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The Minerals of the Pyrite Group


Aurostibite (Gold Antimonide)
Cattierite (Cobalt Sulfide)
Dzharkenite (Iron Selenide)
Erlichmanite (Osmium Sulfide)
Fukuchilite (Copper Iron Sulfide)
Geversite (Platinum Antimonide)
Hauerite (Manganese Sulfide)
Insizwaite (Platinum Bismuthinide Antimonide)
Krutaite (Copper Selenide)
Laurite (Ruthenium Sulfide)
Maslovite (Platinum Bismuth Telluride)
Mayingite (Iridium Bismuth Telluride)
Penroseite (Nickel Cobalt Copper Selenide)
Pyrite (Iron Sulfide)
Sperrylite (Platinum Arsenide)
Testibiopalladite (Palladium Antimonide Telluride)
Trogtalite (Cobalt Selenide)
Vaesite (Nickel Sulfide)
Villamaninite (Copper Nickel Cobalt Iron Sulfide)

The Pyrite Group is a fairly large group composed of minerals with a similar structure and chemistry. It is named for its most common member, Pyrite. Only pyrite is common and only a few other members are recognized or readily available for collecting. The general formula for this group is AX2. Pyrite's formula for example is FeS2. The A can be either cobalt, copper, gold, iridium, iron, manganese, mercury, nickel, osmium, palladium, platinum, ruthenium or zinc. The X can be either antimony, arsenic, bismuth, selenium, sulfur and or tellurium.

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