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Pyrite, otherwise known as Fool's Gold, is a form of iron sulfide. Prehistoric animals like this ammonite, were buried in ocean sediments where the low oxygen of these environments prevented decay. The presence of sulphate reducing bacteria and reactive iron caused the bodies of these ancient creatures to become pyratized fossils.

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  • Title: Pyritized Fossil
  • Location: Lublin, Lukow, Poland
  • Type: Mineral
  • Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
  • External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
  • USNM Catalog Number(s): R18909
  • Photo Credit: Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
  • Field: Mineral Sciences

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