Mineral Factbook

Schreibersite

(Fe,Ni)3PIMA symbol: Scbgrandfathered

Schreibersite is a native element or alloy mineral with the formula (Fe,Ni)3P, crystallizing in the tetragonal system. It has a calculated density of 7.265 g/cm3.

Photos

Schreibersite specimen photo
Sharygin, V.V.; Ripp, G.S.; Yakovlev, G.A.; Seryotkin, Y.V.; Karmanov, N.S.; Izbrodin, I.A.; Grokhovsky, V.I.; Khromova, E.A. · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
Schreibersite specimen photo
Sharygin, V.V.; Ripp, G.S.; Yakovlev, G.A.; Seryotkin, Y.V.; Karmanov, N.S.; Izbrodin, I.A.; Grokhovsky, V.I.; Khromova, E.A. · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
Schreibersite specimen photo
Sharygin, V.V.; Ripp, G.S.; Yakovlev, G.A.; Seryotkin, Y.V.; Karmanov, N.S.; Izbrodin, I.A.; Grokhovsky, V.I.; Khromova, E.A. · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
Schreibersite specimen photo
Sharygin, V.V.; Ripp, G.S.; Yakovlev, G.A.; Seryotkin, Y.V.; Karmanov, N.S.; Izbrodin, I.A.; Grokhovsky, V.I.; Khromova, E.A. · CC BY 4.0 · Commons

Crystallography

Crystal systemtetragonal crystal systemWikidata (CC0)
Space groupI -4
Cell (Å, °)a = 9.068, b = 9.068, c = 4.461; α = 90, β = 90, γ = 90
Cell volume366.822 ų, Z = 8
Axial ratios1.0000:1:0.4919calculated from COD 9007331
Source structureCOD 9007331 (Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 2005) — 1 of 9 structures

Powder X-ray diffraction (calculated)

2θ (degrees, Cu Kα1)I/I₀ (max 100)
d (Å)2.1911.9732.1072.0281.7612.137
I/I₀10088.554.536.331.127.6

xrd-v1: CuKa1 1.5406A, 2theta 5-90, top10, Imax=100, no DW/PO. Computed from COD 9007331; idealized occupancies, no preferred orientation.

Physical properties

Density (calculated)7.265 g/cm³calculated from COD 9007331

Classification

Nickel-Strunz (10th)1.BD.05Wikidata (CC0)
Nickel-Strunz (9th)1.BD.05Wikidata (CC0)