Where to find pyrite ore

Also, it may not end well for you if on a pvp realm. Thankfully, I'm not. Remember that not only do nodes spawn in front of you, but also behind you. Not only does this help your chances, but if someone really wants to race you as most do , you'll have a better chance of winning. For example, I hotkeyed mine to the "R" button. I didn't have it associated with anything else, was the nearest to my finger controls, and figured it'd help me quite a bit.

This can also prove to help in other situations There are plenty of hyenias, scorpions and other various NPCs that can kill you. I cannot tell you the amount of times I've seen someone die from trying to mine.

If you can't kill the NPC on your own before or after you mine the node , then don't attempt to mine something next to NPCs that can attack you. Quite obvious, but obviously needs to be said. Hope all this helps. I mine at least once or twice a day this exact route. Also makes for some good money making. Not sure why - I think the fact that it's the only ore in the game where the name changes Pyrite to Pyrium may have something to do with it.

Comment by k4ne i hope epic gems will drop from the new instance and won't be prospected from pyrite ore because, well, you know, all servers are full of botters yeah stupid people that run in circles for hours. Comment by Enderverse Why was the miner arrested for possessing and selling these rare ores? Because he pyrited them.

Comment by Xerxus Tom Chilton: There certainly are quite a few new profession recipes. We also introduce the epic gems in this patch, and they'll be available only through the normal and heroic difficulty of the Deathwing raids. Comment by Siigari With the announcement that Pyrite Ore will not prospect into epic gems, the prices are fluctuating right now on the auction house. I would strongly suggest buying stacks as low as they can go and prospecting them.

I purchased 59 stacks of ore tonight for g each it was all the guy had and prospected it. Take it before prices spike again! Because I think Blizzard will get a lot of trolls if we can only transmute them. Comment by Rokz Ok don't panic, I too have hoarded a tab full of Pyrite. Now Ghostcrawler did say 'Deathwing Raid content'. What about the people who only pvp?

Are they expected to pay out to the high-roller raid gurus who will own the AH with epic gems? I am still going to hang on to my lode and ride out the negative news Comment by Metodi There is absolutely no reason to sell pyrite ore right now.

The prices are all time low, everybody is selling with few people buying. I am buying every single pyrite ore under 2g a piece on my server. I reckon that the prices will be higher after the patch even if epic gems are not prospected from pyrite ore. There are still things to be made with pyrium bars. Last but not least pyrite ore will be much more scarce when the next expansion comes see titanium prices now if you have the deep pockets to keep it until then :. Comment by Not really a Rare Spawn folks, you can find handfuls of it all around Tol Barad or that desert place Uldum with the Camels and all that Comment by They made an earlier comment that it was like Khorium, but let's be honest, Pyrite sells like it was Saronite from the Lich King Expansion Worthless steer clear of mining unless you discover that Thorium is actually one of the most valuable ores, but stay out of Un' Goro crater people those are my grounds!

Comment by amzraptor I personally think they may add this feature later on in some smaller patch after 4. I wouldn't be surprised with the amount of players stocking Pyrite Ore. There has always been a penalty for trying to benefit from last patch stuff in the upcoming patch. Another option is that they do make pyrium powder in patch 4. Then once everyone consumes their storage they double,triple, quadruple the drop chance later on and it won't take a patch to do this just hotfixes.

Comment by Lunarine As of patch 4. Who knows, Blizzard might implement it on a minor patch after 4. Comment by kreggor1 just prospected obsidium and 80 pyrite - so 20 prospects and 15 respectively - looking for inferno rubies.

Comment by wunderbar Is it just me, or do these look a lot like baked potatoes? This type of jewelry was popular in the United States and Europe in the mid- to lates. Most of the jewelry stones were called "marcasite," but they are actually pyrite.

Marcasite would be a poor choice for jewelry because it quickly oxidizes, and the oxidation products cause damage to anything that they contact. Pyrite is not an excellent jewelry stone because it easily tarnishes. The most important use of pyrite is as an ore of gold. Gold and pyrite form under similar conditions and occur together in the same rocks.

In some deposits small amounts of gold occur as inclusions and substitutions within pyrite. Some pyrites can contain 0. Although this is a tiny fraction of the ore, the value of gold is so high that the pyrite might be a worthwhile mining target. If pyrite contains 0. That is not a guaranteed money-maker. It depends upon how efficiently the gold can be recovered and the cost of the recovery process. Pyrite Framboid: One of the most interesting crystal habits of pyrite is the "framboid.

This is a framboid from the Waynesburg coal of northern West Virginia. It is a sphere about 15 microns in diameter that is composed of cubic crystals of pyrite about one micron on a side. Sulfur occurs in coal in three different forms: 1 organic sulfur, 2 sulfate minerals, and 3 sulfide minerals mostly pyrite with minor amounts of marcasite.

When the coal is burned, these forms of sulfur are converted into sulfur dioxide gas and contribute to air pollution and acid rain unless they are removed from the emissions. The sulfide minerals in coal and its surrounding rocks can produce acid mine drainage. Before mining, these minerals are deep within the ground and below the water table where they are not subject to oxidation.

During and after mining the level of the water table often falls, exposing the sulfides to oxidation. This oxidation produces acid mine drainage which contaminates groundwater and streams.

Mining also breaks the rocks above and below the coal. This creates more pathways for the movement of oxygenated waters and exposes more surface area to oxidation. Pyrite crystals: Pyrite, cubic crystals in schist from Chester, Vermont. Specimen is approximately 4 inches 10 centimeters across. Crushed stone used to make concrete, concrete block, and asphalt paving materials must be free of pyrite.

Pyrite will oxidize when it is exposed to air and moisture. That oxidation will result in the production of acids and a volume change that will damage the concrete and reduce its strength.

This damage can result in failure or maintenance problems. Pyrite should not be present in the base material, subsoil or bedrock under roads, parking lots, or buildings. Oxidation of pyrite can result in damage to pavement, foundations, and floors. In parts of the country where pyrite is commonly found, construction sites should be tested to detect the presence of pyritic materials. Pyrium bars by themselves can be used by Blacksmiths to craft armor enhancements.

But they have a limited use based on gear level. But the special use for Pyrium bars is selling them to alchemists for a Truegold Transmute.

Many of the popular Cataclysm transmog gear use them for crafting. All of these were very useful during the Cataclysm expansion. With the ilvl limitations put on them, they are in less demand now.

Alchemists get the biggest benefits from Pyrium bars. Combined with three of the four volatiles that is gathered via mining. Be warned with this transmute has a daily cooldown. Originally it was linked with the Truegold cooldown but they are now separated.

Truegold is transmuted using 3 Pyrium bars plus 10 volatile fire, 10 volatile air, and 10 volatile air. By itself, this is a valuable item to have in your rotation on the Auction House for sale. Especially since it is used by Blacksmithing, Engineering, and Jewelcrafting.

Alchemists with the Vial of the Sands recipe can keep making this craft on a regular basis.