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.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Campbell Mine (Campbell shaft), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

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 Cu_3.77Ag_3.01Te₄ (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 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Type Occurrence of HenryiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Campbell Mine (Campbell shaft), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Synonyms of HenryiteHide

IMA1982-094

Other Language Names for HenryiteHide

German:Henryit

Spanish:Henryita

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Hessite	1 photo of Henryite associated with Hessite on mindat.org.
Petzite	1 photo of Henryite associated with Petzite on mindat.org.
Rickardite	1 photo of Henryite associated with Rickardite on mindat.org.
Sylvanite	1 photo of Henryite associated with Sylvanite on mindat.org.

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping Hide

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	Mon. 2/m
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	Cu_2-xTe	Hex.
2.BA.35	Acanthite	Ag₂S	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.BA.40	Mckinstryite	Ag_5-xCu_3+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	Ag_5-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	(Cu_4.7Ag_3.3)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	AuAg(S,Se)	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 Hide

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	Ag_5-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	Ag_5-xCu_3+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	Cu_5-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 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.

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Localities for HenryiteHide

ⓘ - 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 ⓘ Ashanti Mine	Mineralogical Magazine 1990 54 : 617-627

Mexico
Sonora Mun. de Moctezuma ⓘ Moctezuma	Lapis 2001(1), 11-40
ⓘ Bambollita Mine (Oriental Mine)	In the collection of Brent Thorne. Analyzed by Sid Williams.
ⓘ Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine)	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 Co. Mule Mts Warren District ⓘ Bisbee	[MinRec 24:421]
ⓘ Campbell Mine (Campbell shaft) (TL)	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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