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Samsonite

samsonite

Ag4MnSb2S6

Samsonite mineral information and data

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Overview

Samsonite is a silver manganese antimony sulfosalt mineral with formula Ag4MnSb2S6. It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with a typical slender radiating prismatic habit. It is metallic black to steel black with no cleavage and a brittle to conchoidal fracture. In thin fragments it appears reddish brown in transmitted light and also leaves a red streak. It is soft, Mohs hardness of 2.5, and has a specific gravity of 5.51. It was first named in 1910 after an occurrence in the Samson Vein of the Sankt Andreasberg silver mines, Harz Mountains, Germany.

Scientific references

  1. Samsonite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413654 Link
  2. Samsonite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsonite_(mineral) Link