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Apr 16, 2024 · The pyrite that yielded a surprising source of lithium (not pictured) was found in sedimentary rock. The glittering golden hue of a cracked lump of pyrite gives false promises of riches for a rock ...
- Rachael Funnell
- The Hunt For “Invisible” Gold
- Decorated Deformations
- Digging Deeper Into Fool’s Gold
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Gold has always been valuable. Today, we use gold not only for jewelry, but in other industries like medicine and technology. But what was rare before has become rarer still, since we are discovering fewer and fewer gold deposits as time goes on, much like we are with other natural resources. And while the gold industry typically extracts this prec...
It turns out that flaws in pyrite are the key to containing gold. Fougerouse and his team found that pure gold can be held inside nanoscale crystal defects called dislocations. “The more deformed the crystal is, the more gold there is locked up in defects,” Fougerouse says. It’s no wonder this “invisible” gold has gone undetected all this time–acco...
For gold and possibly other elements, this study could have wider impacts on how we find and extract minerals, especially as they become more scarce and in-demand. RELATED: The Wonderful World of Minerals The typical process for extracting gold from ore, called pressure oxidation, is similar to cooking the gold out, according to Fougerouse. But thi...
Denis Fougerouse, Steven M. Reddy, Mark Aylmore, Lin Yang, Paul Guagliardo, David W. Saxey, William D.A. Rickard, Nicholas Timms; A new kind of invisible gold in pyrite hosted in deformation-related dislocations. Geology 2021; doi:https://doi.org/10.1130/G49028.1 Featured image: Macro photo of three Iron pyrite cubes by Stuart Rankin
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Testing the metal's softness or malleability is another straightforward, but more destructive method of determining whether you have fool's gold or true gold. How much is Pyrite worth? Pyrite (aka Fools Gold) is not mined in the same way that gold is, nor is it sold in particular weights such as gold bullion.
Jun 27, 2021 · Worthless at first glance, this mineral is widely used in the chemical industry, and a new discovery suggests fool's gold is much more valuable than its name suggests. Research published in the ...
- David Bressan
Jun 27, 2021 · The mineral pyrite was historically nicknamed fool’s gold because of its deceptive resemblance to the precious metal. The term was often used during the California gold rush in the 1840s because ...
Mar 19, 2024 · Fool’s gold, often used metaphorically in finance, originally referred to iron pyrite, a mineral mistaken for gold. This article delves into its historical context, its application to various investment scenarios, and explores the greater fool theory.
Apr 15, 2024 · Pyrite has fooled us before; in 2021, a team of researchers found that fool’s gold can, in fact, contain real gold. But the minerals have some clear differences: pyrite is magnetic, and gold is ...
