Pyrite is a very common iron-sulfide, forming crystals with a nice yellow color and a strong metallic luster. Its shininess is so pronounced that in some ancient Mesoamerican cultures, large crystals ...

The mechanisms by which soft-bodied organisms were preserved in late Ediacaran deep-marine environments are revealed by petrographic and geochemical investigation of fossil-bearing surfaces from the ...

"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 ...

The development of new techniques for the rapid measurement of the temperature of deposition of pyrite and the degree of filling of two-phase fluid inclusions has made it possible to determine ...

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 ...

Though long derided as 'fool's gold,' pyrite might actually contain trace amounts of the precious metal that could be extracted through environmentally friendly means. Researchers at Curtin University ...

While crystals and unique rock formations inspire awe and wonder in the natural world, they can also serve as muses for paintings, photographs and mixed media works of art. Visitors to the Orlando ...