Spotting and distinguishing between gold and other very similar looking minerals "fool's gold" can be surprisingly difficult. Today's video helps to change that by noting multiple different methodologies to differentiate between gold and common gold-like minerals such as pyrite, chalcopyrite, marcasite, and golden mica. If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under "fair use". If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at [email protected] and I will make the necessary changes. Various licenses used in sections of this video (not the entire video, this video as a whole does not completely fall under one of these licenses) and/or in this video's thumbnail image (and this list does not include every license used in this video and/or thumbnail image): CC BY-SA 3.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode Sources/Citations: [1] Mindat, https://www.mindat.org/ Note. Mineral data, including chemical formula, streak, luster, and density with the exception of gold's density were cited from Mindat.org [2] Mindat, "Chrysocolla", https://www.mindat.org/min-1040.html [3] Mindat, "Marcasite", https://www.mindat.org/min-2571.html [4] Mindat, "Muscovite", https://www.mindat.org/min-2815.html [5] Mindat, "Bornite", https://www.mindat.org/min-727.html [6] Mindat, "Pyrite", https://www.mindat.org/min-3314.html [7] Mindat, "Chalcopyrite", https://www.mindat.org/min-955.html 0:00 Identifying Gold 0:47 Color 1:27 Tarnish 1:42 Luster 2:00 Streak Test 2:22 Mohs Hardness 2:44 Crystal Form 2:59 Gold Density 3:38 Nearby Minerals