For centuries, a brilliant and golden stone destroyed expeditions, ruined fortunes and led thousands of people to despair. The pyrite, or "golden fool", was no gold. It was iron and sulfur with the appearance of wealth, and those who did not know the difference paid too high a price for this error. What is the pyrite... The post The gold-like mineral led explorers to obsession, financed failed expeditions and destroyed entire fortunes appeared f…
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For centuries, a brilliant and golden stone destroyed expeditions, ruined fortunes and led thousands of people to despair. The pyrite, or "golden fool", was no gold. It was iron and sulfur with the appearance of wealth, and those who did not know the difference paid too high a price for this error. What is the pyrite... The post The gold-like mineral led explorers to obsession, financed failed expeditions and destroyed entire fortunes appeared f…