schreibersite
English edit
Etymology edit
Schreibers + -ite, after Austrian scientist Karl Franz Anton von Schreibers (1775-1852).
Noun edit
schreibersite (countable and uncountable, plural schreibersites)
- (mineralogy) A tetragonal iron nickel phosphide mineral most commonly found in meteorites.
Further reading edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Schreibersite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “schreibersite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.