schreibersite

English

Etymology

Schreibers +‎ -ite, after Austrian scientist Karl Franz Anton von Schreibers (1775-1852).

Noun

schreibersite (countable and uncountable, plural schreibersites)

1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal iron nickel phosphide mineral most commonly found in meteorites.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Schreibersite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “schreibersite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.