Friday, August 20, 2010

The mineral pyrite or iron pyrite is an iron sulfide with the formula FeS2 This mineral's metallic lustre and pale to normal brass yellow hue have earned it the nickname fool's gold because of its resemblance to gold The color has also led to the nicknames brass brazzle and Brazil primarily used to refer to pyrite found in coal.


Pyrite is usually found associated with other sulfides or oxides in quartz veins sedimentary rock and metamorphic rock as well as in coal beds and as a replacement mineral in fossils Despite being nicknamed fool's gold pyrite is sometimes found in association with small quantities of gold.


Fool's Gold race begins with an instant 10 mile scale up to reach out the ground from the very beginning Fool's Gold race’s King and Queen of the Mountain will be declarthe ed at pinnacle of the first chief section Cooper Gap From that point onwards.

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