The many uses of pyrite (a.k.a "Fool's Gold")

This month's Rocks Box is pyrite, also called fool's gold. But this fool's gold might not be so foolish, since we can use it to get all kinds of other minerals we really need, and it may be a key to getting real gold after all. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Alex Hackman, Ash, Benjamin Carleski, Bryan Cloer, charles george, Chris Mackey, Chris Peters, Christoph Schwanke, Christopher R Boucher, DrakoEsper, Eric Jensen, Friso, Garrett Galloway, Harrison Mills, J. Copen, Jaap Westera, Jason A Saslow, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jeremy Mattern, Kenny Wilson, Kevin Bealer, Kevin Knupp, Lyndsay Brown, Matt Curls, Michelle Dove, Piya Shedden, Rizwan Kassim, Sam Lutfi ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://www.mindat.org/min-3314.html https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/mining/pyrite-the-real-story-behind-fools-gold/ https://www.britannica.com/science/pyrite https://patents.google.com/patent/US2872294A/en https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0892687522001285 https://theconversation.com/not-so-foolish-after-all-fools-gold-contains-a-newly-discovered-type-of-real-gold-161819 https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article/49/10/1225/604581/A-new-kind-of-invisible-gold-in-pyrite-hosted-in https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/chalcopyrite https://dnr.mo.gov/document-search/pyrite-pub2922/pub2922 https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/06/15/a-long-way-to-go-for-iron-pyrite-solar-cells/ https://www.mindat.org/min-955.html Image Sources: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1850_Woman_and_Men_in_California_Gold_Rush.jpg https://tinyurl.com/5y96x8m3 https://tinyurl.com/s33bh47w https://tinyurl.com/2je9243t https://tinyurl.com/2e5thped https://tinyurl.com/yww87nx9 https://tinyurl.com/yv2rnt6f https://tinyurl.com/mrxmy4hb https://tinyurl.com/3wpfhprw https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michelinoceras_aldenense_fossil_nautiloid_%28Alden_Pyrite_Bed,_Ludlowville_Formation,_Middle_Devonian;_western_New_York_State,_USA%29_%2815360914300%29.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zamek_kołowy.jpg https://tinyurl.com/58zvsaur https://tinyurl.com/3vmwtw93 https://tinyurl.com/y2fkvdfj https://tinyurl.com/h4shba2n https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/sulfur-dioxide-molecule-stock-footage/1715451505 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/selective-focus-of-strong-sulfuric-acid-chemical-in-royalty-free-image/1271724473?phrase=sulfuric+acid https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/feeding-lawn-with-granular-fertilizer-for-perfect-royalty-free-image/1265209398?phrase=fertilizer https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/mechanic-replaces-the-car-battery-discharging-the-royalty-free-image/1450327004?phrase=car+battery https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/fireworks-or-explosives-with-sparkling-lit-fuse-royalty-free-image/174429432?phrase=explosive https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/drone-flight-past-working-pumpjack-in-midway-sunset-oil-stock-footage/900906140 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/chalcopyrite-mineral-sample-in-rotation-with-white-stock-footage/1090411344 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/mineral-chalcopyrite-close-up-stone-texture-panorama-stock-footage/1351989160 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/bubbles-rising-underwater-in-a-dark-sea-4k-stock-footage/1251591563 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/dry-river-sand-explosion-golden-colored-sand-splash-royalty-free-image/1023607692?phrase=mineral+powder https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/rocks-and-minerals-pyrite-royalty-free-image/157305903?phrase=pyrite https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/closeup-of-big-gold-nugget-royalty-free-image/598055968?phrase=gold+mineral https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/gold-prospector-stock-footage/970019112 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gossan_%26_aurichalcite_(probably_Mexico).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gold-Pyrite-263193.jpg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/iron-royalty-free-image/639850064?phrase=iron+atom https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/gold-robbery-royalty-free-image/157485372?phrase=gold+thief https://theconversation.com/not-so-foolish-after-all-fools-gold-contains-a-newly-discovered-type-of-real-gold-161819 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/gold-encrusted-rock-royalty-free-image/113548182?phrase=gold+mineral https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/microscopic-bacteria-medical-background-stock-footage/519456917