it’s invaluable lookalike was named “fool’s gold” for obvious reasons. Now, though, pyrite might be getting the last laugh. To understand why, you have to understand that lithium is one of ...

Pyrite is also an abundant mineral and was first called fool's gold in the California gold rush, when less-experienced miners believed this yellowish, shiny material was real gold. In the mining ...

The stringer ores usually contain small quantities of zinc or both lead and zinc (i.e. 0.2-0.4% Zn and 0.1-0.2% Pb). Primary copper-gold ores may contain between 6% and 50% pyrite and primarily ...

How dating ore formation in SE California can help us find more of the precious metal Most ... With nothing to keep it in solution, the gold drops out, and the result is both pyrite and gold being ...