HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOLD and PYRITE
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- Is it Gold ? Know if you got GOLD or Iron Pyrite ( Fools Gold ) . Simple way How to test for Gold so you can tell tell if you got AU or Iron Sulfide. Click on the link gold.yabz.com/f... to see what makes Gold different colors. Enjoy.
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If you think the brassy colour of pyrite is gold, then you haven't seen gold in the pan! When you do see gold, there is no doubt about it.
I like his energy hahaha
Or you could hold a lit match to it for a few seconds. Pyrite will blacken, gold won't.
Nathan Caravaggio 2018!!!!!!
Or that
Thanks
Make sure you wipe off the soot before throwing away the sample tho lol
@ Nathan Caravaggio thanks for the helpful info!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO! I recently found about a bucket of gold rocks. Some of the pieces looked like they were going to come off. So I tried to scrape them off, but nothing happened! They're gold!!!
you betcha
I found this interesting as I had to develop these ways of telling myself as I don't notice the colour difference being red green colour blind. It is amazing what you don't think about.
He’s definitely cool and very entertaining reminds me of an old friend of mine he’s just having fun doing what he does and that’s great
This cleared up ALOT for me and my young nephew....these topics are a healthy and invigorating past time...Glad to see you are so enthusiastic..we are too!! Good vid!!
Great Jeff! A really important distinction to make (differentiating between pyrite and gold). Thanks for making it fun to watch.
Hi Jeff,
Thanks for making all these videos, it's a great resource. Is there anything a hobbyist miner can do to get the gold out of know gold bearing sulfides? If so may I suggest you do a video on the methods. In my personal case it is tetradymite (gold-bearing bismuth telluride).
Thanks again.
Dan Hurd hi
"It's so hot I had to start a fire over there just to cool off" lol
Hey Jeff.
Another way to tell the difference between gold and pyrite is in the sun light and shadows. When sun shines on gold and pyrite they both look like gold but cast a shadow on both of them and the gold stays gold color while the pyrite changes color
True
Lights go out
I think it's funny but all so good when it comes to gold
I always wondered what happened to that fella out of Blazing Saddles, the one who shouted 'the sherrifs comming'.... 😉
"THE SHERIFF IS NEAR"!!!!!
thank you man, you are a really exceptional geologist love from SUDAN, by the way, am a geologist too ..
the hammer never liessssss
Thanks for the great response. If I do this all successfully will the remaining gold be able to be separated out in a gold pan? Or will it be too fine?
Six year s after its posted I'm just now seeing it and still educating those that are interested in knowing.
This guy is fun with a great attitude & more importantly, knowledge . His personality really grows on you as you watch more of his videos. This video is pretty old, but check out his newer videos. He upgraded his camera, editing skills, and has become pretty popular in Gold Mining related videos.
Most Important...He is very entertaining!!
Thank you! Can’t wait to try my rocks out.
In my area, central Montana, gold travels with and in pyrite in many cases. I have one specimen with gold and pyrite in quartz that's worth a lot more than the weight of the gold.
The best way to tell is to pass a shadow over the two. pyrites will shine in the light but quit shining when in shadow. Gold always glows weather in sun or shadow.
Thanks Jeff Great information Love the demo Praise God, Lord Willing Peace be unto you
Thank you ima go planning tomorrow I'm so happy thanks for teaching me
Ice been watching Jeff's videos since they ever came out that prospectors teachin kids how to get em fine gold.
Watching the video with a smile throughout! His energy is contagious
thanks
I absolutely love his enthusiasm and he just taught me how to tell gold from fools gold.
What if I'm pretty sure certain it's just iron pyrite and I just really really wanted to be gold... do I have to test it??? 🙁
Are you sure I can't just pretend it's gold and that I'm rich!!! 👍😉 IT'S GOLD!!!
I have watched many videos and documentaries about gold but this guy as made me understand...and learn in a way that I can never forget..thanks..
Basic scratch / streak test on host rock or bigger bits. Pyrites will give a black streak most times, Gold gives a shiny streak and curls.
Jeff, I love your videos, and realy like your style which adds rich athication and fun to your message. Heck, I may even try my hand at Gold Pan Sampling here in the Pacfic Northwest. Thanks.
Hi Eldon Thanks for the comments, it was our pleasure. Jeff
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I love your videos mate.....
I'm from Australia and I found a large fist sized quartz crystal covered in what I thought was gold......
I took it to the local jeweler to ask about it. The big boss wasn't in until the next day but the worker I spoke to told me that I had found gold but to go back the next day to be sure.
I went home all excited and Google how to tell the difference
(your video wasn't up at the time)
I found that if you poke a pin into pyrite the pin head will break off and with gold the pin will go into it.
To my utter disappointment the pin head broke off but I still took it back the next day and it was confirmed that it was only pyrite but it was a very good specimen.
I still have it to remind me how close I came to finding GOLD.
Lol
Your videos make me laugh as well as learning things
Keep it up mate
:D
after a while you will be able to spot all the different sulfides in a second.
JS
When I was in my 30's I had that much energy but sadly those days are long gone. Keep up the good work Jeff...
