Pyrite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Pyrite [ FeS₂ ]

Images of Pyrite

CL image of in specimen 'S-20-004 ZnS-Calcite' (CSIRO).

SXES spectrum of Pyrite

Cubic crystals of pyrite (7.0 × 5.0 × 2.5 cm). Found from Huanzala mine, Huallanca, Bolognesi, Ancash, Peru

Photo by Ivar Leidus (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 4.0

CL spectrum of Pyrite

Material properties

Formula	FeS₂
Abbreviation	Py
IMA Status	Grandfathered (pre-IMA), antiquity
Crystal symmetry	Cubic, Point group m3, Space group Pa3 (#205)
Classification	Pyrite (group)
Variant	synthetic
Related materials	Marcasite
Reflectance line	Unspecified
Spectra	Luminescence (1), SXES (1)
Search other databases	webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
Tags	Mineral, Sulphide, Synthetic

Composition

Element	Atoms
Fe	1
S	2
Total:	3

References for Pyrite

Reference

Lines

Spectra

Images

CSIRO SXES database

MacRae et al. 2020

Moenke 1974

CSIRO spectra 2015 (Noril'sk-Kharelakh)

Specimens of Pyrite

Name	Owner	Materials	Phase purity	Image	Techniques
M2600 Pyrite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite, Pyrite (96.3%), Quartz	96.3	M2600 Pyrite Image of Pyrite, Chalcopyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M2600 Pyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M0356 Pyrite	CSIRO	Anglesite, Pyrite (93.5%), Szomolnokite	93.5	M0356 Pyrite Image of Pyrite, Anglesite and Szomolnokite in specimen 'M0356 Pyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M1872 Pyrite	CSIRO	Pyrite (91.7%), Rhomboclase, Szomolnokite	91.7	M1872 Pyrite Image of Pyrite, Rhomboclase and Szomolnokite in specimen 'M1872 Pyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M0333 Pyrite	CSIRO	Anglesite, Covellite, Pyrite (91.2%), Szomolnokite	91.2	M0333 Pyrite Image of Pyrite, Anglesite, Covellite and Szomolnokite in specimen 'M0333 Pyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M0342 Pyrite	CSIRO	Pyrite (90.8%), Quartz, Szomolnokite	90.8	M0342 Pyrite Image of Pyrite, Quartz and Szomolnokite in specimen 'M0342 Pyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M0341 Pyrite	CSIRO	Pyrite (83.5%), Rhomboclase, Szomolnokite	83.5	M0341 Pyrite Image of Pyrite, Rhomboclase and Szomolnokite in specimen 'M0341 Pyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M0347 Pyrite	CSIRO	Pyrite (77.6%), Quartz, Szomolnokite, Voltaite	77.6	M0347 Pyrite Image of Pyrite, Quartz, Szomolnokite and Voltaite in specimen 'M0347 Pyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M0340 Pyrite	CSIRO	Pyrite (74.5%), Quartz, Rhomboclase, Szomolnokite	74.5	M0340 Pyrite Image of Pyrite, Quartz, Rhomboclase and Szomolnokite in specimen 'M0340 Pyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M0334 Pyrite	CSIRO	Chamosite-1MIIb, Jarosite, Muscovite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Pyrite (62.5%), Quartz, Szomolnokite	62.5	M0334 Pyrite Image of Pyrite, Chamosite-1MIIb, Jarosite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz and Szomolnokite in specimen 'M0334 Pyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M2750 Chalcocite	CSIRO	Brochantite, Chalcocite-Digenite Group, Chalcopyrite, Digenite (var. high), Djurleite, Pyrite (53.5%)	53.5	M2750 Chalcocite Image of Pyrite, Brochantite, Chalcopyrite, Digenite (var. high) and Djurleite in specimen 'M2750 Chalcocite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M2601 Chalcopyrite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite, Jarosite, Pyrite (37.4%), Siderite	37.4	M2601 Chalcopyrite Image of Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Jarosite and Siderite in specimen 'M2601 Chalcopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M0315 Chalcopyrite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite, Jarosite, Pyrite (30.5%), Siderite, Szomolnokite	30.5	M0315 Chalcopyrite Image of Chalcopyrite, Jarosite, Pyrite, Siderite and Szomolnokite in specimen 'M0315 Chalcopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M0301 Chalcocite	CSIRO	Bornite, Chalcocite (var. low), Chalcocite (var. high), Chalcocite-Digenite Group, Cuprite, Djurleite, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrite (27.5%)	27.5	M0301 Chalcocite Image of Djurleite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Cuprite, Goethite, Malachite and Pyrite in specimen 'M0301 Chalcocite ' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M0282 Proustite	CSIRO	Argentopyrite, Calcite, Dolomite, Marcasite, Proustite, Pyrite (23.1%)	23.1	M0282 Proustite Image of Proustite, Argentopyrite, Calcite, Dolomite, Marcasite and Pyrite in specimen 'M0282 Proustite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M1210 Wolframite	CSIRO	Ferberite, Fluorite, Pyrite (22.9%), Quartz, Wolframite	22.9	M1210 Wolframite Image of specimen 'M1210 Wolframite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M2755 Bornite	CSIRO	Barite, Bornite, Pyrite (17.2%), Quartz, Stromeyerite, Tetrahedrite-(Cu)	17.2	M2755 Bornite Image of Bornite, Barite, Pyrite, Quartz, Stromeyerite and Tetrahedrite-(Cu) in specimen 'M2755 Bornite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M2657 Chalcopyrite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite, Goethite, Jarosite, Marcasite, Pyrite (12.7%)	12.7	M2657 Chalcopyrite Image of specimen 'M2657 Chalcopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M0316 Chalcopyrite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Pyrite (9.9%)	9.9	M0316 Chalcopyrite Image of Chalcopyrite, Covellite and Pyrite in specimen 'M0316 Chalcopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M0319 Chalcopyrite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite, Jarosite, Pyrite (9.3%), Stilpnomelane	9.3	M0319 Chalcopyrite Image of Chalcopyrite, Jarosite, Pyrite and Stilpnomelane in specimen 'M0319 Chalcopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M0339 Pyrite	CSIRO	Ankerite, Dolomite, Muscovite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Pyrite (8.7%), Quartz	8.7	M0339 Pyrite Image of specimen 'M0339 Pyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M2746 Chalcopyrite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite, Pyrite (5.8%), Quartz, Szomolnokite	5.8	M2746 Chalcopyrite Image of Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Quartz and Szomolnokite in specimen 'M2746 Chalcopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
MES078 Hedenbergite / Montmorillonite	CSIRO	Hedenbergite, Magnesite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite (5.3%), Quartz	5.3	MES078 Hedenbergite / Montmorillonite Image of Hedenbergite, Magnesite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite and Quartz in specimen 'MES078 Hedenbergite / Montmorillonite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
M2452 Arsenopyrite	CSIRO	Arsenopyrite, Pyrite (4.3%), Quartz	4.3	M2452 Arsenopyrite Image of Arsenopyrite, Pyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M2452 Arsenopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—
193 Fuchsite	CSIRO	Calcite, Clinochlore (var. Fe), Dolomite, Fuchsite, Muscovite-2M1 (var. Cr), Pyrite (3.1%), Quartz	3.1		—
M0397 Tennantite	CSIRO	Barite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite (3.0%), Quartz, Tennantite-(Cu)	3.0	M0397 Tennantite Image of Barite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Quartz and Tennantite-(Cu) in specimen 'M0397 Barite / Tennantite-(Cu)' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	—