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Pyrite

Fool's gold, shining bright as the real thing, but not worth a dime.

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Pyrite is a rich yellow.

It can be described as rich, golden, warm and bright.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Pyrite

Pyrite

The mineral pyrite ( PY-ryte), or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide with the chemical formula FeS2 (iron (II) disulfide). Pyrite is the most abundant sulfide mineral.

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pyrite

Noun

  1. The common mineral iron disulfide (FeS2), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system.
  2. (usually as a plural: pyrites) Any metallic-looking sulphide, such as the above, which is the most common.
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