Panning with sand just as good as gravel?

[morganm 2]

I've always don panning with gravel.  Does panning with sand work just as well? 

 

Also it seems we can refil our gold pan from blocks under water now.  Does it actually yield nuggets? 

[RandomASCII 5]

I've not done any sort of official observation of it, but I seem to get less "junk ores" (i.e. platinum) when panning through sand.

[Hector49er 31]

Panning with gravel used to give a higher chance of ores while sand gave a higher chance of gems. I can not recall if it has been changed.

[NikkyD 34]

I always go to the beach, dig one block in, so i have flowing water and then i aim at the block under the flowing water and hold down the right mouse button. Works up to 3 blocks under water, once they are gone, just drop 3 more in and go again.

[Kittychanley 1,002]

I've always don panning with gravel.  Does panning with sand work just as well? 

 

Also it seems we can refil our gold pan from blocks under water now.  Does it actually yield nuggets? 

 

 

Sand and gravel are exactly the same. You can only refill your gold pan from under flowing water, because Minecraft doesn't give a correct hitbox to it. You cannot fill your pan from blocks that are underneath water sources. I'm not sure what your last question is asking, but if you can fill your pan, and you can empty it, then you do have a chance of getting nuggets.

 

I've not done any sort of official observation of it, but I seem to get less "junk ores" (i.e. platinum) when panning through sand.

 

That's entirely random and due to luck, there is no difference when panning with sand vs gravel.

 

Panning with gravel used to give a higher chance of ores while sand gave a higher chance of gems. I can not recall if it has been changed.

 

That's for sluicing, not for panning. You cannot get gems from a gold pan.

 

[Hector49er 31]

Oops, I stand corrected... Carry on.

[morganm 2]

 

Sand and gravel are exactly the same. You can only refill your gold pan from under flowing water, because Minecraft doesn't give a correct hitbox to it. You cannot fill your pan from blocks that are underneath water sources. I'm not sure what your last question is asking, but if you can fill your pan, and you can empty it, then you do have a chance of getting nuggets.

 

 

That's entirely random and due to luck, there is no difference when panning with sand vs gravel.

 

 

That's for sluicing, not for panning. You cannot get gems from a gold pan.

 

 

Yes, I was refilling my pan from sand that was under a flowing block of water.  Thaks for clarifying!