Pyrite or gold??

[Don&Yvette]

Hello,
Need a little experienced help in identifying the yellow material running through the quartz vein in this rock. Thank you, Yvette

 

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[How Lucky]

Pyrite is hard and brittle and if struck it will fracture or flake. It will also streak black when tested.

 

[Don&Yvette]

Pyrite is hard and brittle and if struck it will fracture or flake. It will also streak black when tested.

Thank you, When I scratched it with a switchblade knife it did leave a scratch in it but I scratched it with a metal pic to see if it was mica and nothing at all came off. I don’t currently have a streak plate to be able to test its streak.

 

[digger dug]

where was it found?

 

[Don&Yvette]

Northern Florida

 

[Don&Yvette]

where was it found?

Northwest Florida

 

[desertexplorer]

I think most any pawn shop can tell you if it is gold and shouldn’t charge you for the service.

 

[smokeythecat]

If Florida, the rock was brought in. A ceramic tile, the rough back side, can be used to get a streak test. Any of the big box hardware stores sell them individually. Also, a broken piece of ceramics will do much the same.