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Perryite

perryite

(Ni,Fe)5(Si,P)2

Brown metallic crystal aggregates of the extremely rare Fe-Ni silicide mineral perryite from a meteorite in Malawi (Kota-Kota Meteorite, Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi), in an analyzed specimen by SEM/EDS. Don't miss the opportunity to get this extreme rarity almost never seen in the mineral market. Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium.

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Overview

Perryite is a nickel silicide mineral. It is found in extremely silicon-rich meteorites. The type material is housed at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington. It was first found in Horse Creek and described in 1963 by Fredriksson and Wickman. It was named after Stuart Hoffman Perry, an American meteorite collector. The mineral is typically found intermixed with troilite, an iron sulfide. It is a minor constituent of metal enstatite chondrite meteorites.

Scientific references

  1. Perryite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3900132 Link
  2. Perryite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perryite Link