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Henryite

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Henryite

Bambollita Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
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Henryite, etc.

Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Henryite

Bambollita Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
09268050014951234941317.jpg
Henryite, etc.

Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Henryite

Bambollita Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
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Henryite, etc.

Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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About HenryiteHide

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 HenryiteHide

IMA status:
Approved
Strunz 8th ed.:
2/B.06-50
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:
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
Dana 8th ed.:
2.16.11.1

2 : SULFIDES
16 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:
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

Physical Properties of HenryiteHide

Hardness:
3½ on Mohs scale

Chemical Properties of HenryiteHide

Formula:
(Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 , with x ~ 0.40

Originally assumed to be Cu3.77Ag3.01Te4 (simplified Cu4Ag3Te4).
IMA Formula:
Cu4Ag3Te4
Elements listed:
Ag, Cu, Te - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of HenryiteHide

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

Type Occurrence of HenryiteHide

Synonyms of HenryiteHide

Other Language Names for HenryiteHide

German:Henryit
Spanish:Henryita

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
1 photo of Henryite associated with HessiteAg2Te
1 photo of Henryite associated with PetziteAg3AuTe2
1 photo of Henryite associated with RickarditeCu7Te5
1 photo of Henryite associated with Sylvanite(Au,Ag)2Te4

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz GroupingHide

2.BA.AlburniteAg8GeTe2S4Iso.
2.BA.DzierżanowskiteCaCu2S2Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1
2.BA.05ChalcociteCu2SMon. 2/m : P21/b
2.BA.05DjurleiteCu31S16Mon. 2/m
2.BA.05GeeriteCu8S5Trig. 3
2.BA.05RoxbyiteCu9S5Tric. 1 : P1
2.BA.10AniliteCu7S4Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.BA.10DigeniteCu9S5Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
2.BA.15BorniteCu5FeS4Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
2.BA.20BellidoiteCu2SeTet. 4/m : P42/n
2.BA.20BerzelianiteCu2SeIso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
2.BA.25AthabascaiteCu5Se4Orth.
2.BA.25UmangiteCu3Se2Tet.
2.BA.30RickarditeCu7Te5Orth.
2.BA.30WeissiteCu2-xTeHex.
2.BA.35AcanthiteAg2SMon. 2/m : P21/m
2.BA.40MckinstryiteAg5-xCu3+xS4Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.BA.40StromeyeriteAgCuSOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.BA.40dUM2003-13-S:AgAuCuAg6AuCu2S5
2.BA.45JalpaiteAg3CuS2Tet.
2.BA.45SelenojalpaiteAg3CuSe2Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I41/amd
2.BA.50EucairiteAgCuSeOrth.
2.BA.55AguilariteAg4SeSMon. 2/m
2.BA.55NaumanniteAg2SeOrth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
2.BA.60CervelleiteAg4TeSMon. 2/m
2.BA.60HessiteAg2TeMon. 2/m : P21/b
2.BA.60ChenguodaiteAg9Fe3+Te2S4Orth.
2.BA.65StütziteAg5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36Hex. 6 : P6
2.BA.70ArgyroditeAg8GeS6Orth. mm2 : Pna21
2.BA.70CanfielditeAg8SnS6Orth. mm2
2.BA.70Putzite(Cu4.7Ag3.3)GeS6Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.BA.75FischesseriteAg3AuSe2Iso. 4 3 2 : I41 3 2
2.BA.75Penzhinite(Ag,Cu)4Au(S,Se)4Hex.
2.BA.75PetrovskaiteAuAgSMon.
2.BA.75PetziteAg3AuTe2Iso. 4 3 2 : I41 3 2
2.BA.75UytenbogaardtiteAg3AuS2Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c
2.BA.80Bezsmertnovite(Au,Ag)4Cu(Te,Pb)Orth.
2.BA.80BilibinskitePbCu2Au3Te2Iso.
2.BA.80Bogdanovite(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)Iso.

Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals GroupingHide

3.2.1AcanthiteAg2SMon. 2/m : P21/m
3.2.3NaumanniteAg2SeOrth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
3.2.4AguilariteAg4SeSMon. 2/m
3.2.5HessiteAg2TeMon. 2/m : P21/b
3.2.6EmpressiteAgTeOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
3.2.7StütziteAg5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36Hex. 6 : P6
3.2.8CervelleiteAg4TeSMon. 2/m
3.2.9DervilliteAg2AsS2Mon. 2/m : P2/b
3.2.10StromeyeriteAgCuSOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
3.2.11MckinstryiteAg5-xCu3+xS4Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
3.2.12JalpaiteAg3CuS2Tet.
3.2.13EucairiteAgCuSeOrth.
3.2.14CameroniteCu5-x(Cu,Ag)3+xTe10 (x = 0.43)Mon. 2/m : B2/b
3.2.16SternbergiteAgFe2S3Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
3.2.17ArgentopyriteAgFe2S3Mon. 2/m
3.2.18Geffroyite(Cu,Fe,Ag)9(Se,S)8Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
3.2.19ArgentopentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S8Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m

Other InformationHide

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 HenryiteHide

Reference List:
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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 HenryiteHide

Localities for HenryiteHide

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.

Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (eg from pseudomorphs.)

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Ghana
 
  • Western Region
    • Ashanti gold belt
      • Obuasi
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
 
  • Sonora
    • Moctezuma Municipality
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
 
  • Arizona
    • Cochise County
[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.
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