perryite
Sign in to savePerryite 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.
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 1.BB.10
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 1.BB.10
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Pry
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- Perryite
- chemical formula
- (Ni,Fe)₅(Si,P)₂
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- I/A.04 – Anhang
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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.
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