Help what is this nugget????
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Looks like fools gold to me... 
Not sure... 
Keep @ it and HH !!
Not sure... Keep @ it and HH !!
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of course.... the pic does not do it justice , there are little cubed like squares in it when i heated it with a blow torch it did not change colors, and it made a popping sound - actually some of the golden colored cubs popped off
any test you can suggest i do to figure it out?
any test you can suggest i do to figure it out?
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Sounds exactly like iron pyrite.
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Yes gold "crystals" are very rare, and are not square, but octrahedral (sp)
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A gold tester or easier yet go take it to a jeweler and they will scratch test it for you.
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Iron Pyrite (FeS2).