T H Thanks and we will, cause if I don't then I hear it from Slim.
Jeff and Slim
I love ask Jeff Williams he is my idol I'm only ten and I pan for gold
Nice! Hopefully making a chunk of change too!
I am happy to just make enough money to pay for the trip. Keep prospecting Noah. You are out in nature and you will see & find things no one else will by getting out there. I just came back from an area known for its red jasper. Jasper is a semiprecious stone that is very popular now. I was just at The Bloody Basin where red Bloody Basin jasper is found. I have been back about 2 hours. The truck was overheating on the last trip up, but she's fixed now! 195 degree thermostat, so that's the running temperature and it stayed right on 195 all the way up the hill. So, I'll be going back up to another river farther west to pan, since it has been raining a lot. That rain washes the placer gold off the river banks, and hills and down into the river.
Thanks Jeff I learn a lot from you and its very interesting compelling ways wise,consarnit.
Daniel Wells it was our pleasure. Thanks for the comments,
Jeff and Slim
Of course you would be the first TH-camr that pops up when I want to see the difference between gold and pyrite!!❤ I pretty confident on the two of them but I recently found a specimen that I'm having trouble with. It comes from a gold producing area and it is definitely gold ore because it was found next to old mine thank you again for your great videos ❤
If one of the ways to tell the difference between gold and pyrite is to hit it with a hammer because gold is soft and will just flatten out but pyrite with crumble into pieces....then where does gold dust come from? Seems like gold wouldnt break down into a fine powder if it only flattens and bends.
I like his excitement too
You know that you've made a good series when you already have 20 views an hour after you posted at 2am on a Saturday morning lol. You have great videos and character to boot. Thanks for all the helpful tips, my father and I are getting into the hobby very soon ourselves. Many good finds to you sir!
I'm in the middle of New Mexico, soon as it warms up gonna take my metal detector and go camping see if I can get lucky, Thanks, great video.
+Richard Rathman Hi Richard,our pleasure.
Jeff and Slim
+Ask Jeff Williams how much would that gold be worth
Finn I'm figuring about a gram, 40 bucks.
I loved it you are the only one i found that actually explains the things simple so one can understand not like the ones that take an hour and wants you do go threw all the tests which isn't necessary... looks like i might of found me some real and fool gona check them right now, thanks will ke watching for more simple learning🖒🖒🖒
thanks and glad you like our style
Can you comment more on gold traveling with pyrite? Under what circumstances might this be worth investigating?
whats boss jake beard here first time comment long time watcher i just want to say thank you for your help the world needs more people like you in it theirs to many of the last guy in it
thanks Jake ...always love reading comments like yours....
First impressions are usually right. I laughed and liked your video a lot. Things are moving to youtube type entertainment. You already have a great show. Maybe it will be even more successful in the future.
The more you know. Thanks Jeff
Great guy and amazing. His portrayal instantly made me think of the Beetlejuice film!
indonesia is watching jeff...just like another wildwest
Also, from what I remember. I hope I'm not getting it opposite. But gold gas rounded edges and pyrite has more sharp edges.
Most of the pyrit I FOUND when I was building bridges were In flakes OF mica and one place when borring case on tubes up came big chunks of LIME STONE with big peaces OF gold colored mica useally about 125 TO 150 feet DOWN
Your youtube show is wonderful, I really want to pan for GOLD, but I'm in South Florida Where do I look?.
Watched this at 1.5 spd and its great
This was actually so helpful. Thanks Jeff.
Speech with strong energy sound and nice trick
That hammer test is a good one thanks TANK
you betcha Tank
pyrate has gold .like 5 % on each flake .....but you need the Aqua Regia and SMB to take it out from that mineral ....That´s what I do ...Saludos
Hello my friend im interested to know more about Aqua Regia , i have a lot of Sulfide ore which has gold on it, please contact me.
The only fool in fool's gold(sulfides) is the fool who doesn't pick it up. Tellurides(20-70% gold) are a 8-10 in density and very brittle.And some of the highest gold assays come from pyrite and chalcopyrite.The chalcopyrite in your hand is a copper ore and often contains gold and rare metals.Often thousands of grams per metric ton(Kennecott Copper in Utah is almost 100% chalcopyrite)Stop telling old wives tales and study your sulfides on the internet before you claim to be an expert.JackWayne
this dude is full of energy..cheers sir
Ok so I did your Hammer test!!!!!! my little pieces consolidated and became shiner and flat.. ?? GOLD?? or could this be Brass..? what else will form together like your example?? this is from a rock.. I pulled at a piece of a chunk and it flaked off.. when I put it in a little pile.. It smashed together and became shiner?? NOW WHAT??
Thanks bubba this short video was a huge help
This guy is a legend
Love the energy!😊
Always great to watch again thanks TANK
Most gold we find is found with pyrite or chalcopyrite. We rarely find free gold, only at a couple of our minesites and placer claims.
Just like your sayings and videos, Have a lot of fun trying to keep up with your endings.
Still haven heard anything about the 200 bag paydirt giveaway either but I can't afford to be a patron supporter but I would like to see how much his paydirt bags cost Jeff Williams is awesome great vids I've learned a lot watching
goodone jeff how offen dose gold hang with it
Cool video as usual. Keep your eye right and don't dig up pyrite.
