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 | |
- ↑ 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
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History
| classic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0.20a | File: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 9 | File:Gold (Block)-Pre Alpha 1.2.0.png The texture was changed. | ||||
| indev | |||||
| 0.31 | January 29, 2010 | Added gold ingot and recipe for crafting blocks of gold. | |||
| alpha | |||||
| 1.2.0 | Modified gold block texture to use the top texture on all sides. | ||||
| beta | |||||
| 1.8 | Gold blocks can now be used to craft golden apples. | ||||
| release | |||||
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9-pre5 | File:Gold Block-Pre Beta 1.9pre5.png The texture was modified, having less drastic dark gradients in the top-left and bottom-right corners. | |||
| 1.1 | Golden apples are no longer crafted using gold blocks. | ||||
| 1.3.1 | 12w21a | Blocks of gold can be used to craft enchanted golden apples. | |||
| 1.4.2 | 12w32a | Blocks of gold can now be used to activate a beacon. | |||
| 1.8 | 14w25a | Blocks of gold now generate naturally in ocean monuments. | |||
| 1.9 | 15w44a | Gold blocks are no longer used to craft enchanted golden apples. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.1.0 | Added block of gold. | ||||
| 0.5.0 | Required to build the Nether Reactor. | ||||
| 0.12.1 | build 1 | Blocks of gold are used to craft enchanted golden apples. | |||
| Removed Nether Reactor functionality. | |||||
| 0.16.0 | build 1 | Blocks of gold generate naturally in ocean monuments. | |||
| build 4 | Blocks of gold can be used to activate beacons. | ||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.2 | build 1 | Blocks of gold can no longer be used to craft enchanted golden apples. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | Added block of gold. | |
| TU19 | CU7 | 1.12 | Now can be used to construct beacon pyramids. | ||
Issues
Issues relating to "Block of Gold" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia
- 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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