Nickel-bearing Pyrrhotite

Where it forms, where it's found

21recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
28NiNickel Nickel 7 58.693 410.851
38.82%
26FeIron Iron 7 55.845 390.915
36.94%
16SSulfur Sulfur 8 32.060 256.480
24.24%
Total 1058.246 100.00%
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
28NiNickel	Nickel	7	58.693	410.851	38.82%
26FeIron	Iron	7	55.845	390.915	36.94%
16SSulfur	Sulfur	8	32.060	256.480	24.24%
	Total	1058.246	100.00%

Synonyms

Nickeliferous Pyrrhotite
Nickeloan Pyrrhotite

Literature, links & citation

Citations

1892Emmens, S. H. (1892) THE CONSTITUTION OF NICKELIFEROUS PYRRHOTITE. Journal Of The American Chemical Society, 14 (10) 369-375 doi:10.1021/ja02123a027DOI: 10.1021/ja02123a027
1976Francis, Carl A., Fleet, Michael E., Mistra, Kula, Craig, James R. (1976) Orientation of exsolved pentlandite in natural and synthetic nickeliferous pyrrhotite. American Mineralogist, 61 (9-10) 913-920

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Nickel-bearing Pyrrhotite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/nickel-bearing-pyrrhotite-11395},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}