Some sulfide minerals*

name idealized formula

molybdenite MoS₂

tungstenite WS₂

alabandite MnS

pyrite (fool's gold) FeS₂

marcasite FeS₂

pyrrhotite Fe_1-xS

laurite RuS₂

linnaeite Co₃S₄

millerite NiS

cooperite PtS

chalcocite (Cu glance) Cu₂S

argentite (Ag glance) Ag₂S

sphalerite (Zn blende) ZnS

wurtzite ZnS

greenockite CdS

cinnabar (vermillion) HgS

galena (Pb glance) PbS

realgar As₄S₄

orpiment As₂S₃

dimorphite As₄S₃

stibnite Sb₂S₃

bismuthinite Bi₂S₃

pentlandite (Fe,Ni)₉S₈

chalcopyrite CuFeS₂

bornite Cu₅FeS₄

arsenopyrite FeAsS

cobaltite CoAsS

enargite Cu₃AsS₄

bournoite CuPbSbS₃

proustite Ag₃AsS₃

pyrargyrite Ag₃SbS₃

tetrahedrite** Cu₁₂As₄S₁₃**

*Those in bold are more prevalent or important.

**There is a second series in which As is replaced by Sb: in both series Cu is often substituted in part by Fe, Ag, Zn, Hg, or Pb.

Source: Reprinted from N.N. Greenwood and A. Earnshaw, Chemistry of the Elements, copyright © 1984, p. 761, with permission of Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd.