Berryite
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Formula:
Cu3Ag2Pb3Bi7S16
Formely considered to be Pb3(Ag,Cu)5Bi7S16.
Colour:
Bluish-grey, white, grey-white.
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
3½
Specific Gravity:
6.7
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
Named in honor of Leonard Gascoigne Berry (1914-1982), Canadian mineralogist, Professor of Mineralogy and Crystallography at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario (1945-1979), who first investigated the mineral from the Swedish type locality (TL2), in 1939. Berry was the founding editor of Canadian Mineralogist (1957-1975).
An orthorhombic polytypic variant has been postulated (Topa et al., 2006).
Structurally related to litochlebite and watkinsonite.
Structurally related to litochlebite and watkinsonite.
Classification of Berryite
Approved
2/E.33-50
2.HB.20d
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
H : Sulfosalts of SnS archetype
B : With Cu, Ag, Fe, Sn and Pb
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
H : Sulfosalts of SnS archetype
B : With Cu, Ag, Fe, Sn and Pb
3.6.15.1
3 : SULFOSALTS
6 : 2 < ø < 2.49
3 : SULFOSALTS
6 : 2 < ø < 2.49
5.7.41
5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
7 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Pb and other metals
5 : Sulphosalts - Sulpharsenites and Sulphobismuthites (those containing Sn, Ge,or V are in Section 6)
7 : Sulpharsenites etc. of Pb and other metals
Physical Properties of Berryite
Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Bluish-grey, white, grey-white.
Hardness:
3½ on Mohs scale
Hardness:
VHN100=131 - 152 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Cleavage:
Poor/Indistinct
Density:
6.7 g/cm3 (Measured) 6.83 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Berryite
Type:
Anisotropic
Anisotropism:
Distinct to strong; from gray-white to red-brown and green
Colour in reflected light:
White to gray white
Pleochroism:
Weak
Chemical Properties of Berryite
Formula:
Cu3Ag2Pb3Bi7S16
Formely considered to be Pb3(Ag,Cu)5Bi7S16.
Formely considered to be Pb3(Ag,Cu)5Bi7S16.
Crystallography of Berryite
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
P21/m
Cell Parameters:
a = 12.703(3) Å, b = 4.0305(7) Å, c = 28.925(5) Å
β = 102.484(2)°
β = 102.484(2)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 3.152 : 1 : 7.177
Unit Cell V:
1,445.93 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Morphology:
Lath-like aggregates and crystals.
Twinning:
Repeated
Comment:
Formerly considered cell: 12.72, 4.02, 58.07 A, beta = 102.6.
Type Occurrence of Berryite
Synonyms of Berryite
Other Language Names for Berryite
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite | 3 photos of Berryite associated with Chalcopyrite on mindat.org. |
Quartz | 2 photos of Berryite associated with Quartz on mindat.org. |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
2.HB. | Carducciite | (Ag2Sb2)Pb12(As,Sb)16S40 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
2.HB.05a | Aikinite | PbCuBiS3 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
2.HB.05a | Friedrichite | Pb5Cu5Bi7S18 | Orth. mm2 |
2.HB.05a | Gladite | PbCuBi5S9 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
2.HB.05a | Hammarite | Pb2Cu2Bi4S9 | Orth. |
2.HB.05c | Jaskólskiite | CuxPb2+x(Sb,Bi)2-xS5 (x ~ 0.15) | Orth. |
2.HB.05a | Krupkaite | PbCuBi3S6 | Orth. |
2.HB.05a | Lindströmite | Pb3Cu3Bi7S15 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
2.HB.05b | Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
2.HB.05a | Pekoite | PbCuBi11(S,Se)18 | Orth. |
2.HB.05a | Emilite | Pb2.7Cu2.7Bi5.3S12 | Orth. mm2 |
2.HB.05 | UM2000-46-S:BiCuPb | Cu0.33Pb0.33Bi7.67S12 | |
2.HB.05a | Salzburgite | Pb1.6Cu1.6Bi6.4S12 | Orth. mm2 |
2.HB.05 | UM1990-54-Se:BiCuPb | CuPb(Ni,Co)0.3Bi3Se6 | |
2.HB.05a | Paarite | Pb1.7Cu1.7Bi6.3S12 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
2.HB.10c | Eclarite | (Cu,Fe)Pb9Bi12S28 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
2.HB.10b | Giessenite | Pb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57 | Mon. 2/m |
2.HB.10b | Izoklakeite | Pb27(Cu,Fe,Ag)2(Sb,Bi)19S57 | Orth. |
2.HB.10a | Kobellite | Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
