The golden color and shine of iron pyrite (which is responsible for its nickname, "fool's gold") may grab all the attention. But, there is another element ...

Theoretically, iron pyrite—a cheap compound that makes a common mineral known as fool's gold—could do the job, but when it works at all, the conversion efficiency remains frustratingly low ...

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Iron pyrite — also known as fool’s gold — may be worthless to treasure hunters, but it could become a bonanza to the solar industry. The mineral, among the most abundant in the earth’s ...

At a place called Skytop Mountain, 10 miles west of State College, PennDOT engineers encountered a huge deposit of iron pyrite laced through the sandstone ridge.

Fool's gold or iron pyrite—a common mineral that resembles its precious counterpart—may be more valuable than scientists originally thought, as it has been found to be abundant in lithium.

The mineral pyrite, or iron pyrite, has a metallic luster and brass-yellow color that led to its nickname: fool's gold. In fact, pyrite is sometimes found in association with small quantities of gold.

“So, to form pyrite, you need organic material, iron and a lack of oxygen.” The arthropod’s rapid burial by a landslide was also key to its preservation, because it held back decay.

The team of scientists spent the last 7 months investigating batteries containing quantum dots made of iron pyrite, also known as “fool’s gold.” ...