Gold Nugget

The Gold Nugget is an item that was first introduced in the 1.9 Pre-release. These are obtained by killing Zombie Pigmen, and can be crafted into Gold ingots, making Gold a renewable item. A gold nugget can be crafted with a melon slice to make a Glistering Melon and a apple to make a Golden Apple.

Alex Smith eats gold nuggets while playing Minecraft.

Trivia

 * On some servers without a money system, Gold is used as a currency as 81 nuggets = 9 ingots = 1 gold block allowing for goods to be purchased.
 * Since Zombie Pigmen carry golden swords with them, it is likely that the gold nuggets are pieces from the destroyed swords since they are not dropped upon death. Only 1/18th of the gold from pigmen's swords are salvaged (assuming 100% drop rate). As of 12w06a, the swords themselves are rarely dropped.


 * With the addition of the gold nugget, gold has become a renewable resource, adding the metal block, the third tier of armor, the third tier of tools, the golden apple (since red apples are renewable as of 11w48a), and the Glistering Melon to the Renewable Resources list.
 * One would need 216 gold nuggets to craft a full set of gold armor.

Gold (Klumpen) Pépite d'or Aranyrög Goudklompje Samorodek złota pt-br:Gold Nugget Золото (самородок) 金粒