Why would someone have pyrite, quartz, amesyth and metal shavings sitting on a table next to a scale?
[2007-04-06 01:52:41]

Q:

A: They are old in the mix for testing gold and gold ore.

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Which of the following statements about quartz and pyrite is true?
[2008-05-17 10:30:50]
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A quartz is a silicate and pyrite is a sulfide
B quartz contains iron but pyrite does not
C quartz is a silicate and pyrite is an oxide
D quartz and pyrite both hold iron


Well, we have a quarrel of opinion here, I'm pretty sure that A is True, and the rest are false.
I qualified my meet with "I'm pretty sure", while the fist answer stated completely that "c answer is most correct", so I may sound unsure, but I have a source:...

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