Constituent Pyrite | SSHADE

Constituent

Name: Pyrite
IMA name: Pyrite

Class: non-silicate mineral
Compound type: sulfide

Constituent abundance in material

Relevance: unknown
Arrangement: single phase

Chemical composition

Formula: $FeS_2$
Chemical formula: FeS2
Elemental formula: Fe S2
Isotope mixture type: terrestrial abundance

	Formula	Name	Family	Number min-max	Isotope mole fraction	State	Relevance
	$Fe$	Iron	element	1		constituent element	main
	$S$	Sulfur	element	2		constituent element	main

Classifications

Strunz

Class: sulfides - sufosalts (02)
Division: metal sulfides, M:S = 1:2 (02.E)
Family: M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc. (02.EB)
Code: 02.EB.05a

Dana

Major class: sulfides (II)
Class: sulfides - including selenides and tellurides (02)
Type: where AmBnXp, with (m+n):p=1:2 (02.12)
Group: Pyrite group (Isometric: Pa3) (02.12.01)
Code: 02.12.01.01

Phase type: crystalline

Crystallography

Crystal system: isometric (cubic)
Crystal class: diploidal
Crystal class symbol: m-3 (Th)
Crystal spacegroup: Pa-3

Physical properties

Molar mass: 119.98 $g/mol$
Density: 5.00 - 5.02 $g/cm^3$

Optical properties

Refringence type: unknown
Refringence sign: unknown
Color: pale brass yellow
Diaphaneity: opaque
Luster: metallic