2.HB.10a | Tintinaite | Pb22Cu4(Sb,Bi)30S69 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
2.HB.15 | Benavidesite | Pb4MnSb6S14 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
2.HB.15 | Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
2.HB.20b | Buckhornite | AuPb2BiTe2S3 | Orth. |
2.HB.20a | Nagyágite | [Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3 | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
2.HB.20e | Watkinsonite | Cu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8 | Mon. |
2.HB.20c | Museumite | [Pb2(Pb,Sb)2S8][(Te,Au)2] | Mon. 2 |
2.HB.20e | Litochlebite | Ag2PbBi4Se8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
5.7.1 | Seligmannite | PbCuAsS3 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn |
5.7.2 | Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 | Orth. mm2 : Pmn21 |
5.7.3 | Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
5.7.4 | Gladite | PbCuBi5S9 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
5.7.5 | Lindströmite | Pb3Cu3Bi7S15 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
5.7.6 | Krupkaite | PbCuBi3S6 | Orth. |
5.7.7 | Hammarite | Pb2Cu2Bi4S9 | Orth. |
5.7.8 | Friedrichite | Pb5Cu5Bi7S18 | Orth. mm2 |
5.7.9 | Aikinite | PbCuBiS3 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
5.7.10 | Nuffieldite | Cu1.4Pb2.4Bi2.4Sb0.2S7 | Orth. |
5.7.11 | Jaskólskiite | CuxPb2+x(Sb,Bi)2-xS5 (x ~ 0.15) | Orth. |
5.7.12 | Tintinaite | Pb22Cu4(Sb,Bi)30S69 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
5.7.13 | Kobellite | Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
5.7.14 | Proudite | CuPb7.5Bi9.33(S,Se)22 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
5.7.15 | Nordströmite | CuPb3Bi7(Se4S10) | Mon. |
5.7.16 | Watkinsonite | Cu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8 | Mon. |
5.7.17 | Pekoite | PbCuBi11(S,Se)18 | Orth. |
5.7.18 | Petrovicite | Cu3HgPbBiSe5 | Orth. |
5.7.19 | Eclarite | (Cu,Fe)Pb9Bi12S28 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
5.7.20 | Marrite | AgPbAsS3 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
5.7.21 | Argentobaumhauerite | Ag1.5Pb22As33.5S72 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
5.7.22 | Andorite | AgPbSb3S6 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
5.7.23 | Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 | Mon. 2/m |
5.7.24 | Roshchinite | Ag19Pb10Sb51S96 | Orth. |
5.7.25 | Ourayite | Ag3Pb4Bi5S13 | Orth. |
5.7.26 | Eskimoite | Ag7Pb10Bi15S36 | Mon. |
5.7.27 | Fizélyite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 | Mon. 2/m |
5.7.28 | Owyheeite | Ag3+xPb10-2xSb11+xS28, -0.13 < x > +0.20 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
5.7.29 | Freieslebenite | AgPbSbS3 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
5.7.30 | Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
5.7.31 | Sterryite | Cu(Ag,Cu)3Pb19(Sb,As)22(As-As)S56 | Mon. 2/m |
5.7.32 | Vikingite | Ag5Pb8Bi13S30 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
5.7.33 | Zoubekite | AgPb4Sb4S10 | Orth. |
5.7.34 | Schirmerite | PbAgBi3S6 - Pb3Ag1.5Bi3.5S9 | Orth. |
5.7.36 | Gustavite | AgPbBi3S6 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
5.7.37 | Kitaibelite | Ag10PbBi30S51 | |
5.7.38 | Treasurite | Ag7Pb6Bi15S32 | Mon. |
5.7.39 | Benjaminite | Ag3Bi7S12 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
5.7.40 | Lengenbachite | Ag4Cu2Pb18As12S39 | Tric. |
5.7.42 | Neyite | Ag2Cu6Pb25Bi26S68 | Mon. |
5.7.43 | Larosite | (Cu,Ag)21(Pb,Bi)2S13 | Orth. |
5.7.44 | Cupropavonite | Cu0.9Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S5 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
5.7.45 | Padĕraite | Cu7[(Cu,Ag)0.33Pb1.33Bi11.33]S22 | Mon. |
5.7.46 | Rayite | Pb8(Ag,Tl)2Sb8S21 | Mon. |
5.7.47 | Rathite | Ag2Pb12-xTlx/2As18+x/2S40 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
5.7.48 | Hatchite | AgTlPbAs2S5 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
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 Berryite
Reference List:
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Nuffield, E.W. & Harris, D.C. (1966): Studies of the mineral sulpho-salts: XX - Berryite, a new species. Canadian Mineralogist 8, 407-413.
