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Pyrite has a metallic luster and a brassy-yellow color. One way to identify it as pyrite would be to perform a streak test by sliding the sample across an unglazed tile with a little bit of pressure. Pyrite will leave a greenish black streak on the unglazed tile. After exposure to flame, pyrite will have a slight sulfur odor due to its chemical composition. Pyrite will also spark when struck against steel. Pyrite has an uneven fracture and is brittle when struck. The mineral may appear as cubic in shape, or often octahedral with crystal face striation. It has a specific gravity of around 5.0, which will seem heavy to a comparably sized rock. Finally, pyrite has a Mohs hardness of 6.0-6.5.
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What is the dencity of fools gold?
the dencity of fools gold is 5.0
Who discovered fools gold?
The fools
Does real gold sing and fools gold float?
real gold does not sing it sinks and so does fools gold.
Does fools gold weight as much as gold?
No, fools gold or iron pyrites is less dense than gold.
What is guadalajara gold?
fools gold
What is the luster to fools gold?
Iron pyrites is commonly known as 'Fools Gold' as it is has a shiny golden colour.
What is heavyer fools gold or real gold?
real gold
What is iron and sulfur mixed together called?
Iron Pyrite or Fools Gold
What are disadvantages of gold?
You might not be sure if it is fools gold.
What types of gold were discovered in Victoria?
fools gold.
What is the dencity of gold?
the dencity of fools gold is 5.0
Is fools gold heavy?
Fools gold (iron pyrite) is relatively heavy, it is about one fourth to one third as heavy as gold and about as heavy as iron.
