Henryite
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About Henryite
Formula:
(Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 , with x ~ 0.40
Originally assumed to be Cu3.77Ag3.01Te4 (simplified Cu4Ag3Te4).
Hardness:
3½
Crystal System:
Isometric
Name:
Named by A. J. Criddle, C. J. Stanley, J. E. Chisholm, and E. E. Fejer in 1983 in honor of Norman Fordyce McKerron Henry [1909–1983], mineralogist and ore microscopist, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England.
This page provides mineralogical data about Henryite.
Classification of Henryite
Approved
2/B.06-50
2.BA.65
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
A : With Cu, Ag, Au
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
A : With Cu, Ag, Au
2.16.11.1
2 : SULFIDES
16 : Miscellaneous
2 : SULFIDES
16 : Miscellaneous
3.2.15
3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
2 : Sulphides etc. of Ag
3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
2 : Sulphides etc. of Ag
Physical Properties of Henryite
Hardness:
3½ on Mohs scale
Chemical Properties of Henryite
Formula:
(Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 , with x ~ 0.40
Originally assumed to be Cu3.77Ag3.01Te4 (simplified Cu4Ag3Te4).
Originally assumed to be Cu3.77Ag3.01Te4 (simplified Cu4Ag3Te4).
IMA Formula:
(Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 (x~0.4)
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Henryite
Crystal System:
Isometric
Class (H-M):
m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group:
Fd3c
Cell Parameters:
a = 12.1987(5) Å
Unit Cell V:
1,815.27 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
16
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0020215 | Henryite | Bindi L (2014) Chemical and structural characterization of henryite, (Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 (x ~ 0.40): A new structure type in the (Ag)-Cu-Te system Solid State Sciences 38 108-111 | 2014 | the Campbell orebody, Bisbee, Arizona, USA | 0 | 293 |
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Type Occurrence of Henryite
Synonyms of Henryite
Other Language Names for Henryite
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
2.BA. | Alburnite | Ag8GeTe2S4 | Iso. |
2.BA. | Dzierżanowskite | CaCu2S2 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1 |
2.BA.05 | Chalcocite | Cu2S | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
2.BA.05 | Djurleite | Cu31S16 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
2.BA.05 | Geerite | Cu8S5 | Trig. 3 |
2.BA.05 | Roxbyite | Cu9S5 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
2.BA.10 | Anilite | Cu7S4 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
2.BA.10 | Digenite | Cu9S5 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
2.BA.15 | Bornite | Cu5FeS4 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca |
2.BA.20 | Bellidoite | Cu2Se | Tet. 4/m : P42/n |
2.BA.20 | Berzelianite | Cu2Se | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
2.BA.25 | Athabascaite | Cu5Se4 | Orth. |
2.BA.25 | Umangite | Cu3Se2 | Tet. |
2.BA.30 | Rickardite | Cu7Te5 | Orth. |
2.BA.30 | Weissite | Cu2-xTe | Hex. |
2.BA.35 | Acanthite | Ag2S | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
2.BA.40 | Mckinstryite | Ag5-xCu3+xS4 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
2.BA.40 | Stromeyerite | AgCuS | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
2.BA.40d | UM2003-13-S:AgAuCu | Ag6AuCu2S5 | |
2.BA.45 | Jalpaite | Ag3CuS2 | Tet. |
2.BA.45 | Selenojalpaite | Ag3CuSe2 | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I41/amd |
2.BA.50 | Eucairite | AgCuSe | Orth. |
2.BA.55 | Aguilarite | Ag4SeS | Mon. 2/m |
2.BA.55 | Naumannite | Ag2Se | Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21 |
2.BA.60 | Cervelleite | Ag4TeS | Mon. 2/m |
2.BA.60 | Hessite | Ag2Te | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
2.BA.60 | Chenguodaite | Ag9Fe3+Te2S4 | Orth. |
2.BA.65 | Stützite | Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36 | Hex. 6 : P6 |
2.BA.70 | Argyrodite | Ag8GeS6 | Orth. mm2 : Pna21 |
2.BA.70 | Canfieldite | Ag8SnS6 | Orth. mm2 |
2.BA.70 | Putzite | (Cu4.7Ag3.3)GeS6 | Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m |
2.BA.75 | Fischesserite | Ag3AuSe2 | Iso. 4 3 2 : I41 3 2 |
2.BA.75 | Penzhinite | (Ag,Cu)4Au(S,Se)4 | Hex. |
2.BA.75 | Petrovskaite | AuAgS | Mon. |
2.BA.75 | Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 | Iso. 4 3 2 : I41 3 2 |
2.BA.75 | Uytenbogaardtite | Ag3AuS2 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c |
2.BA.80 | Bezsmertnovite | (Au,Ag)4Cu(Te,Pb) | Orth. |
2.BA.80 | Bilibinskite | PbCu2Au3Te2 | Iso. |
2.BA.80 | Bogdanovite | (Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe) | Iso. |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
3.2.1 | Acanthite | Ag2S | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
3.2.3 | Naumannite | Ag2Se | Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21 |
3.2.4 | Aguilarite | Ag4SeS | Mon. 2/m |
3.2.5 | Hessite | Ag2Te | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
3.2.6 | Empressite | AgTe | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
3.2.7 | Stützite | Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36 | Hex. 6 : P6 |
3.2.8 | Cervelleite | Ag4TeS | Mon. 2/m |
3.2.9 | Dervillite | Ag2AsS2 | Mon. 2/m : P2/b |
3.2.10 | Stromeyerite | AgCuS | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
3.2.11 | Mckinstryite | Ag5-xCu3+xS4 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
3.2.12 | Jalpaite | Ag3CuS2 | Tet. |
3.2.13 | Eucairite | AgCuSe | Orth. |
3.2.14 | Cameronite | Cu5-x(Cu,Ag)3+xTe10 (x = 0.43) | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
3.2.16 | Sternbergite | AgFe2S3 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
3.2.17 | Argentopyrite | AgFe2S3 | Mon. 2/m |
3.2.18 | Geffroyite | (Cu,Fe,Ag)9(Se,S)8 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
3.2.19 | Argentopentlandite | Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Henryite
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Criddle, A.J., C.J. Stanley, J.E. Chisholm, and E.E. Fejer (1983) Henryite, a new copper–silver telluride from Bisbee, Arizona. Bull. Mineral., 106, 511–517.
American Mineralogist: 70: 216.
Bindi, L. (2014) Chemical and structural characterization of henryite, (Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 (x ≈ 0.40): A new structure type in the (Ag)-Cu-Te system. Solid State Sciences 38, 108-111.
Internet Links for Henryite
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Ghana | |
| Mineralogical Magazine 1990 54 : 617-627; Bonev, I. K., Petrunov, R., Cook, N. J., & Ciobanu, C. L. (2005). Kostovite and its argentian varieties: Deposits and mineral associations. Geochem. Mineral. Petrol.(Bulg. Acad. Sci.), 42, 1-22. |
Mexico | |
| Lapis 2001(1), 11-40 |
In the collection of Brent Thorne. Analyzed by Sid Williams. | |
Bonev, I.K., Petrunov, R., Cook, N.J., Ciobanu, C.L. (2005) Kostovite and its argentian varieties: Deposits and mineral associations. Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences): 42: 1-22. | |
USA | |
| [MinRec 24:421] |
Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 248; Criddle, A.J., et al (1983), Henryite, a new copper-silver telluride from Bisbee, AZ, Bull. Min.: 106: 511-517. |
Bambollita Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico