Pyrrhotite [ Fe1-xS ]
Image of Pyrrhotite
Material properties
| Formula | Fe1-xS |
| Abbreviation | Pyh |
| IMA Status | Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1835 |
| Classification | Pyrrhotite (group) |
| Members | Pyrrhotite-5C, Pyrrhotite-4M |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Tags | Mineral, Sulphide |
Composition
| Element | Wt% |
|---|---|
| Fe | 62.33 |
| S | 37.67 |
| Total: | 100 |
Specimens of Pyrrhotite
| Name | Owner | Materials | Image | Spectra | Techniques |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KH-2 | CSIRO | Amphibole, Apatite, Augite, Biotite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorapatite, Enstatite, Forsterite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Pentlandite, Plagioclase, Pyrite, Pyroxene, Pyrrhotite | 26 | CL, EDS | |
| M0388 Calcite | CSIRO | Calcite, Pyrrhotite | 0 | — | |
| M2356 Pyrrhotite | CSIRO | Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Pyrrhotite-4M, Pyrrhotite-5C, Siderite (var. Mg), Sulfur | 0 | — | |
| M2687 Pyrrhotite | CSIRO | Arsenopyrite, Calcite (var. Mg), Magnetite, Pyrrhotite, Pyrrhotite-4M, Pyrrhotite-5C, Sulfur, Szomolnokite | 0 | — |
