Pyrite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Pyrite [ FeS₂ ]

Images of Pyrite

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

SXES spectrum of Pyrite

(C) 2016 CSIRO Mineral Resources

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

(C) 2023 CSIRO Mineral Resources

Material properties

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

Composition

Element	Atoms
Fe	1
S	2
Total:	3

References for Pyrite

CSIRO SXES database

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MacRae et al. 2020

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Specimens of Pyrite

Name	Owner	Materials	Phase purity	Image	Spectra	Techniques
M2581 Arsenopyrite / Dolomite / Quartz	CSIRO	Arsenopyrite, Dolomite, Muscovite-1M, Pyrite (3.0%), Quartz, Siderite	3.0	M2581 Arsenopyrite / Dolomite / Quartz Image of Arsenopyrite, Dolomite, Muscovite-1M, Pyrite, Quartz and Siderite in specimen 'M2581 Arsenopyrite / Dolomite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0395 Siderite / Bournonite	CSIRO	Anglesite, Bournonite, Calcite, Galena, Pyrite (2.9%), Quartz, Robinsonite, Siderite	2.9	M0395 Siderite / Bournonite Image of Siderite, Anglesite, Bournonite, Calcite, Galena, Pyrite, Quartz and Robinsonite in specimen 'M0395 Siderite / Bournonite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
MES112 Hedenbergite	CSIRO	Hedenbergite, Pyrite (2.5%), Quartz	2.5	MES112 Hedenbergite Image of Hedenbergite, Pyrite and Quartz in specimen 'MES112 Hedenbergite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0852 Rhodochrosite / Quartz	CSIRO	Pyrite (2.4%), Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Sphalerite	2.4	M0852 Rhodochrosite / Quartz Image of Rhodochrosite, Pyrite, Quartz and Sphalerite in specimen 'M0852 Rhodochrosite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2773 Chalcopyrite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite, Jarosite, Pyrite (2.3%)	2.3	M2773 Chalcopyrite Image of Chalcopyrite, Jarosite and Pyrite in specimen 'M2773 Chalcopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2356 Pyrrhotite	CSIRO	Pyrite (2.0%), Pyrrhotite-4M, Pyrrhotite-5C, Siderite, Mg, Sulfur	2.0	M2356 Pyrrhotite Image of Pyrrhotite-4M, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite-5C, Siderite (var. Mg) and Sulfur in specimen 'M2356 Pyrrhotite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0289 Pyrrhotite / Magnetite	CSIRO	Magnetite, Pentlandite, Pyrite (1.8%), Pyrrhotite-4M, Quartz	1.8	M0289 Pyrrhotite / Magnetite Image of Pyrrhotite-4M, Magnetite, Pentlandite, Pyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M0289 Pyrrhotite / Magnetite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2096 Quartz / Ankerite	CSIRO	Ankerite, Arsenopyrite, Fluorapatite, Muscovite-2M1, Pyrite (1.8%), Quartz, Scheelite	1.8	M2096 Quartz / Ankerite Image of Quartz, Ankerite, Arsenopyrite, Fluorapatite, Muscovite-2M1, Pyrite and Scheelite in specimen 'M2096 Quartz / Ankerite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M1855 Chalcopyrite / Quartz	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite, Clinochlore, Fe, Fluorite, Jarosite, Pyrite (1.5%), Quartz	1.5	M1855 Chalcopyrite / Quartz Image of Chalcopyrite, Clinochlore (var. Fe), Fluorite, Jarosite, Pyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M1855 Chalcopyrite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2780 Chalcopyrite / Arsenopyrite / Siderite	CSIRO	Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Jarosite, Pyrite (1.4%), Siderite	1.4	M2780 Chalcopyrite / Arsenopyrite / Siderite Image of Chalcopyrite, Arsenopyrite, Jarosite, Pyrite and Siderite in specimen 'M2780 Chalcopyrite / Arsenopyrite / Siderite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
FeS2 Hyper2-18	CSIRO	Pyrite	—		1	SXES
S-20-004 ZnS-Calcite	CSIRO	Anhydrite, synthetic, Pyrite, synthetic, Zinc sulphide, synthetic	—	S-20-004 ZnS-Calcite Image of a specimen of Zinc sulphide, Anhydrite and Pyrite	2	CL