| Perryite | |
|---|---|
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| General | |
| Category | Minerals |
| Formula | (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 History in Washington. [1] It was first found in Horse Creek and described in 1963 by Fredriksson and Wickman. [2] It was named after Stuart Hoffman Perry, an 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]
