Gravel

Gravel is a type of block that shares most properties of sand.

Obtaining
Gravel can be broken using any tool, but a shovel is the quickest. Gravel has a 10% chance of dropping flint when destroyed, and otherwise will drop gravel. The fortune enchantment increases the chance to 14% at level I, 25% at level II, and 100% at level III. Silk touch removes the change of dropping flint.

If gravel falls onto a non-full block, it will drop as an item.

Natural generation
Gravel is typically found underwater, on beaches, in Village pathways, and in The Nether. It is generated at a rate of approximately 3.29% that of stone between layers 1 and 111.

In the Nether, gravel will mostly be found naturally at layers 63, 64 and 65. It often will generate without a block below it.

Usage
Gravel, if there is no block below it, will fall until it lands on the next available block. When sand is being affected by gravity and falling, it exhibits a smooth falling animation.

If gravel lands on a mob or the player and covers their head, it will suffocate them until they destroy the block, move out of the block or die.

Gravel can be placed on a non-solid block without falling.

Trivia

 * TNT explosions will launch falling gravel.
 * If gravel falls into a cobweb, it will be slowed down and then converted to an item.
 * If a player is standing on a stack of sand or gravel, and the stack falls on a non-solid block, the player will fall fast enough to take damage or even die.
 * Gravel will often fall into caves making a mock dead end. Thus, if a player encounters a gravel dead-end while mining, removing the gravel may reveal additional passageways.
 * On a map, gravel looks yellow, making it easy to mistake gravel for sand.
 * Because of the ability to reset the Nether in the console edition, gravel is renewable in it, if not considered cheating.

Gallery
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