samsonite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Samson +‎ -ite, after an occurrence in the Samson Vein of the Sankt Andreasberg silver mines, Harz Mountains, Germany.

Noun[edit]

samsonite (uncountable)

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  1. (mineralogy) A black, monoclinic silver manganese antimony sulfosalt mineral.

Further reading[edit]

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Samsonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “samsonite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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