Samsonite - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Samsonite R060998

Name: Samsonite
RRUFF ID: R060998
Ideal Chemistry: Ag₄MnSb₂S₆
Locality: Samson Vein, St. Andreasberg, Harz, Germany
Source: Michael Scott S101393 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Deep red to black metallic elongated and striated prismatic crystals associated with quartz
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R060998.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	Ag_4.00Mn_1.00Sb_2.00S_6.00; trace amounts of Fe
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060998

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 10% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R060998.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 10.358(1)Å b: 8.095(1)Å c: 6.649(1)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 92.689(9)° gamma: 90° Volume: 556.8(1)Å³ Crystal System: monoclinic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Samsonite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]
Werner S, Fraatz (1910) Samsonit, ein manganhaltiges Silbermineral von St. Andreasberg im Harz, Zentralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie, 1910, 331-335 [view file]
Palache C (1934) Contributions to crystallography: Claudetite; minasragrite; samsonite; native selenium; indium, American Mineralogist, 19, 194-205 [view file]
Frondel C (1941) Unit cell and space group of vrbaite (Tl(As,Sb)₃S₅), seligmannite (CuPbAsS₃) and samsonite (Ag₄MnSb₂S₆), American Mineralogist, 26, 25-28 [view file]
Hrušková J, Synecek V (1969) The crystal structure of samsonite, 2 Ag₂S·MnS·Sb₂S₃, Acta Crystallographica, B25, 1004-1006
Edenharter A, Nowacki W (1974) Verfeinerung der kristallstruktur von samsonite, (SbS₃)₂Ag₂^IIIAg₂^IVMn^VI, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 140, 87-99 [view file]
Bindi L, Evain M (2007) Gram-Charlier development of the atomic displacement factors into mineral structures: the case of samsonite, Ag₄MnSb₂S₆, American Mineralogist, 92, 886-891 [view file]

REFERENCES for Samsonite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Werner S, Fraatz (1910) Samsonit, ein manganhaltiges Silbermineral von St. Andreasberg im Harz, Zentralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie, 1910, 331-335 [view file]

Palache C (1934) Contributions to crystallography: Claudetite; minasragrite; samsonite; native selenium; indium, American Mineralogist, 19, 194-205 [view file]

Frondel C (1941) Unit cell and space group of vrbaite (Tl(As,Sb)₃S₅), seligmannite (CuPbAsS₃) and samsonite (Ag₄MnSb₂S₆), American Mineralogist, 26, 25-28 [view file]

Hrušková J, Synecek V (1969) The crystal structure of samsonite, 2 Ag₂S·MnS·Sb₂S₃, Acta Crystallographica, B25, 1004-1006

Edenharter A, Nowacki W (1974) Verfeinerung der kristallstruktur von samsonite, (SbS₃)₂Ag₂^IIIAg₂^IVMn^VI, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 140, 87-99 [view file]

Bindi L, Evain M (2007) Gram-Charlier development of the atomic displacement factors into mineral structures: the case of samsonite, Ag₄MnSb₂S₆, American Mineralogist, 92, 886-891 [view file]