Block of Raw Gold

A block of raw gold is a raw metal block equivalent to nine raw gold.

Block of Raw Gold

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes  (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	5
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color (Java)	30 GOLD

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Obtaining

Breaking

Blocks of raw gold can be mined only with an iron pickaxe or better.

Block	Block of Raw Gold
Hardness	5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	25
Wooden	12.5
Stone	6.25
Iron	1.25
Diamond	0.95
Netherite	0.85
Golden	2.1
Options
Efficiency	0
Haste	0 JEBE

Legend

• incorrect tool, drops nothing
• correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
• correct tool, drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

Natural Generation

Block of raw gold does not currently generate naturally.

Crafting

Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Raw Gold

Usage

Blocks of raw gold are a compact way to store raw gold. They cannot be smelted into a block of gold.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	[hide]Crafting recipe
Raw Gold	Block of Raw Gold	9

Sounds

Java Edition:

[hide] v t e stone sound type
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

[hide] v t e stone sound type
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	When the block is placed	dig.stone	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.stone	0.37	0.5
	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.stone	0.4	1.0
	Players	Walking on the block	step.stone	0.3	1.0
	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.stone	0.12	1.0
	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.stone	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Block tags	[hide]Translation key
Block of Raw Gold	raw_gold_block	guarded_by_piglins mineable/pickaxe needs_iron_tool	block.minecraft.raw_gold_block

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	[hide]Translation key
Block of Raw Gold	raw_gold_block	708	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.raw_gold_block.name

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Oh Shiny	Distract Piglins with gold	While aggravated, give a piglin one of these 25 gold-related items in the #piglin_loved item tag:[hide] The player must not be wearing any gold armor. Other gold-related items do not distract the piglin and do not trigger this advancement.

History

[hide]Java Edition
1.17			21w15a				Added the block of raw gold.
			April 19, 2021				JAPPA shows a new block of raw gold texture.
			21w16a				The texture of block of raw gold has been changed.
			April 23, 2021				JAPPA shows new block of raw gold texture.
			21w17a				The texture of block of raw gold has been changed.
			21w18a				Piglins are now drawn toward and pick up dropped blocks of raw gold.
							Piglins now become angry toward players who destroy blocks of raw gold.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.17.0 Experiment Caves and Cliffs			beta 1.17.0.50				Added the block of raw gold under the Caves & Cliffs Experimental Gameplay toggle.
1.17.0			beta 1.17.0.52				Blocks of raw gold are now available without enabling Experimental Gameplay.
			beta 1.17.0.54				The texture of block of raw gold has been changed.
							Piglins are now drawn toward and pick up dropped blocks of raw gold.
							Piglins now become angry toward players who destroy blocks of raw gold.

Gallery

Screenshots

• 

  Preview of changed texture. Comparison with block of gold.

• 

  Preview of changed textures of block of raw gold and block of raw iron. Comparison with some other blocks.

• 

  Raw gold blocks used as decoration.

Issues

Issues relating to "Block of Raw Gold" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Java Edition

• MC-223331 – Blocks of raw iron and raw gold use stone sounds instead of metal sounds

Bedrock Edition

• No open issues found.