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Henryite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Henryite, etc.

Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Henryite

Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Henryite

Bambollita Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

Henryite, etc.

Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Henryite

Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Henryite

Bambollita Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

Henryite, etc.

Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Henryite

Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

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About HenryiteHide

Norman F. M. Henry

Formula:

(Cu,Ag)_3+xTe₂ , with x ~ 0.40

Originally assumed to be Cu_3.77Ag_3.01Te₄ (simplified Cu₄Ag₃Te₄).

Hardness:

3½

Specific Gravity:

7.86 (Calculated)

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.

Type Locality:

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

This page provides mineralogical data about Henryite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

1998

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:1998:5

Similar NamesHide

Henryite (of Endlich)

IMA Classification of HenryiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

(Cu,Ag)_3+xTe₂ (x~0.4)

Approval year:

1982

First published:

1983

Type description reference:

Criddle, Alan J., Stanley, Chris J., Chisholm, Jim E., Fejer, Eva E. (1983) Henryite, a new copper-silver telluride from Bisbee, Arizona. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 106 (5) 511-517 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1983.7731

Classification of HenryiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

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

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Hry	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of HenryiteHide

Transparency:

Opaque

Hardness:

3½ on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₁₀₀=109 - 115 kg/mm² - Vickers

Density:

7.86 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of HenryiteHide

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁ (%)
400nm	41.8%
420nm	40.2%
440nm	38.7%
460nm	37.4%
480nm	36.2%
500nm	35.1%
520nm	34.0%
540nm	33.1%
560nm	32.3%
580nm	31.4%
600nm	30.4%
620nm	29.4%
640nm	28.4%
660nm	27.4%
680nm	26.5%
700nm	25.7%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 41.8%.

Colour in reflected light:

Pale blue

Chemistry of HenryiteHide

Mindat Formula:

(Cu,Ag)_3+xTe₂ , with x ~ 0.40

Originally assumed to be Cu_3.77Ag_3.01Te₄ (simplified Cu₄Ag₃Te₄).

Elements listed:

Ag, Cu, Te - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of HenryiteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3m(4/m32/m) - Hexoctahedral

Space Group:

Fd3c

Cell Parameters:

a = 12.1987(5) Å

Unit Cell V:

1,815.27 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
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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CuM2   0.87500   0.12500   0.12500   0.47500   0.06400
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FeM2 0.06500 0.06300 0.06300 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
Te 0.06800 0.06800 0.06800 -0.00100 -0.00100 -0.00100

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.157 Å	(100)
3.050 Å	(80)
7.04 Å	(60)
2.348 Å	(60)
4.31 Å	(50)
3.522 Å	(50)
2.728 Å	(50)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])

Type Occurrence of HenryiteHide

Type Locality:

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

General Appearance of Type Material:

Anhedral grains, to 0.8 mm.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

The Natural History Museum, London, England, 1982,209.
National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian), Washington, D.C., USA, 162714.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Hydrothermal

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Altaite	Hessite	Petzite	Pyrite	Rickardite
Sylvanite

Reference:

Synonyms of HenryiteHide

IMA1982-094

Other Language Names for HenryiteHide

Dutch:Henryiet

German:Henryit

Spanish:Henryita

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

1 photo of Henryite associated with Petzite	Ag₃AuTe₂
1 photo of Henryite associated with Rickardite	Cu₇Te₅
1 photo of Henryite associated with Sylvanite	AgAuTe₄
1 photo of Henryite associated with Hessite	Ag₂Te

