broadly: any of various pyritic minerals resembling gold
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The heavy density of pyrite also means the fool's gold material thoroughly filled in tiny areas where the arthropod's body once lay in sediment − including internal body parts, scientists said.—
Claire Thornton,
USA TODAY,
30 Oct. 2024 Too many folks are substituting pills and powders for the real thing, and, in my view, substituting fool's gold for real gold.—
Bryant Stamford,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Mar. 2024 This isn't the first time that a high-profile company has turned out to be a bit of fool's gold.—
Joel Mathis,
The Week,
15 Nov. 2022 Winning off the efforts of Gordon, who will be on the wrong side of 35 when the Rockets are ready to actually contend, and Wood, who can walk entirely in a year, is fool's gold.—
Rahat Huq,
Chron,
7 Dec. 2021 There is going to be a lot of gold in the coming avalanche of data, but this gold will be dwarfed by the amount of 'fool's gold'.—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
20 Feb. 2012