Berryite Explained

Berryite
Formula:Cu3Ag2Pb3Bi7S16
Imasymbol:Bry[1]
Strunz:2.HB.20d (10th)
Dana:3.6.15.1
System:Monoclinic
Class:2/m (Prismatic)
Unit Cell:1,445.93 Å3
Colour:Bluish-grey, white, grey-white
Twinning:Repeated
Cleavage:Poor/indistinct
Toughness:131–152 kg/mm2 (Vickers) -->
Mohs:3.5
Luster:Metallic
Diaphaneity:Opaque
Gravity:6.7
Density:6.7 g/cm3 (measured)
Pleochroism:Weak

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 Gascoigne 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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Notes and References

  1. Warr. L.N.. 2021. IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine. 85. 3. 291–320. 10.1180/mgm.2021.43. 2021MinM...85..291W. 235729616. free.