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Is iron pyrite fools gold sedimentary igneous or metamorphic?

Iron pyrite, also known as fools gold, is mainly found in sedimentary rocks. It forms as a result of sedimentation and diagenesis processes.


What mineral is found in the northern Piedmont province is known as fools gold?

The mineral found in the northern Piedmont province that is known as fool's gold is pyrite. Pyrite is a common sulfide mineral that has a shiny, metallic appearance similar to gold, but it does not contain any actual gold content.


How do you make fools gold?

Fool's gold is actually a nickname for pyrite, a mineral that resembles gold in color. It can be found in nature or purchased for display purposes, but it is not created by mixing or combining any ingredients.


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 nicknamed fools gold?

Iron pyrite, is an iron sulfide with the formula FeS2. This mineral's metallic luster and pale-to-normal, brass-yellow hue have earned it the nickname fool's gold due to its resemblance to gold.

Related Questions

What is the dencity of fools gold?

the dencity of fools gold is 5.0


Who discovered fools gold?

The fools


Did the new England colonies look for gold?

They thought they found gold, but all they found was pyrite; fools gold. Pyrite was worthless. It had the same luster and color as gold but it was worth as much as dirt


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 iron pyrite fools gold sedimentary igneous or metamorphic?

Iron pyrite, also known as fools gold, is mainly found in sedimentary rocks. It forms as a result of sedimentation and diagenesis processes.


What mineral is found in the northern Piedmont province is known as fools gold?

The mineral found in the northern Piedmont province that is known as fool's gold is pyrite. Pyrite is a common sulfide mineral that has a shiny, metallic appearance similar to gold, but it does not contain any actual gold content.


What minerals found in the northern Piedmont is known as fool gold?

Fools gold is iron sulphide (FeS2) or also known as pyrite.


What is guadalajara gold?

fools gold


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.


What is the luster to fools gold?

Iron pyrites is commonly known as 'Fools Gold' as it is has a shiny golden colour.


Why is it called 'sutters folly'?

John Sutter thought he found gold but what he really found was fools gold so his friends called him foolish and he named thins town sutters folly.