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.BA.	Makotoite	Ag₁₂(Cu₃Au)S₈	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
2.BA.	Alburnite	Ag₈GeTe₂S₄	Iso.
2.BA.	Dzierżanowskite	CaCu₂S₂	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
2.BA.	Xuwenyuanite	Ag₉Fe³⁺Te₂S₄	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.BA.	'Orileyite'	(Fe,Cu)₂As
2.BA.	Juxingite	Bi₆Cu⁺₁₃₈Cu²⁺₂Fe³⁺₃₀S₁₂₅	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.BA.05	Djurleite	Cu₃₁S₁₆	Mon. 2/m
2.BA.05	Geerite	Cu₈S₅	Trig. 3
2.BA.05	Roxbyite	Cu₅₈S₃₂	Tric. 1 : P1
2.BA.05	Chalcocite	Cu₂S	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.BA.10	Digenite	Cu₉S₅	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
2.BA.10	Anilite	Cu₇S₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.BA.15	Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbca
2.BA.20	Bellidoite	Cu₂Se	Tet. 4/m : P4₂/n
2.BA.20	Berzelianite	Cu_2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
2.BA.25	Athabascaite	Cu₅Se₄	Orth.
2.BA.25	Umangite	Cu₃Se₂	Tet. 42m : P42₁m
2.BA.30	Rickardite	Cu₇Te₅	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmn
2.BA.30	Weissite	Cu_2-xTe	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mmm
2.BA.35	Acanthite	Ag₂S	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.BA.35	Spryite	Ag₈(As³⁺_0.5As⁵⁺_0.5)S₆	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
2.BA.40d	'UM2003-13-S:AgAuCu'	Ag₆AuCu₂S₅
2.BA.40	Mckinstryite	Ag_5-xCu_3+xS₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.BA.40	Stromeyerite	AgCuS	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.BA.42	Honeaite	Au₃TlTe₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcm
2.BA.45	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4₁/amd
2.BA.45	Selenojalpaite	Ag₃CuSe₂	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4₁/amd
2.BA.45	Kurilite	Ag₈Te₃Se	Trig. 3 : R3
2.BA.47	Spiridonovite	(Cu_1-xAg_x)₂Te	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3c1
2.BA.50	Wuyanzhiite	Cu₂S	Tet. 422 : P4₃2₁2
2.BA.50	Eucairite	AgCuSe	Orth.
2.BA.52	'Argentite'	Ag₂S	Iso.
2.BA.55	Naumannite	Ag₂Se	Orth. 222 : P2₁2₁2₁
2.BA.55	Aguilarite	Ag₄SeS	Mon. 2/m
2.BA.60	Chenguodaite	Ag₉Fe³⁺Te₂S₄	Orth.
2.BA.60	Hessite	Ag₂Te	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.BA.60	Cervelleite	Ag₄TeS	Mon. 2/m
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	Putzite	(Cu_4.7Ag_3.3)GeS₆	Iso. 43m : F43m
2.BA.70	Canfieldite	Ag₈SnS₆	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
2.BA.75	Fischesserite	Ag₃AuSe₂	Iso. 432 : I4₁32
2.BA.75	Uytenbogaardtite	Ag₃AuS₂	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
2.BA.75	Penzhinite	(Ag,Cu)₄Au(S,Se)₄	Hex. 622 : P6₃22
2.BA.75	Petrovskaite	AuAgS	Mon.
2.BA.75	Petzite	Ag₃AuTe₂	Iso. 432 : I4₁32
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.

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Dunn, Pete J., Chao, George Y., Fleischer, Michael, Ferraiolo, James A., Langley, Richard H., Pabst, Adolf, Zilczer, Janet A. (1985) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 70 (1-2) 214-221

(2005) Henryite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Bindi, Luca (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 doi:10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2014.10.008

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Ghana
Ashanti Region Obuasi Municipal District Obuasi Gold Project ⓘ Ashanti Mine	Bowell et al. (1990) +1 other reference

Mexico
Sonora Moctezuma Municipality ⓘ Moctezuma	Braith et al. (2001)
ⓘ Bambollita Mine	In the collection of Brent Thorne. ...
ⓘ Moctezuma Mine	Bonev et al. (2005)

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Arizona Cochise County ⓘ Bisbee	Graeme (1993)
ⓘ Campbell Mine (TL)	Criddle et al. (1983) +1 other reference

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