Pyrite is a semiconductor; that is, it is neither a conductor like metal nor an insulator like most rocks. Semiconductors such as pyrite can switch between being a good conductor or insulator under the effects of electric fields or light, or by doping the material with traces of impurities
@Owlx said:
I have a ? .please .Does iron pyrite pass a continuity test on a multi meter because my find makes it beep like crazy !
We have what we refer to as HOT rocks.
That's anything that sets off a metal detector.
Hot rocks may or may not have metal content but have enough minerals to get a hit.
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Iron pyrite is conductive. Cheers, RickO
Iron pyrite is not conductive who lied to u ?
It's not even a metal
Let's get this fight started
Pyrite is a semiconductor; that is, it is neither a conductor like metal nor an insulator like most rocks. Semiconductors such as pyrite can switch between being a good conductor or insulator under the effects of electric fields or light, or by doping the material with traces of impurities
We have what we refer to as HOT rocks.
That's anything that sets off a metal detector.
Hot rocks may or may not have metal content but have enough minerals to get a hit.
I hate hot rocks when metal detecting.
Waste of so much time.