schreibersite
English
Etymology
Schreibers + -ite, after Austrian scientist Karl Franz Anton von Schreibers (1775-1852).
Noun
schreibersite (countable and uncountable, plural schreibersites)
- (mineralogy) A tetragonal iron nickel phosphide mineral most commonly found in meteorites.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Schreibersite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “schreibersite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.