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The mineral pyrite (/ ˈ p aɪ r aɪ t / PY-ryte), [6] or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide with the chemical formula Fe S 2 (iron (II) disulfide). Pyrite is the most abundant sulfide mineral .
The density of pyrite also means the fool's gold material thoroughly filled in tiny areas where the arthropod's body once lay in sediment − including internal body parts, scientists said. "These ...
During the late spring runoff, the river drains as much as 50,000 US gallons (190,000 L) of water per second, making the Upper Falls the third most voluminous waterfall east of the Mississippi River, after Niagara Falls and Cohoes Falls. The Lower Falls is located about 4 miles (6.4 km) downstream, and consist of five smaller falls cascading ...
People living in the Pacific nation are divided on whether to push ahead with deep-sea mining for polymetallic nodules.
Fool's Gold, a 1958 novel by Dolores Hitchens; Fool's Gold, a 1993 novel by Zilpha Keatley Snyder "Fool's Gold", a short story by Elizabeth Moon in the 1999 anthology Chicks 'n Chained Males; Fool's Gold, a 2002–2005 fantasy trilogy by Jude Fisher "Fool's Gold", a series of romance novels by Susan Mallery
A creature that scuttled along the seafloor 450 million years ago has been preserved in a rare and striking fossil that formed in fool’s gold.
It flows into the Grand River in Portland in southeast Ionia County. The stream starts as a slow soft-bottom waterway. On the 25 miles (40 km) between the Livingston County line and Laingsburg the river averages 10 to 18 feet (3.0 to 5.5 m) wide. There is more activity in the lower stretch below DeWitt, where there is good fishing and canoeing. [6]
A survey of Lake Michigan located at least 40 large craters on the lakebed. Initial studies highlighted the spots as unknown shapes, but additional research revealed the craters are filled with ...