samsonite

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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samsonite (mineral) and Samsonite

Wikipedia Wikipedia

(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.

Anagrams edit

Maisonets, intasomes, somniates

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