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Iron pyrites, also known as "fool's gold", is an iron compound often found in combination with coal-bearing strata. It glisters, but 'tis not gold. Warning to the wary. ħuman 07:49, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
- In a pre-electrical society, however, pyrites (so called because of their usefulness in creating sparks for fire lighting) are more useful than actual gold. WazzaHello? Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me... 09:01, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
- And the only real value gold has, besides the whole "pretty metal, rare" thing, is as an industrial metal. Just like diamonds - sharp, hard, that's all that matters. Oh, yeah, pretty. You can't eat pretty, but you can eat "useful". I did not know pyrites were used for sparking. What were they sparked against? ħuman 09:12, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
- Flints. The Earth' Children series of novels has a cro-magnon girl called Ayla discovering the process. SuspectedReplicant (talk) 09:36, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
- And the only real value gold has, besides the whole "pretty metal, rare" thing, is as an industrial metal. Just like diamonds - sharp, hard, that's all that matters. Oh, yeah, pretty. You can't eat pretty, but you can eat "useful". I did not know pyrites were used for sparking. What were they sparked against? ħuman 09:12, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
this is one beautiful chunk of crystals. Wow. ħuman 09:15, 11 August 2009 (UTC)