Scientists reveal gold precipitation mechanism at pyrite-water interface

Gold is generally associated with pyrite (iron disulfide, FeS2), and pyrite-induced gold precipitation is critical to the ...
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Fool's Gold: Looks Like Gold & Used By Fools. But it May Be Important.

"Fool's gold" (pyrite) is nice to look at, but not especially useful. That could change if the findings of a small study hold up. Unexpectedly higher levels of lithium – an element that's in enormous ...
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Scientists just discovered a never-before-seen kind of gold — look

The mineral pyrite was historically nicknamed fool’s gold because of its deceptive resemblance to the real precious metal — gold. The term was often used during the California gold rush in the 1840s ...
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Fool’s Gold Is Hiding ‘Invisible’ Real Gold, Scientists Find

Confirming once more that it cannot be trusted, the metal known as fool’s gold, aka pyrite, can contain bits of the real thing, according to an Australian-Chinese research team. Getting at the trapped ...
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Dynasty Gold Discovers up to 50% Pyrite in South Pelham and Commences 5,000-Meter Drilling at Thundercloud in Ontario

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 3, 2025) - Dynasty Gold Corp. (DYG:CA) (FSE: D5G1) ("Dynasty" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that geologic mapping by the company has ...
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Fool’s Gold Has Tiny Specks of Gold in It After All

They don’t call it “fool’s gold” for no reason. Pyrite looks like gold to the average person; however, nature is full of scams. Things are never quite what they seem in this world. Just imagine the ...