Perryite | |
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General | |
Category | Mineral |
Formula (repeating unit) | (Ni,Fe)8(Si,P)3 |
IMA symbol | PRY |
Identification | |
Color | "Cream-yellow"[1] |
Tenacity | Ductile[1] |
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 HistoryinWashington.[1] It was first found in Horse Creek and described in 1963 by Fredriksson and Wickman.[2] It was named after Stuart Hoffman Perry, and American meteorite collector. The mineral is typically found intermixed with troilite, an iron sulfide.[2] It is a minor constituent of metal enstatite chondrite meteorites.[3]
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