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cohenite

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[koh-uh-nahyt] / ˈkoʊ əˌnaɪt /

noun

  1. a rare microscopic mineral, carbide of iron, nickel, or cobalt, (Fe, Ni, Co) 3 C, found in lunar rocks and some meteorites.

Etymology

Origin of cohenite

Named after E. W. Cohen, 19th-century German mineralogist; -ite 1

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Two of them are cohenite and schreibersite.

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