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Most pyrite is not valuable (I have heard estimates of 50 cents (USD) per gramme). Some pyrites contain traces of gold that increase its value, but it is mainly used for industrial extraction of sulphur. Large, perfectly cubic crystals of pyrite are valued by museums as exhibits.
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∙ 11y agoAbout the same as any other dirt. "Fool's Gold" may look like gold in the ground, but it can't be refined or formed into jewelry.it about worth £5.00
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∙ 13y agomine cost 5$ at sussex rock shop so go there and there is a bunch of rocks that are pretty cheap.
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∙ 11y agoWell, pyrite is not gold. Most is a compound of iron and sulfur. There are industrial uses for it in large amounts, and it is pretty- but not valuable in the sense that gold is valuable.
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Why is gold valuable while pyrite is not?
In one word, scarcity. There is a lot of pyrite, not much gold.
What is the real name for fools gold?
Pyrite
What mineral is sometimes confused with gold?
Iron Oxide. Pyrite is known also as "Fool's Gold"
Describe why color and streak are useful in identifying pyrite?
Pyrite's color is extremely similar to that of gold. However, the streak of pyrite is black. This can be used to distinguish it from gold.
What is the nickname for pyrite?
iron pyrite is also called fools gold
Why is gold valuable while pyrite is not?
In one word, scarcity. There is a lot of pyrite, not much gold.
What are four valuable heavy minerals that commonly make up veins?
Gold, Molybdenite, Silver, Pyrite.
When looking for gold in Californiawhat chracteristics would be the best way to distinguish gold from pyrite?
It can be identified in the field by the sulfur smell of the powdered mineral. Its metallic luster and pale-to-normal, brass-yellow hue have earned it the nickname fool's gold due to many miners mistaking it for the real thing, though small quantities of actual gold are sometimes found in pyrite. In fact, such auriferous pyrite is a valuable ore of gold.
Is pyrite valuable to anyone in your society?
no
How could you determine if a mineral is pyrite or?
If you mean pyrite or gold- gold is soft- pyrite is brittle. Gold melts easily- pyrite does not. Acid dissolves pyrite, but not gold. Finally- you may have heard "All that glitters is not gold". It SHOULD be "NOTHING that glitters is gold." Natural gold may be shiny, but does not glitter- like pyrites will.
Sometimes called fools gold?
Iron Pyrite - which is a sulphide mineral - FeS2.
What is the real name for fools gold?
Pyrite
How do you separate gold in dirt?
Gold miners use a type of strainer to separate dirt from gold. They dip it into water because the dirt will rinse threw the strainer.
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 real name of fools gold?
The scientific name is Iron Pyrite. Crushed Iron Pyrite is Greenish Brown and Real gold crushed is gold colored. Iron pyrite, a mineral composed of iron sulfide, FeS, is called fool's gold because it has the appearance (but no other properties) of gold.
What mineral is sometimes confused with gold?
Iron Oxide. Pyrite is known also as "Fool's Gold"
What are facts about pyrite?
Well, one fact is that Pyrite is often called fools gold because it is common for inexperienced people to mistake pyrite for gold.
