Gold Nugget

The Gold nugget is an item obtained by killing zombie pigmen, and can be crafted into gold ingots, making gold somewhat a renewable item. A gold nugget can be crafted with a melon slice to make a glistering melon and an apple to make a golden apple. On some servers, people choose to use it as currency because of its resemblance to a golden coin.

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.


 * The standard droprate of gold nuggets is about 55%. This includes the occasional gold ingot, counted as 9 nuggets.
 * 216 gold nuggets are needed to craft a full set of gold armor.
 * If gold has the same density in Minecraft as in real life, then a Block of Gold weighs about 19.3 tonnes. That means that the Gold Nugget should weigh about 238 kilograms, thus valuing a single minecraft Gold Nugget at over 10 million USD.
 * In 12w34a you can use golden nuggets to craft a golden carrot, which you can use to brew the potion of night vision and invisibility.

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