Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Origin of name: for Karl von Schreibers, Austria
Crystal system: tetragonal
Crystal class: -4
Twinning:
Unit cell:
Colour: silver-white to tin-white, tarnishes brass-yellow to brown
Diaphaneity: opaque
Luster: metallic
Habit: crystals rounded, rare, needles, plates, rods, tablets
Hardness: 6.5 to 7
pecific gravity: 7.0 to 7.8
Cleavage: 3; {001} perfect, {010} and {110} imperfect
Tenacity:
Streak:
Synonyms/varieties:
Comments: from meteorites and in native iron
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