The term iron pyrite is the name applied to iron sulfide and bears a huge resemblance to gold, which gave its more popular name ‘fool’s gold’. The name ‘pyrite’ comes from the Greek term which means “of fire” or “in fire”.
The term iron pyrite is the name applied to iron sulfide and bears a huge resemblance to gold, which gave its more popular name ‘fool’s gold’. The name ‘pyrite’ comes from the Greek term which means “of fire” or “in fire”.