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The mineral pyrite , or iron pyrite , is an iron sulfide with the formula FeS 2 . This mineral's metallic luster and pale-to-normal, brass-yellow hue have earned it the nickname fool's gold du...
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Iron sulfide, sometimes containing small amounts of cobalt, nickel, silver, and gold ... Pyrite is a very common mineral, and occurs in numerous localities. Only the best are mentioned here. Enourmous amounts of small Pyrite crystal clusters come from Oruro and Colavi, Bolivia. In Navajun (Logroño), Spain,
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Gold in its natural mineral form almost always has traces of silver, and may also contain traces of copper and iron. A Gold nugget is usually 70 to 95 percent gold, and the remainder mostly silver. The color of pure Gold is bright golden yellow, but the greater the silver content, the whiter its color is.
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THE MINERAL PYRITE ... Pyrite is the classic "Fool's Gold". There are other shiny brassy yellow minerals, but pyrite is by far the most common and the most often mistaken for gold. Whether it is the golden look or something else, pyrite is a favorite among rock collectors.
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THE MINERAL NATIVE GOLD ... There are a number of minerals that are aptly named "Fool's Gold" because only a fool could believe they are gold! Actually, it is easy for people who see shiny golden colored flakes sparkling at them from some rock they just picked up to believe that they have struck pay-dirt.
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; Pyrite: used in the manufacture of sulfuric acid and sulfur dioxide; pellets of pressed pyrite dust have been used to recover iron, gold, copper, cobalt, nickel, etc.; used to make inexpensive jewelry. ... Mineral Information Institute -- www.mii.org; | Common Minerals | |Mineral Photos| |Minerals by Type|
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Surface texture of the mineral pyrite, or fool's gold, from Quiruvilca, Peru, showing striated crystal faces. ... Keywords:; andes crystal fool geology gold iron metallic mineral mining money peru pyrite pyrites quiruvilca shiny striations sulfide sulphide texture textures wealth yellow;
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