berryite
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Berryite is a mineral with the formula . 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.
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- Subclass of
- sulfosalt subclass of minerals
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- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Bry
- chemical formula
- Cu₃Ag₂Pb₃Bi₇S₁₆
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 2.HB.20d
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 2.HB.20d
- crystal system
- monoclinic crystal system
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- Berryite
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- II/D.04 – Anhang
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Berryite is a mineral with the formula . 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.
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