Pyrite Free Form Pendant Bead | 36x24x19 mm | Gold | 1 Bead |Gold Pyrite Free Form Pendant Bead or Simply a Pendant as is. Pyrite's metallic luster and pale brass yellow hue give it a superficial resemblance to gold, hence the well known nickname of fool's gold. The color has also led to the nicknames brass, brazzle, and Brazil, primarily used to refer to pyrite found in coal. The name pyrite is derived from the Greek (pyrits lithos), "stone or mineral which strikes fire",[9] in turn from (pyr), "fire".[10] In