#FunfactFriday
Did you know that if we extracted the Te from one Carlin type gold deposit as a byproduct, it would cover the entire US need and then some?!
The tellurium (and gold) in these deposits is all contained in our wonderful ore mineral of the year, PYRITE!!
#Carlin #CriticalMetals #Gold #Nevada #Pyrite #IMAOreMineraloftheYear
(photo is of the Goldstrike Open Pit Carlin type Gold Mine; image credit: USGS)

Pyrite fun fact:
Pyrite is also know as 'Fools Gold,' but the fools don't realize that it can actually contain significant amount of 'invisible' gold!!!! Here is a image of a gold containing pyrite from Nevada, and maps showing the distribution of gold at the micrometer (bottom-left), and atomic scale (top-left)!!
(image credit: Phil Gopon; https://doi.org/10.5382/econgeo.4676)
#APT #FoolsGold #Pyrite #Carlin #Mining #IMAOreMineraloftheYear #MineralMonday

#SGA student chapter meeting at the University of Prague. Officially announcing pyrite as the mineral of the year. Thanks for spreading the news!! Děkuji!!
http://sga.cuni.cz/
#SGA #Charles #Pyrite #IMAOreMineraloftheYear

Beauty isn't always on the outside. Check out this really neat zoning pattern in pyrite!!!
#Pyrite #IMAOreMineraloftheYear #Geology #Mineralogy

(image courtesy of Stefano Salvi: see the following for more https://doi.org/10.3390/min8100430)