Some Li may be sequestered in pyrite in organic-rich shales, the study authors wrote.
But the minerals have some clear differences: pyrite is magnetic, and gold is not.
Pyrite often has some remarkable geometry to it, while gold looks more like lustrous, smooth chunks.
Pyrite clusters in quartz.Photo: Olpo (Shutterstock)
But the recent teams research indicates that pyrite could also demarcate a different kind of precious metal.
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