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Because it looks like gold but really isn't gold. It is pretty common to find, unlike gold, so it's value is pretty small.
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Why is it called 'sutters folly'?
John Sutter thought he found gold but what he really found was fools gold so his friends called him foolish and he named thins town sutters folly.
Why were they called fortyniners?
The forty niners were called the forty niners because the gold rush was in 1849.
Where was gold in 1848?
Gold was discovered in California in 1849The people who looked for gold where called the fourty-niners which stands for (1849)And in the period of time when gold was in California there was so much gold that they called it the gold rush and the gold rush brought more than 100,000 people to California and the rest of the United States
Why were the people called the 49'ers in the gold rush?
People were called 49ers b/c the gold rush happened in 1849, sum 80,000 people migrating to California in search of gold. People in fewer numbers also migrated in 1848, they were called 48ers.
What was the gold coin called in 1933?
assuming you are referring to the $20 coin, it was called a Saint Gaudens
Why is Chalcopyrite called fools gold?
chalcopyrite is called fools gold because it's lustre looks like gold!
What is iron and sulfur mixed together called?
Iron Pyrite or Fools Gold
Is fools gold a mixture?
No, pyrite, or fools' gold, is a compound called iron disulfide (FeS2).
The scientific name for fools gold?
Fools Gold is actually 'Iron Pyrites' , sometimes just called 'pyrities'. Is it crystals of Iron sulphide. The chemical formul;a is FeS2 ( Iron(II)disulphide). Its appearance is slightly angular crystalline substance. The colour of fools gold is a slightly cooler yellow to natural gold.
Is there any gold in fools gold?
There is no real gold in fools gold.
Sometimes called fools gold?
Iron Pyrite - which is a sulphide mineral - FeS2.
What is the dencity of fools gold?
the dencity of fools gold is 5.0
What is the nickname for pyrite?
iron pyrite is also called fools gold
Who discovered fools gold?
The fools
Iron is also called fools gold?
No. Pyrite is nicknamed 'fool's gold' because it looks something like gold.
Why is fake gold called fools gold?
Pyrite is sometimes called fool's gold because its gold-like appearance meant that inexperienced miners and prospectors sometimes mistook it for gold.
Does real gold sing and fools gold float?
real gold does not sing it sinks and so does fools gold.
