Block of Gold

Blocks of Gold (also known as Gold Blocks) are decorative mineral blocks.

Obtaining
Blocks of gold can only be mined using a iron pickaxe or better. Gold blocks are susceptible to destruction from TNT.

Natural generation
Ocean monuments have a central room containing 8 blocks of gold encased in dark prismarine.

Usage
Blocks of gold are a compact way to store gold ingots.

Beacons
Blocks of gold can be used to "power" a beacon. The top layer must be at least 3×3 optional lower layers can be adding as 5×5, 7×7, and 9×9 from top to bottom. The layers do not have to be entirely gold blocks, as they may also contain blocks of iron, blocks of diamond, and blocks of emerald.

Nether Reactor
Gold blocks are needed to build and activate the Nether Reactor in Pocket Edition.

Trivia



 * Gold weighs 19,320 kg per block (cubic meter) and 1,236,480 per stack. Assuming that gold blocks are the heaviest item in the game and that all 36 inventory slots are used, the maximum weight players can carry is 44,513,280 kilograms or about 49,068 imperial tons, excluding any armor they might wear. Moreover, they can still sprint, swim, and jump while doing so.
 * Assuming enchanted golden apples are heavier, since they require 8 gold blocks yet still stack 64, multiply this figure by eight.
 * In Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, 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 “Tower of Pimps” (seen right), a structure first created by Gavin Free, which is now used in many episodes as a trophy.

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