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How do you distinguish gold from fools gold?
Gold is a heavy ductile metal and gold is an Element. Fools gold is actually Iron Pyrite and is brittle and light compared to gold. Gold has a specific gravity around 19 while fools gold (iron pyrite) has a specific gravity of 4.95 to 5.10. Fools gold is harder than gold. The hardness of Fools gold is 6 to 6.5 while Gold is softer and has a hardness of 2.5 on the Moh's scale of hardness. When hammered gold will flatten while other yellow minerals break Fools Gold (Iron Pyrite) is a sulfide of iron,with a metallic appearance and occurs either as distinct cubical crystals or in massive crystalline forms.Pyrite is slightly harder than steel and cannot be scratched with a knife while gold is much softer than steel and can easily be scratched with a knife. Pyrite emits sulfur when heated...gold does not. There are many differences between Fools Gold and Gold, that is why "fools gold" got its name.
What minerals are typically found alongside gold in natural deposits?
Gold is often found alongside minerals such as quartz, pyrite, and chalcopyrite in natural deposits.
What is another name for pyrite?
There two other names for pyrite. It is often called "fools gold"because it looks rather like gold. Its scientific name is iron disulfide.
What is the percentage of sulfur in chalcopyrite?
The percentage of sulfur in chalcopyrite is 34.94.
What is chalcopyrite's hardness?
Chalcopyrite has a hardness of 3.5 to 4 on the Mohs scale.
What is iron and sulfur mixed together called?
Iron Pyrite or Fools Gold
Why is fools gold called fools gold?
Because it looks like gold but really isn't gold. It is pretty common to find, unlike gold, so it's value is pretty small.
What is the dencity of fools gold?
the dencity of fools gold is 5.0
Is fools gold a mixture?
No, pyrite, or fools' gold, is a compound called iron disulfide (FeS2).
What is the nickname for pyrite?
iron pyrite is also called fools gold
Who discovered fools gold?
The fools
The scientific name for fools gold?
Fools Gold is actually 'Iron Pyrites' , sometimes just called 'pyrities'. Is it crystals of Iron sulphide. The chemical formul;a is FeS2 ( Iron(II)disulphide). Its appearance is slightly angular crystalline substance. The colour of fools gold is a slightly cooler yellow to natural gold.
Iron is also called fools gold?
No. Pyrite is nicknamed 'fool's gold' because it looks something like gold.
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.
Is fools gold poor quality gold?
Fool's gold isn't actually gold at all. It's actually a mineral called pyrite.
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.
