Pyrite: fool’s gold with real value

[00:00:00]You might be seeing gold before you get a chance to see the truth.

[00:00:04]Pyrite was once called fool's gold [music] because its brassy yellow shine fooled countless treasure hunters.

[00:00:12]But through the eyes of science, [music] pyrite is far from worthless.

[00:00:17]It is an iron sulfide mineral made of iron [music] and sulfur, and it can crystallize into naturally formed cubes that look almost perfect.

[00:00:27]It appears in hydrothermal veins, [music] sedimentary rocks, coal, fossils, and it was once used by humans [music] to create sparks.

[00:00:37]Pyrite also reminds us that appearances can [music] be deceiving, but science helps us look deeper into the structure, chemistry, history, and journey of Earth.

[00:00:48]Not everything that [music] glitters is gold, but not everything that is not gold is worthless.

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