Topa, D., Makovicky, E., Putz., H. and Mumme, W.G. (2006): The crystal structure of berryite, Cu3Ag2Pb3Bi7S16. Can. Mineral. 44, 465-480.
Internet Links for Berryite
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Localities for Berryite
Locality List




All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Argentina | |
| Hubert, P., Werner, H., & Dan, T. (2009). A contribution to the knowledge of the mineralization at Mina Capillitas, Catamarca. Revista de la Asociacion Geologica Argentina, 64(3), 514-524. |
| The Canadian Mineralogist; February 2009; v. 47; no. 1; p. 129-141 |
Bolivia | |
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Bulgaria | |
| http://www.bgd.bg/summanual_2003_5.htm; Mladenova, V., Kerestedjian, T., & Dimitrova, D. (2001). Ag-Cu-Pb-Bi mineralization from the Svishti Plaz gold deposit, Central Balkan Mountain, Bulgaria. Geochem. Mineral. Petrol, 38, 55-66. |
| Kolkovski B, Bogdanov , Borodaev Y, Naidenova E, Eskenazi G. (2003): Bismuth mineralization in the Vurli Bryag deposit, Burgas ore district. Ann Sof. Univ., 95, 1-xx (in Bulgarian). |
Canada | |
| Handbook of Mineralogy |
Hood, C. T., Sinclair, A. J., & Leitch, C. H. (1991). British Columbia Geological Survey Geological Fieldwork 1991. | |
China | |
| Xiangping, G., Watanabe, M., Ohkawa, M., Hoshino, K., Shibata, Y., and Desong, C. (2001): Canadian Mineralogist 39(6), 1641-1652. |
| Enkui Cao (1991): Geology Laboratory 7(5), 300-307 |
| Licheng Tang (1989): Shandong Geological Information 1989(4), 15-21; Pingfu Li and Shurong Yuan (1991): Geology and Prospecting 27(1), 7-12 |
France | |
| Hartmut Hensel collection, Neustadt/Wstr., SXRD analysis by Prof. Luca Bindi, Firenze |
| Hartmut Hensel collection, Neustadt/Wstr., SXRD analysis by Prof. Luca Bindi, Firenze |
| Hartmut Hensel collection, Neustadt/Wstr., SXRD analysis by Prof. Luca Bindi, Firenze |
Germany | |
| K. Walenta: "Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes", Weise (Munich), 1992 |
| Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001 |
| J. Gröbner: Neufunde von der Grube Katharina im Wildschapbach, Der Erzgräber 18 (2/2004), 34-37. |
| Walenta, K. (1992): Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes. Chr. Weise Verlag, München, 336 pp. (in German); Blaß, G. & Graf, H. W. (1997): Neufunde von bekannten Fundorten (19. Folge). - Mineralien-Welt, 8 (5), 32-36; WALENTA, K. (1995): Neue Mineralfunde von der Grube Clara. 6. Folge, 1. Teil. - Lapis 20 (5), 33-38; Topa, D., Makovicky, E., Putz., H. and Mumme, W.G. (2006): The crystal structure of berryite, Cu3Ag2Pb3Bi7S16. Can. Mineral. 44, 465-480. |
Greenland | |
| Karup-Møller, S. (1977). Mineralogy of some Ag-(Cu)-Pb-Bi sulphide associations. Bulletin Geological Society Denmark, 26, 41-68. |
Iran | |
| Karimpour, M.H., Zaw, K., and Huston, D.L. (2005): Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran 16(2), 153-168. |
Norway | |
| Selbekk R.S. (2010): Norges mineraler. En revidert utgave av Norges mineraler (Neumann 1985). Tapir-NGU-NHM. 552p |
Poland | |
| Gołębiowska B., Pieczka A., Parafiniuk J. 2006: Cu(Ag)-Pb-Bi(Sb) sulphosalts from Rędziny (Western Sudetes, Poland). Mineralogia Polonica - Special Papers, vol. 28, 78-80; Pieczka, A., Gołębiowska, B., & Parafiniuk, J. (2011). Gold in sulfide-telluride assemblages at Rędziny, Rudawy Janowickie Range. Gold in Poland, AM Monograph, (2), 119-134. |
Portugal | |
| Mercedes Fuertes-Fuente, Antonia Cepedal, Alexandre Lima, Armanda Dória, Maria dos Anjos Ribeiro, Alexandra Guedes (2016): The Au-bearing vein system of the Limarinho deposit (northern Portugal): Genetic constraints from Bi-chalcogenides and Bi–Pb–Ag sulfosalts, fluid inclusions and stable isotopes. Ore Geology Reviews 72, 213-231. |
