Gold Ore

Gold ore is commonly found by stone blocks deep underground, in a vein of 2-9 blocks (sometimes up to 18 if two veins happen to spawn together, and down to 1 if the block that was supposed to be gold ore is occupied by a cavern or a dungeon). It only appears in the bottom 32 layers of the map. From levels 2-28, it is found in 0.1437% of rock. On average there are 7.5 gold ores per chunk. It can be mined using an iron or diamond pickaxe. Gold ore can be smelted in a furnace to create gold ingots. Tools made with gold will mine much faster than diamond, however because of its very low durability it is more used for showing off than its value on items/armor. It can also be used to create a clock or a powered rail.

Trivia

 * It can be placed in Classic as of version 0.28, but is still usable if found thanks to the "Copy Block" tool.
 * In Classic it could be found at much higher elevations, sometimes even at the surface.
 * Other than Redstone, Lapis Lazuli, and Coal, Gold is the only material that cannot be made into a tool capable of mining its own ore.

Gold (Erz) Gold (Ore)/es Or (minerai) Aranyérc Gold (Ore)/ko Goud (erts) Złoto (ruda) pt-br:Gold (Ore)/ptbr Золото (руда) 金矿