Minecraft:Gold Nugget

Template:Infobox item Gold nuggetsTemplate:Efn are minimum pieces of gold used to craft Minecraft:gold ingots and other various golden items. They can be obtained by Minecraft:smelting golden Minecraft:tools, Minecraft:weapons, or Minecraft:armor. One gold nugget is effectively worth one-ninth of a gold ingot.

Obtaining

Mining

Minecraft:Nether gold ore mined using a Minecraft:pickaxe drops 2-6 gold nuggets. If the pickaxe is enchanted with Minecraft:Fortune, it has a 33.3% chance to multiply the drops by 2, Fortune II has a 25% chance to multiply the drops by 2 or 3 and Fortune III has a 20% chance each to multiply the drops by 2, 3, or 4 for a maximum possible drop of 24 golden nuggets. The average drop rate for a Fortune III pickaxe is 8.8, while the drop rate for a Minecraft:Silk Touch pickaxe is a single ingot, or a flat rate of 9. It is slightly more efficient to mine with a Silk Touch pickaxe.

Minecraft:Gilded blackstone mined using a pickaxe has a 10% chance to drop 2-5 gold nuggets. If the pickaxe is enchanted with Fortune I, the chance gold nuggets drop is increased 14.29%, Fortune II increases the drop chance to 25%, and Fortune III guarantees the drop.

Usage

Gold nuggets can be used to craft a Minecraft:golden carrot or Minecraft:glistering melon for brewing. Also, gold nuggets can be combined with gunpowder and dye to create a Minecraft:firework star that bursts in a star-shaped explosion.

Minecraft:Piglins instantly pick up any gold nuggets that are within 1 Minecraft:block of them. Unlike other gold-related items, they do not intentionally seek out gold nuggets to pick up and only pick them up if they walk near it. Unlike gold ingots, gold nuggets picked up are dropped upon the piglin's death. They also do not inspect the gold nugget.