samsonite

noun

sam·​son·​ite

plural -s

: a mineral Ag₄MnSb₂S₆ consisting of a silver manganese antimony sulfide and occurring in steel-black monoclinic prismatic crystals

Word History

Etymology

German samsonit, from the Samson mine, Sankt Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Germany + German -it -ite

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