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How could miners tell the difference between real gold and fools gold?
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∙ 12y ago
larger pieces of pyrite will crumble when a knife is pressed into them.
A rock which is "peppered" with many small pieces of gold will sound off with a metal detector, pyrite will not.
Scratching a larger piece of pyrite will produce a sulfur smell.
fool's gold is another word for pyrite.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoReal gold is soft enough to scratch with a knife, and stays yellow when rubbed with a piec of quartz. Fools gold (pyrite, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, etc) on the other hand is harder and scratches a brown colour on quartz, it also tends to tarnish.
A miner when testing the ores and recovering gold is washing gold particles. Gold as precious metal is one of heaviest minerals and particles are kept on the sluice box during washing. Particles remain on the bottom due to its specific weight of 19.3 grams per cubic centimeter, while fool's gold would go with the flow of water having specific density of 4.8 to 5 grams per cubic centimeter. Whatever recovery method is being used, fool's gold is not going to be recovered at all.
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∙ 16y agoReal gold is more malleable than fools gold; however, banks normally do not deal with gold.
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∙ 13y agoFools' gold is active with acid, e.g. hydrochloric
Fool's gold is sensitive to wet air (oxygen)
gold is not sensitive to both
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Are there Field tests for telling the difference between fools gold and real gold?
Real gold is extremely soft and malleable; therefore, real gold could be dented with little pressure. Fools gold (Iron Pyrite) is much harder, and therefore harder to dent. A practical method is to get the material wet, and hold it up in the sun. Gold and fools gold will both shine. Now put your hand between the material and the sun. The gold will still shine, but the fools gold will become quite dark. This is because the shine of gold comes from diffuse reflection (like light shining on paper), while fools gold's comes from specular reflection (like a mirror).
Is fools gold inorganic or organic?
inorganic because it is a mineral
When was Every Time Two Fools Collide created?
Every Time Two Fools Collide was created in 1977.
What is an example of fools gold?
There isn't much for examples of fools gold in everyday items that you have in your house. About the only thing i can think of besides looking at a piece of fools gold in pictures on the internet or at a local rock shop or museum would be to crumple some tinfoil up and color it a dark gold. Where you see the small, almost square patterns in the tinfoil is a bit like fools gold. Iron Pyrite, this minerals metalic luster and pale brass-yellow hue have earned it the the nickname "fools gold" because of its resemblance to gold.
What mineral is found in the northern Piedmont province is known as fools gold?
Fools gold is iron sulphide (FeS2) or also known as pyrite.
How do scientist determine the different between gold and fools gold?
by the the difference between their density
What is the difference between nefertari and Nefertiti?
fools ask such stupid questions
Which word describes klondike hopefuls?
Gold rushing fools, opportunists, adventurers, Sourdoughs (experienced miners), Cheechakos (new miners).
What is the difference between Recession and boom?
you all fools. if you cannot provides us answer than who give the answers....
How did a miner tell the difference between real gold and fools gold in the great horn spoon?
They would smash it with a rock.
How do miners know if the gold is real and not fools gold?
if it is real gold, you can bite into it and leave marks where your teeth bit down at because it is really soft. However, if it is fools gold, you might lose some teeth if you bite down on it
Are there Field tests for telling the difference between fools gold and real gold?
Real gold is extremely soft and malleable; therefore, real gold could be dented with little pressure. Fools gold (Iron Pyrite) is much harder, and therefore harder to dent. A practical method is to get the material wet, and hold it up in the sun. Gold and fools gold will both shine. Now put your hand between the material and the sun. The gold will still shine, but the fools gold will become quite dark. This is because the shine of gold comes from diffuse reflection (like light shining on paper), while fools gold's comes from specular reflection (like a mirror).
What is the difference between fools gold and gold?
If you rub fools gold on a wet towel you would see black if you rub gold on a towel you get gold. Also, if you bite on it, fools gold will break. Real gold won't. Additonlly, they are two differnt elements. Fool's gold just looks like gold.
What is the different between a zombie and a fool?
Fools are fools of their own accord, zombies cannot help it.
What is sometimes called fool's gold?
Pyrite is called fools' gold because miners found it and thought it was gold. It looks like gold but really isn't.
Describe two methods you could use to differentiate between real gold and fools gold.?
Common sense, and more common sense. :D
Why is fake gold called fools gold?
Pyrite is sometimes called fool's gold because its gold-like appearance meant that inexperienced miners and prospectors sometimes mistook it for gold.
