Pyrite suna ne da ke nufin wani ma'adinai na gama gari wanda ya ƙunshi ƙarfe sulfide kuma yawanci yana da launin rawaya mai launin rawaya da haske. Ana kuma san shi da zinariyar wawa saboda kamanninsa da zinariya a launi da siffarsa. Ana samun Pyrite sau da yawa a cikin tsaunuka, metamorphic, da duwatsu masu banƙyama, kuma a wasu lokuta ana amfani da shi azaman tushen sulfur ko azaman dutse na ado.