| Samsonite | |
| Category: | Sulfosalt minerals |
| Formula: | Ag4MnSb2S6 |
| Strunz: | 2.GA.15 |
| System: | Monoclinic |
| Class: | Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) |
| Symmetry: | P21/n |
| Unit Cell: | a = 10.3861(6) Å b = 8.1108(7) Å c = 6.663(7) Å β = 92.639(12)°; Z = 2 |
| Color: | Black |
| Luster: | Metallic |
| Diaphaneity: | Opaque |
| Gravity: | 5.461 (calculated) |
| References: | [1] [2] [3] |
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.