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Bracelet made of Pyrite with 8 mm spheres.

Pyrite is one of the few shiny, metallic gemstones available today. Pyrite is named for the Greek word for fire, since it’s known to produce sparks when struck with steel. Pyrite enjoyed brief popularity in the 16th and 17th centuries as a source of ignition in early firearms, most notably the wheellock, where a sample of pyrite was placed against a circular file to strike the sparks needed to fire the gun. Pyrite is an opaque gemstone and exhibits an attractive metallic luster. Pyrite deposits can be found in Peru, Bolivia, Romania, Sweden, Mexico, and the United States. Pyrite’s metallic luster and pale brass-yellow hue give it a superficial resemblance to gold, hence the well-known nickname of fool’s gold.  In ancient Roman times, this name was applied to several types of stone that would create sparks when struck against steel:  Pliny the Elder described one of them as being brassy, almost certainly a reference to what we now call pyrite.

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