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Fools gold is known as iron pyrite
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Is there any gold in fools gold?
There is no real gold in fools gold.
The scientific name for fools gold?
Fools gold is called pyrite.
What is the difference between a rock salt and gold ring?
what is difference in a gold ring and rock salt
Is it true if there is fools gold real gold is near?
Pyrite (fools gold) is usually found in Quartz veins, Sedimentary rock, and Metamorphic rock,as well as in coal beds. I once found a vein of pyrite in slate.
What is fool's gold made of?
Fools gold is known as iron pyrite
How can you test a rock for gold to make sure it isn't fools gold?
hit it with a hammer: if it shatters its fools gold, if it flattens it is probably gold.
What is pyrite rock?
Its another name for fools gold
What rock is mostly out of iron?
fools gold (Iron pyrite)
How can I tell that fool's gold is apart of metallic yellow?
Fools gold will float. Gold will break if you hit it against a rock.
Is there any gold in fools gold?
There is no real gold in fools gold.
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.
Who made fools gold?
No one 'made' it. It is a mineral called iron pyrites, which looks similar to gold in ore.
Types of rock?
geode, pirite (fools gold), obsidion, quartz
What is the dencity of fools gold?
the dencity of fools gold is 5.0
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.
Who discovered fools gold?
The fools
The scientific name for fools gold?
Fools gold is called pyrite.
