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Berryite

berryite

Cu3Ag2Pb3Bi7S16

Berryite: Mineral information, data and localities.

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Overview

Berryite is a mineral with the formula Pb3(Ag,Cu)5Bi7S16. It occurs as gray to blue-gray monoclinic prisms. It is opaque and has a metallic luster. It has a Mohs hardness of 3.5 and a specific gravity of 6.7. It was first identified in 1965 using X-ray diffraction by mineralogist Leonard G. Berry (1914–1982). It is found in Park and San Juan counties in Colorado. It occurs in sulfide bearing quartz veins in Colorado and with siderite-rich cryolite in Ivigtut, Greenland.

Scientific references

  1. Berryite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3638862 Link
  2. Berryite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berryite Link