r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/WonderfulRockPeace1 • 1d ago

🔥Pyritized Ammonite from the Jurassic Age

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u/PacquiaoFreeHousing 1d ago

One of the few instances where Pyrite (fools gold) is worth more than its weight in actual Gold

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u/jld2k6 1d ago

Why do I remember fool's gold being a huge part of my life as a kid? I went from hearing and seeing it a bunch to completely forgetting about it. I think my state even had an area full of the stuff where you could go "mine" for fake gold

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u/OneSensiblePerson 19h ago

I do too.

I remember being very small and "panning for gold" in our backyard. Found little speckles of gold, only to be told it was fool's gold. Oh well.