schreibersite

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noun

A tetragonal iron nickel phosphide mineral most commonly found in meteorites.

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Meanings

nounschreibersite (countable and uncountable, plural schreibersites)

plural schreibersites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA tetragonal iron nickel phosphide mineral most commonly found in meteorites.

Origin

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

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APA

schreibersite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schreibersite

MLA

“schreibersite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schreibersite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schreibersite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schreibersite.

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