Pyrite is not very valuable for just the minerals. However, some people collect mineral specimens and might offer quite a bit for an excellent sample of pyrite. I just did a search and found some specimens selling for several dollars a gram (5 carats). So, if your rocks are very pretty and show lots of crystal detail they may have some value. Find a rock hound or gem and mineral dealer in your area and show him what you have. You should check on different websites thou.
as much as any one person is willing to pay for it.
In one word, scarcity. There is a lot of pyrite, not much gold.
Chheck eBay it will tell you the exact price that it is worth
It depends. Pyrite (or "fool's gold) is a mineral that can contain 0.25 percent or more of gold. If a pyrite sample contains this amount, and assuming the price of gold is $1500 per troy ounce, then one ton of pyrite would be worth a little over $100,000.
It depends. Pyrite (or "fool's gold) is a mineral that can contain 0.25 percent or more of gold. If a pyrite sample contains this amount, and assuming the price of gold is $1500 per troy ounce, then one ton of pyrite would be worth a little over $100,000.
Definitely pyrite for one
Karat in this context is a purity measurement, not a weight measurement. Today's price for one troy ounce of 24 karat gold (2010August2) is US$1,182.
Leadville, Colorado is one of the most common places that pyrite can be found.
There's one at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrite
"According to an online gold-per-ounce-value calculator, 12 ounces of 14 karat gold is worth $1,828.74 per troy ounce or $12,801.18 total. Take in mind that this is retail value, and you would probably have to sell it for less."
There are two atoms of sulfur in pyrite (FeS2)
Karat - The karat (symbol kt) a unit of measure of the amount of pure gold in a metal. One karat represents 1/24th of an alloy's total weight. One hundred percent gold is 24 karats.24-karat gold = .995 to .9999922-karat gold = .91618-karat gold = .75014-karat gold = .58310-karat gold = .4167