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Samsonite
A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
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Colour:
Black
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
2½
Specific Gravity:
5.461 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
Named after its discovery locality, the Samson vein, Andreasberg, Harz, Germany.
This page provides mineralogical data about Samsonite.
![Ag4MnSb2S6](#"/photo-913818.html"><img src="/image.pl?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mindat.org%2fimagecache%2f37%2f66%2f08621600017271926513092.jpg&f=jpg&w=240" alt="08621600017271926513092.jpg" /></a><div><b>The mine that gave its name to the mineral</b><br /><br /><a href="/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mindat.org%2floc-6014.html">Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany</a></div></div></div><div><div><span>Formula:</span><div class=){kind=link}