Thanks that's a good simple solution to a very real problem
Your subscribers should be atleast double brotha. Keep up the good work
If you ever come to Australia, we will put you up...Just C'mon FIND the Gold! We are only an hour and 1/2 drive from the Golden Triangle here in Victoria, still plenty off Gold in them Thar Hills.
the crazier the man the more i trust him! 😂 thanks Jeff, your a legend! 👌🏻
My pleasure!
Jeff, I apologize, I didn't mean to sound too critical. You have to understand that I'm old and senile and have this thing called an "attention span". It's not getting any better with age either! I am really serious when it comes to looking for gold and I devour any information about it & it's lookalikes etc.. Your a personable guy and for the most part your presentations are very entertaining. I'd ditch the shirt as it looks very hot and be "cooler". Your gonna like the way you look!.
Informative and funny; thanks for uploading! Gold gets flatter; pyrite will shatter. I'll remember that!
What is the difference in density? Will I find pyrite in the bottom of my pan next to the real shinny?
HI Jeff, Recently I went panning here in Scotland. on a hill where there is a gold mine. there was quartzite veins literary every you looked and lots of quartzite lying around all over the place. We picked a place high up the mountain not far from the gold mine. our panning may need practice as we found nothing when we panned. but there was an amazing amount of pyrite everywhere also. My question is pyrite as fine dust. is it still good looking we collected a few rocks to bring home and crush. even when you pick up one of the rocks and then look at your hands. Its like you have dipped your hand in a bag of glitter. lots of small qaurzite and lots of gold looking stuff that is about the size of a grain of dust. the mine reckon the vein the are tapping has about 4 tons of fine gold in. our gold here is 22k was my first time. still not crushed the rocks still not sure if we got anything. Thanks bob
bobski1976 Iwould use Jet Dry to break the surface tension of the water to get that fine Gold to drop and then use a Jewelers loop to identify the fines of Gold. Then Tap you r Gold to the top of the pan and suffer it out. It is ready to be smelted.
Jeff and Slim
Could you tell Maybe by the smell? My pyrate / gold stinks on my quartz Maybe I can tell by the smell? I'm going to put a torch to it too. Thanks
What about some shiny sheet-like sabsatances on some rocks
That cleared things up on which is which...Thanks Jeff....keep making these great vids..
Thought that might answer a few questions and thanks for the comments too. Jeff
you bet ya
pyrite is supposed to be good for starting fire if you don't have steel for your flint.
This will prove useful when I do find what looks like gold but it's pyrite. That way I don't make a fool out of myself when I assume that I have found gold.
Hey @Jeff Williams could you make a video showing us how you melt and refine your gold? Love your content!
actually we already have
@@Askjeffwilliams could you link me plz?? Looked couldn't find it
th-cam.com/video/-gTqTJEJV_8/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for sharing, I found this very helpful
What a fun video! We live here in Western NC. Love going to the gem mines. My little one has a collection to make most adults embarrassed. LOL She's got the touch. I have never been to sure about real or fools gold. Great way you have shown us to figure it out! Thank you! Many Blessin's sent your way!
+mamassprout Thanks for the super great comments we always love to hear them and this is an easy way to know right away. Thank you and same to you and your little one.
Jeff and Slim
Your voice makes me happy, man.
me too....
Vital info for newbies made as simple as anyone would need it fed to them. Excellent
Well this is now my favorite person on earth
This guy is Steve Irwin in geology , Lol !!!
classic, from nz i was asked if a quartz rock was gold or pyrites. it was pyrites and my american friends might enjoy this vid if its not in their suggested vid too. i dunno if theyd like me smashing it but if its for science lol
Cool vids man I live in the Mojave Desert a few miles from the whipple Mountains. herd there was gold in those mountains. Going to get some prospecting gear. Your videos help alot thanks .
I love watching your old videos as well. You are very informative
Glad you like them!
Always enjoy your videos, Jeff. Have learned a lot from them. What I need to do is get back "out there" and do some work.
Inwas waiting for a walter huston crazy dance like in that old bogart movie, but very helpful & entertaining 🤘
That old desert Harry will give u a wake up call ☎️
Amount 1 ton of pyrite is worth around $109,00 so if u come across alot... Save it?
I like your energy. And you share information very well. Top man, Jeff!
I really enjoy your videos. Great job brother 👍
thanks for another great video Jeff now I can show this to some people that think they have thousands worth of gold when its just pyrite
Fools gold not worthless it still cost alot la county fair they was selling it $13 a little rock.i bought 2 of them !
I love how you explain things an the approach you use for teaching . thank you very helpful.
you betcha.
best way to teach love your upbeat attitude and learned something new so cool
love it love it thankyou thankyou simple straight forward just pure knowledge without great philosophies to show you are great humbled me takes great knowledge to keep it simple with just nuggets fof pure truth
thanks
Holy moley they never showed me that in college .The minerals structure also tells the difference too . Yeah gold fever .
Very good bud, I'm learning a lot on your videos. Keep up the good work.