Pyrite Nuggets THE MINERAL PYRITE OR IRON PYRITE IS ALSO KNOWN AS FOOL'S GOLD. NODULES OF PYRITE HAVE BEEN FOUND IN PREHISTORIC BURIAL MOUNDS SUGGESTING ITS USE AS A MEANS OF PRODUCING FIRE. SAID TO SHIELD THE WEARER FROM NEGATIVE ENERGY, PROMOTE EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING & REDUCE ANXIETY. IT IS ALSO SAID TO ATTRACT WEALTH & ENHANCE STRENGTH OF MIND, EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS TO PURSUE THEIR GOALS WITH DETERMINATION.