Block of Gold

Block of Gold

Transparency	No
Luminance	No
Blast resistance	30
Tool
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Drops	Itself
Data value	dec: 41 hex: 29 bin: 101001
Name	gold_block

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
Hand	15
Wooden	7.5
Stone	3.75
Iron	0.75
Diamond	0.6
Golden	1.25

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	Description
Enchanted Golden Apple	Block of Gold + Apple		Console and Pocket Editions only[until 1.2]
Gold Ingot	Block of Gold	9

History

Classic
0.0.20					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					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.
Official release
1.0.0			Beta 1.9-pre5		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.
Upcoming Pocket Edition
1.2			build 1		Blocks of gold can no longer be used to craft enchanted golden apples.
Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.00	Patch 1		Added block of gold.
TU19	CU7	1.12			Now can be used to construct beacon pyramids.

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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. 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.

Gallery

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  The original gold block.

Blocks

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