Henryite
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Formula:
Cu4Ag3Te4
System:
Isometric
Hardness:
3½
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 (Mohs):
3½
Chemical Properties of Henryite
IMA Formula:
Cu4Ag3Te4
Mindat.org 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).
Elements listed in formula:
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 Volume:
V 1,815.27 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
16
Type Occurrence of Henryite
Relationship of Henryite to other Species
| 2.BA.05 | Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| 2.BA.05 | Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
| 2.BA.05 | Geerite | Cu8S5 |
| 2.BA.05 | Roxbyite | Cu1.78S |
| 2.BA.10 | Anilite | Cu7S4 |
| 2.BA.10 | Digenite | Cu1.8S |
| 2.BA.15 | Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| 2.BA.20 | Bellidoite | Cu2Se |
| 2.BA.20 | Berzelianite | Cu2-xSe (x~0.12) |
| 2.BA.25 | Athabascaite | Cu5Se4 |
| 2.BA.25 | Umangite | Cu3Se2 |
| 2.BA.30 | Rickardite | Cu3-xTe2 |
| 2.BA.30 | Weissite | Cu5Te3 |
| 2.BA.35 | Acanthite | Ag2S |
| 2.BA.40 | Mckinstryite | Ag5Cu3S4 |
| 2.BA.40 | Stromeyerite | CuAgS |
| 2.BA.40d | UM2003-13-S:AgAuCu | Ag6AuCu2S5 |
| 2.BA.45 | Jalpaite | Ag3CuS2 |
| 2.BA.45 | Selenojalpaite | Ag3CuSe2 |
| 2.BA.50 | Eucairite | CuAgSe |
| 2.BA.55 | Aguilarite | Ag4SeS |
| 2.BA.55 | Naumannite | Ag2Se |
| 2.BA.60 | Cervelleite | Ag4TeS |
| 2.BA.60 | Hessite | Ag2Te |
| 2.BA.60 | Chenguodaite | Ag9FeTe2S4 |
| 2.BA.65 | Stützite | Ag5-xTe3 (x = 0.24-0.36) |
| 2.BA.70 | Argyrodite | Ag8GeS6 |
| 2.BA.70 | Canfieldite | Ag8SnS6 |
| 2.BA.70 | Putzite | (Cu,Ag)8GeS6 |
| 2.BA.75 | Fischesserite | Ag3AuSe2 |
| 2.BA.75 | Penzhinite | (Ag,Cu)4Au(S,Se)4 |
| 2.BA.75 | Petrovskaite | AuAgS |
| 2.BA.75 | Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
| 2.BA.75 | Uytenbogaardtite | Ag3AuS2 |
| 2.BA.80 | Bezsmertnovite | (Au,Ag)4Cu(Te,Pb) |
| 2.BA.80 | Bilibinskite | Au3Cu2Pb · nTeO2 |
| 2.BA.80 | Bogdanovite | (Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe) |
| 3.2.1 | Acanthite | Ag2S |
| 3.2.3 | Naumannite | Ag2Se |
| 3.2.4 | Aguilarite | Ag4SeS |
| 3.2.5 | Hessite | Ag2Te |
| 3.2.6 | Empressite | AgTe |
| 3.2.7 | Stützite | Ag5-xTe3 (x = 0.24-0.36) |
| 3.2.8 | Cervelleite | Ag4TeS |
| 3.2.9 | Dervillite | Ag2AsS2 |
| 3.2.10 | Stromeyerite | CuAgS |
| 3.2.11 | Mckinstryite | Ag5Cu3S4 |
| 3.2.12 | Jalpaite | Ag3CuS2 |
| 3.2.13 | Eucairite | CuAgSe |
| 3.2.14 | Cameronite | Cu5-x(Cu,Ag)3+xTe10 (x = 0.43) |
| 3.2.16 | Sternbergite | AgFe2S3 |
| 3.2.17 | Argentopyrite | AgFe2S3 |
| 3.2.18 | Geffroyite | (Cu,Fe,Ag)9Se8 |
| 3.2.19 | Argentopentlandite | Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8 |
Other Names for Henryite
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
Reference List:
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.
American Mineralogist: 70: 216.
Internet Links for Henryite
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Localities for Henryite
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Ghana | |
| Mineralogical Magazine 1990 54 : 617-627 |
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. Geochem. Mineral. Petrol.(Bulg. Acad. Sci.), 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, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico