Named Lomankus edgecombei, the arthropod is a remarkably bright golden color because it’s preserved in three dimensions by iron pyrite — a mineral better known as fool’s gold. The fossil ...

The limited air allowed for iron pyrite, or fool’s gold, to replace parts of its body after it was buried, creating the perfect formula for a gold 3D fossil. The megacheiran was found in upstate ...

it’s invaluable lookalike was named “fool’s gold” for obvious reasons. Now, though, pyrite might be getting the last laugh. To understand why, you have to understand that lithium is one of ...

Strickland Metals has nailed a 41m drill hit grading 4 grams per tonne gold in Serbia that was part of a massive 272m ...

Due to the low-oxygen environment in which the species lived, the fool’s gold, otherwise known as iron pyrite, was able to fill in the arachnid's body parts after having been interred. Luke ...

The animals preserved there lived in a hostile, low oxygen environment. That allowed iron pyrite, commonly known as fool's gold, to replace parts of their bodies after they were buried, resulting in ...

Pyrite is often dismissed as “fool’s gold” but this mineral creates some of the most stunning crystals in nature. Walk into ...

That allowed iron pyrite, commonly known as fool's gold, to replace parts of their bodies after they were buried, resulting in golden 3D fossils. The new species has been called lomankus ...

Paleontologists have made a fascinating discovery in New York State: fossil remains of an ancient species of arthropod that existed approximately 450 million years ago, whose preservation is ...

You may think you’ve struck it rich before the gold stones disappointingly flake apart in your hands. The stones are made of iron pyrite, commonly called fool’s gold, and look deceptively ...