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Perryite Mineral Data
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General Perryite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Ni,Fe)8(Si,P)3 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 550.26 gm |
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Iron 20.30 % Fe |
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Silicon 11.48 % Si |
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Nickel 64.00 % Ni |
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Phosphorus 4.22 % P |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ni6Fe0+2Si2.25P0.75 |
| Environment: |
Anomalously silicon-rich mesosiderite and enstatite chondrite meteorites, probably formed by exsolution from kamacite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1965 |
| Locality: |
Horse Creek and Mount Egerton iron meteorites. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Stuart Hoffman Perry (1874-1957), American newspaperman and leading private collector of meteorites, |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Perryite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 74516 |
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PDF 17-222 |
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Perryite Image |
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Images:
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Perryite
Comments: Small microprobe fragment of perryite embedded in epoxy grain mount material.
Location: Mount Egerton meteorite, Gaskoyne River, Western Australia, Australia.
Scale: See Image.
© Rruff Database |
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Perryite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:5.72018 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 6.64, c = 37.982, Z = 12; V = 1,450.26 Den(Calc)= 7.56 |
| Crystal System: |
Trigonal - Ditrigonal Pyramidal H-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: R 3c |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 1.924(1), 1.977(1), 2.15(0.65), |
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Physical Properties of Perryite
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| Color: |
Gray white. |
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
| Luster: |
Sub Metallic |
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Calculated Properties of Perryite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=7.22 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Perryite =7.56 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.01
Boson Index = 0.99 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEPerryite = 32.64 barns/electron
U=PEPerryite x rElectron Density= 235.63 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Perryite is Not Radioactive |
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Perryite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
01.01.22.01 (01)Native Elements |
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(01.01)with metallic elements other than the platinum group |
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(01.01.22)Dana Group |
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01.01.22.01 Perryite (Ni,Fe)8(Si,P)3 R 3c 3m |
| Strunz Class: |
01.BB.10 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides) |
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01.B - Metallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides and Phosphides |
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01.BB -Silicides |
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01.BB.10 Perryite (Ni,Fe)8(Si,P)3 R 3c 3m |
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Other Perryite Information
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Perryite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST
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Perryite
(Ni,Fe)8(Si,P)3
Dana No: 01.01.22.01 Strunz No: 01.BB.10
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