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schreibersite

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[shrahy-ber-sahyt, -zahyt] / ˈʃraɪ bərˌsaɪt, -ˌzaɪt /

noun

  1. a mineral, iron-nickel phosphide, (Fe, Ni) 3 P, found only in meteorites.


Etymology

Origin of schreibersite

1840–50; < German Schreibersit, named after Carl von Schreibers, Viennese official; see -ite 1

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