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You’ve heard of fool’s gold until now. Marcasite is the white form of fools gold and it was especially fashionable in Victorian times. Jewelers usually describe marcasite as a bronze color, its designs usually resembling an “Art Deco” period. You’ll generally see marcasite jewelry shining with a vintage estate look.
Marcasite is a mineral formed from iron sulfate. It is occasionally called white pyrite, but is not pyrite. To further confuse matters, most gems called marcasite, are in reality pyrite. True marcasite disintegrates quickly and does not keep well in gem form.
January 27th, 2010 at 9:16 am
Hey, those findings look great! Interesting info as well
Thx
January 27th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
I just learned more about marcasite in that post than I’ve ever known before. I had no idea it was so complicated, I just knew I loved the look of it in antique jewelry.
January 28th, 2010 at 9:50 pm
For many years I wore a marcasite watch, and many people commented on it and thought it was an antique, which it wasn’t. I wore it so long it did indeed become vintage – lol. Still love the watch, and it still works, but it broke where the band goes on the watch, so it’s not wearable. Miss wearing my marcasite watch!
February 6th, 2010 at 9:11 am
People always love the Marcasite, very victoria and vintage style. I am one of them, timeless pieces are worth to keep. Thanks for sharing.