| Chemistry name: | copper pyrites; yellow copper |
| M Formula: | CuFeS2 |
| Properties: | |
| Yellow or bronze iridescent crystals with metallic luster and greenish streak. D 4.1–4.3, Mohs hardness 3.5–4. May carry gold or silver or mechanically intermixed pyrite. | |
| Occurrence: | |
| Montana, Utah, Arizona, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Europe, Chile, Canada. | |
| Use: | |
| Important ore of copper, semiconductor research. | |