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by Jorge Hernandez
(Los Angeles CA)

I'm looking for someone to help me identify this what is the gold color?

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Mar 27, 2020
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Gold flecks
by: Douglas

Jorge,

It is hard to tell from the photos, but my guess is that the gold in your rock is pyrite. Read more about it here:
https://www.rocksandminerals4u.com/pyrite.html

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