All About Metallic Gems and Minerals | Pyrite, Cinnabar, and More!

All About Metallic Gems and Minerals | Pyrite, Cinnabar, and More!

Watch as Rob tries his best not to get fooled by fools gold as he handles specimens such as Pyrite, Molybdenite, Cinnabar, Carborundum, and more! 

Pyrite is often mistaken for gold due to its high luster and metallic traits. You sometimes may hear pyrite referred to as its nickname "fool's gold." Rob also has an uncut specimen of chalcopyrite whose name is derived from Greek "calco," meaning copper, due to it being an ore of copper. Sometimes this gemstone can be called "apache gold" or "copper gold." Chalcopyrite ranks 3.5-4 on the Mohs hardness scale.

Rob next unboxes a carborundum, a silica carbide with a crystal structure similar to a diamond. It also has a ranking of nine on the Mohs hardness scale. 

Cinnabar is a distinctive red brick color, and its name is derived from Arabic and Persian, meaning "dragon's blood."

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