Romania | |
| www.minerals-of-the carpathians.eu (2009) |
| Cook, N. J., & Ciobanu, C. L. (2003). Cervelleite, Ag4TeS, from three localities in Romania, substitution of Cu, and the occurrence of the associated phase, Ag2Cu2TeS. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie-Monatshefte, 2003(7), 321-336. |
| Mitt. .Österr. Miner. Ges. 143 (1998); Cook, N. J. Mineralogisches Institut der Universität Würzburg Am Hubland, D-97074 Würzburg Lecture to the Austrian Mineralogical Society 23 rd June 1997 in Salzburg. |
| Handbook of Mineralogy |
Mitt. .Österr. Miner. Ges. 143 (1998) | |
Russia | |
| Kovalenker, V. A., Kiseleva, G. D., Krylova, T. L., & Andreeva, O. V. (2011). Mineralogy and ore formation conditions of the Bugdaya Au-bearing W-Mo porphyry deposit, eastern Transbaikal region, Russia. Geology of Ore Deposits, 53(2), 93-125. |
| Gvozdev, V. I., Fedoseev, D. G., Gurikov, A. V., Sadkin, S. I., Semenyak, B. I., & Ratkin, V. V. (2014). Mineralogy of accompanying elements in the ores of the Kordonnoe skarn scheelite-sulfide deposit in Primorsky Krai. Russian Journal of Pacific Geology, 8(3), 200-212. |
Slovakia | |
| Ďuďa R.,Kotuľak P., Káňa R., 1993: Bergbau und Mineralien von Banská Štiavnica (Schemnitz), Slowakei. Emser Hefte, 14, 3, 1-70, Haltern |
| Jeleň, S., Pršek, J., Kovalenker, V. A., Topa, D., Sejkora, J., Števko, M., & Ozdín, D. (2012). Bismuth Sulfosalts Of The Cuprobismutite, Pavonite And Aikinite Series From The Rozália Mine, Hodruša–Hámre, Slovakia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 50(2), 325-340. |
| Kaličiak, M., Ďuďa, R., 1996: Geolgický vývoj, stavba a metalogenéza neovulkanitov na Východnom Slovensku. Manuskript, Archív Geofond, Bratislava, 83p |
Sweden (TL) | |
| NUFFIELD, E.W. & HARRIS, D.C. (1966): Studies of the mineral sulpho-salts: XX - Berryite, a new species. Canadian Mineralogist 8, 407-413. |
Tajikistan | |
| Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| Bortnikov, N.S., Kovalenker, V.A., Safonov, Yu.G., Troneva, N.V., Laputina, I.P., Razdolina, N.V. (1985): Paragenetic associations and conditions of formation of Ag-Cu-Pb-Bi-sulfosalts in the Kanimansur ore field. Izvestiya Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser. Geol. 1985(9): 65-75 (in Russian); in: Jambor, J.L., Grew, E.S., Puziewicz, J., Vanko, D.A. (1988): New mineral Names. American Mineralogist: 73: 443 |
Handbook of Mineralogy | |
Kovalenker, V. A., Safonov, Y. G., Naumov, V. B., & Rusinov, V. L. (1997). The Epithermal Gold-Telluride Kochbulak Deposit. Geology of Ore Deposits C/C of Geologiia Rudnykh Mestorozhdenii, 39, 107-128. | |
UK | |
Tindle, A.G. (2008) Minerals of Britian and Ireland | |
| Lowry, D., Stephens, W. E., Herd, D. A., & Stanley, C. J. (1994). Bismuth sulphosalts within quartz veining hosted by the Loch Shin monzogranite, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine, 58(390), 39-48. |
Ukraine | |
| Biruk, S., & Skakun, L. (2012). Bismuth minerals of the Beregovo ore field: mineral assemblages and spatial zonation (Transcarpathian, Ukraine). Geological Quarterly, 44(1), 39-46. |
USA | |
| Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B. |
| Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B. |
| Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B. |
| Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckel, E. B. |
| R&M 73:2 pp 98-117 |
| [MinRec 22:181] |
Clara Mine, Rankach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany