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This article is about the solid Blocks of Gold. For the ore, see Gold Ore.

A block of gold is a decorative mineral block crafted from gold ingots.

Obtaining

Blocks of gold can only be mined using an iron or diamond pickaxe.

Block Block of Gold
Hardness 3
Tool
Breaking time[A]
Default 15
Wooden 7.5
Stone 3.75
Iron 0.75
Diamond 0.6
Netherite 0.5
Golden 1.25
  1. Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Natural generation

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

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Gold Ingot

Usage

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

Beacons

Blocks of gold can be used to "power" a beacon. The beacon can be powered by a 3×3 square of gold blocks underneath it, and can optionally also include a 5×5, 7×7 and 9×9 layer in the shape of a pyramid under the original layer to increase the effects from the beacon. The layers do not have to be entirely gold blocks, as they may also contain blocks of iron, blocks of emerald, and blocks of diamond.

Crafting ingredient

Name Ingredients Crafting recipe
Gold Ingot Block of Gold

Video

Gold/video

History

classic
0.0.20aFile:Gold (Block)-Pre Survival 0.26.png Added blocks of gold.
In early versions of Survival Test, gold blocks resisted explosions; however, this is no longer the case.[more information needed]
In Survival Test, gold blocks could be obtained by destroying gold ore blocks.
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST 9File:Gold (Block)-Pre Alpha 1.2.0.png The texture was changed.
indev
0.31January 29, 2010Added gold ingot and recipe for crafting blocks of gold.
alpha
1.2.0Modified gold block texture to use the top texture on all sides.
beta
1.8Gold blocks can now be used to craft golden apples.
release
1.0.0Beta 1.9-pre5File:Gold Block-Pre Beta 1.9pre5.png The texture was modified, having less drastic dark gradients in the top-left and bottom-right corners.
1.1Golden apples are no longer crafted using gold blocks.
1.3.112w21aBlocks of gold can be used to craft enchanted golden apples.
1.4.212w32aBlocks of gold can now be used to activate a beacon.
1.814w25aBlocks of gold now generate naturally in ocean monuments.
1.915w44aGold blocks are no longer used to craft enchanted golden apples.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.1.0Added block of gold.
0.5.0Required to build the Nether Reactor.
0.12.1build 1Blocks of gold are used to craft enchanted golden apples.
Removed Nether Reactor functionality.
0.16.0build 1Blocks of gold generate naturally in ocean monuments.
build 4Blocks of gold can be used to activate beacons.
Bedrock Edition
1.2build 1Blocks of gold can no longer be used to craft enchanted golden apples.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1CU1 1.00 Patch 1Added block of gold.
TU19CU7 1.12 Now can be used to construct beacon pyramids.

Issues

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Trivia

Tower of Pimps
  • In Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, before TU19, four gold blocks stacked on top of an obsidian block can be found inside the tutorial world's desert pyramid.‌[Legacy Console Edition only] 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.
  • If one block was equal to one meter cubed, then one block of gold will have a mass of 19,300 kilograms (42549 pounds)

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