Fools gold will float. Gold will break if you hit it against a rock.
pyrite is known as fools gold.This mineral's metallic luster and pale-to-normal, brass-yellow hue have earned it the nickname fool's gold because of its resemblance to gold.
Fools gold is iron pyrite, a brassy colored mineral with a metallic lustre that people sometimes mistake for gold.
Iron pyrite, is an iron sulfide with the formula FeS2. This mineral's metallic luster and pale-to-normal, brass-yellow hue have earned it the nickname fool's gold due to its resemblance to gold.
It smells like platinum, only differentokay, then what does platinum smell like?
bright yellow, metallic luster
Gold has a bright yellow color. ( metallic yellow)
not much other than a slight metallic surfer smell
Gold!
Sulfur and gold are both yellow minerals. Topaz is a yellow gemstone, which I believe would also be considered a mineral. Pyrite, more commonly known as "fools' gold" is also yellow, and is technically an iron sulfide. Yup! SULFUR!
Gold is technically a dark yellow, just darken it with small amounts of black; Gold that is shiny is made the same but with added metallic of the same colors (Metallic Yellow and Metallic Black)
Yellow.
Gold has a bright, metallic yellow color. It is not unlike the color of brass, but the shade of yellow is lighter.