Gold-bearing Pyrite

Where it forms, where it's found

129recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
16SSulfur Sulfur 2 32.060 64.120
53.45%
26FeIron Iron 1 55.845 55.845
46.55%
Total 119.965 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From Mindat formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
16SSulfur	Sulfur	2	32.060	64.120	53.45%
26FeIron	Iron	1	55.845	55.845	46.55%
	Total	119.965	100.00%

Synonyms

Auriferous Pyrite
Auriferous Pyrites

Literature, links & citation

Citations

1999Simon, Grigore, Huang, Hui, Penner-Hahn, James E., Kesler, Stephen E., Kao, Li-Shun (1999) Oxidation state of gold and arsenic in gold-bearing arsenian pyrite. American Mineralogist, 84 (7) 1071-1079 doi:10.2138/am-1999-7-809DOI: 10.2138/am-1999-7-809

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Gold-bearing Pyrite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/gold-bearing-pyrite-424},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}