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How Color of the same is all that is needed to distinguish between real gold and fool 's gold?

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The color of pyrite and gold are different in the powdered state achieved by rubbing an edge of the mineral against an unglazed tile. This color is called the mineral's streak. Gold will have a shiny gold streak and pyrite will have a blackish green streak.

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