If you were Dani,how would you conclude after doing the tests?Was the nugget actually a gold? Explain?
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Fool's gold" is a common nickname for pyrite. Pyrite received that nickname because it is worth virtually nothing, but has an appearance that "fools" people into believing that it is gold. With a little practice, there are many easy tests that anyone can use to quickly tell the difference between pyrite and gold.
The nickname "fool's gold" has long been used by gold buyers and prospectors, who were amused by excited people who thought they had found gold. These people did not know how to tell the difference between pyrite and gold, and their ignorance caused them to look foolish.
When Dani & her family went to Camarines Norte to visit their relatives. The province is known for huge gold deposits. Dani was excited & her cousins promised to take her to one of the gold mines. Dani couldn't wait to see natural gold. One day she's taking bath in the river she saw a yellow nugget underwater she thought of it as gold, she got totally amazed that she would have gold in her hand even before the trip of mine & she picked up the nugget to examine if it is gold or not. Suddenly when she reached her house she started rubbing the nugget against a broken porcelain plate she found in the backyard. She discovered that it gives a greenish-black mark then she rubbed with glass but the nugget scratched the glass & she started thinking if it is gold or not.
If I was Dani, then I'll conclude that nugget is not actually gold because pure gold doesn't turn greenish-black if we rubbed on it. Pure gold stays shiny always.