Mineral phase
- IMA name
- Pyrite
- Class
- non-silicate mineral
- Compound type
- sulfide
- Formula
- $FeS_2$
- Chemical formula
- FeS2
- Elemental formula
- Fe S2
- Isotope mixture type
- terrestrial abundance
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
- Crystal system
- isometric (cubic)
- Crystal class
- diploidal
- Crystal class symbol
- m-3 (Th)
- Crystal spacegroup
- Pa-3
- Molar mass
- 119.98 $g/mol$
- Density
- 5.00 - 5.02 $g/cm^3$
- State NTP
- solid
- Refringence type
- unknown
- Refringence sign
- unknown
- Pure color
- other
- Color
- pale brass yellow
- Diaphaneity
- opaque
- Luster
- metallic