a to 0.0.13a_03, as well as version c0.30_01c are available to play in the launcher. Be that as it may, please note |
| 0.0.20 This is not an official version history or changelog. For the official list, please visit the Minecraft website. For versions 1.11 and prior, please check the Mojang website. For versions prior to Beta 1.8, please | Added blocks of gold. |
| In early versions of Survival Test Survival Test Starting version 0.24 (Aug. 4, 2009) Latest version 0.30_03 (Dec. 22, 2009) Paid No This page contains content that is no longer in the game. These featuresSpecial attraction only exist in outdated versions of , gold blocks resisted explosions; be that as it may, this is no longer the case.more information needed |
| In Survival Test, gold blocks could be obtained by destroying gold ore blocks. |
| 0.26 SURVIVAL TEST 9 This is not an official version history or changelog. For the official list, please visit the Minecraft website. For versions 1.11 and prior, please check the Mojang website. For versions prior to Beta 1.8, please | The texture was changed. |
| Indev Indev Starting version 0.31 (Dec. 23, 2009) Latest version Minecraft Indev (Feb. 23, 2010) Paid Yes This page contains content that is no longer in the game. These features only exist in outdated versions of |
| 0.31 This is not an official version history or changelog. For the official list, please visit the Minecraft website. For versions 1.11 and prior, please check the Mojang website. For versions prior to Beta 1.8, please | Jan. 29, 2010 This is not an official version history or changelog. For the official list, please visit the Minecraft website. For versions 1.11 and prior, please check the Mojang website. For versions prior to Beta 1.8, please | Added gold ingot Gold Ingot Type Raw materials Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Data value dec: 266 hex: 10A bin: 100001010 Name gold_ingot See the crafting material. For the ore, see gold ore. For the mineral and recipe for crafting blocks of gold. |
| Alpha |
| 1.2.0 | Modified gold block texture to use the top texture on all sides. |
| Beta |
| 1.8 | Gold blocks can now be used to craft golden apples. |
| Official release |
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9-pre5 | The texture was modified, having less drastic dark gradients in the top-left and bottom-right corners. |
| 1.1 | Golden apples are no longer crafted using gold blocks. |
| 1.3.1 | 12w21a | Blocks of gold can be used to craft enchanted golden apples. |
| 1.4.2 | 12w32a | Blocks of gold can now be used to activate a beacon Beacon Type Block Entity Physics No Transparency PC, CE: Yes PE: No Luminance Yes, 15 Blast resistance 15 Hardness 3 Tool Any tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No First appearances See History Drops . |
| 1.8 | 14w25a | Blocks of gold now generate naturally in ocean monuments. |
| 1.9 | 15w44a | Gold blocks are no longer used to craft enchanted golden apples. |
| Pocket Edition Alpha |
| 0.1.0 | Added block of gold. |
| 0.5.0 | Required to build the Nether Reactor. |
| 0.12.1 | build 1 | Blocks of gold are used to craft enchanted golden apples. |
| Removed Nether Reactor functionality. |
| 0.16.0 | build 1 | Blocks of gold generate naturally in ocean monuments. |
| Blocks of gold can be used to activate beacons. |
| Console Edition |
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | | Added block of gold. |
| TU19 | CU7 | 1.12 | Now can be used to construct beacon pyramids. |
Issues
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Sources
Blocks of Gold appear naturally in Ocean Monuments, where eight of them can be found. They can also be obtained by smelting Gold Ore, and they are sometimes dropped after killing a Zombie Pigman in The Nether.
Mechanics
Gold is susceptible to destruction from TNT, and it only requires approximately 3 seconds to mine successfully. As with most mineral blocks, an Iron or Diamond Pickaxe is required.
Crafting
Blocks of Gold can be crafted by placing 9 Gold Ingots within a Crafting Table. A block of gold can be split back into 9 Gold Ingots by placing the block in a crafting table making them useful as storage blocks. 8 Blocks of Gold and an Apple are needed to make an Enchanted Golden Apple (no longer works). It is possible to make a more economical Golden Apple by using Gold Ingots instead, but these are not as powerful.
| Block of Gold | | Notch Apple (Recipe removed) |
| Gold Ingot | Gold Ingot | Gold Ingot | | Block of Gold | Block of G |
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have a central room containing 8 blocks of gold encased in dark prismarine Prismarine Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 30 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 168 hex: A8 bin: 10101000 Name prismarine See the block. For the item used 
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. The beacon can be powered by a 3⃗3 square of gold blocks underneath it, and can optionally also include a 5⃗5, 7⃗7 and 9⃗9 layer in the shape of a pyramid under the original layer to increase the effects from the beacon. The layers do not have to be entirely gold blocks, as they may also contain blocks of iron Block of Iron Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 30 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 42 hex: 2A bin: 101010 Name iron_block See the solid Blocks of 
, blocks of emerald Block of Emerald Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 30 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 133 hex: 85 bin: 10000101 Name emerald_block See the mineral block. For 
, and blocks of diamond Block of Diamond Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 30 Tool Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 57 hex: 39 bin: 111001 Name diamond_block See the solid Blocks of 
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