Golden Chest

Template:Block Infobox Golden Chests are spawned as part of generating a new world and were added in the 1.3 update.

Where Found

Golden chests are created only on the generation of a new world. They are located randomly underneath sand or sometimes dirt (with sand nearby), just above stone. Dirt or water can overlay the sand. There is at least one report of a golden chest having been spawned inside a mountainside cave with no sand nearby.

When removed, a back wall of stone will be revealed where the golden chest was spawned. This usually indicates what can be called "bedrock," although the sections left by golden chests tend to protrude above others.

Use

Aside from the content they are created with, golden chests function just as crafted chests -- but yellow. They can be relocated, filled, carried, nested, and stacked with other golden chests.

They can initially contain copper coins, gold coins, copper ingots, iron ingots, gold ingots, and/or gems. Specific gem(s) and quantity of any item is randomly determined. There can be multiple occurrences of the same type of item in the same chest, usually of varying quantity per slot. Ingots and gems most commonly appear singly, but have been found in multiples.