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English
Etymology
From Samson + -ite, after an occurrence in the Samson Vein of the Sankt Andreasberg silver mines, Harz Mountains, Germany.
Noun
samsonite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A black, monoclinic silver manganese antimony sulfosalt mineral.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Samsonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “samsonite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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