samsonite
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Samson + -ite, after an occurrence in the Samson Vein of the Sankt Andreasberg silver mines, Harz Mountains, Germany.
Noun
[edit]samsonite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A black, monoclinic silver manganese antimony sulfosalt mineral.
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Samsonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “samsonite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.