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Salzburgite: Cu1.6Pb1.6Bi6.4S12
Comments: B&W RL image of lamella of copper-oversubstituted gladite (bd39) with incipient exsolution; above it is a large crystal of salzburgite (bd40) with lamellae of krupkaite (bd48). Bi telluride and gustavite are indicated. Location: Found in quartz veins of the Felbertal scheelite deposit, Salzburg Province, Austria. (CanMin, v43:909). Scale: See Image. © Canadian Mineralogist
Samarskite-(Y): (Y,Fe+++,U)(Nb,Ta)5O4 Uranpyrochlore: (U,Ca,Ce)2(Nb,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Comments: Deep greenish-brown resinous crystalline massive uranpyrochlore with black samarskite-(Y). Location: Beryl Hill, near Yinnietharra Station, Western Australia, Australia. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Samarskite-(Y): (Y,Fe+++,U)(Nb,Ta)5O4
Comments: A small but intricate cluster of fairly sharp samarskite-(Y) crystals (overall dimensions 15 by 15 by 22 mm) dug from the floor of the open cut. Location: Spinelli Quarry (Spinelli prospect), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA. Scale: See Image. © Fred Davis
Comments: A black crystal of samarskite. Ex collection Gustav Rose 1832, found on his travel together with Alexander von Humboldt through the Ural Mts. Location: Miass, Ilmen Mts, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Urals Region, Russia. Scale: Crystal size 8 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Samarskite-(Yb): (Yb,Y,REE,U,Th,Ca,Fe++) (Nb,Ta,Ti)O4
Comments: Black samarskite-(Yb) on matrix. Location: 1.0 Ga Pikes Peak batholith, Little Patsy pegmatite, South Platte Pegmatite district, Jefferson County, Colorado, U.S.A.. Scale: See Image. © Sarah L. Hansen
Samfowlerite: Ca14Mn++3Zn2(Be,Zn)2Be6(SiO4)6(Si2O7)4(OH,F)6
Comments: SEM image of typical crystals of samfowlerite. (CanMin, v32:43). Location: Franklin mine, in Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. Scale: Picture Size 0.7 µm. © Canadian Mineralogist
Sampleite: NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl·5(H2O)
Comments: Sky blue lamellar crystals of sampleite up to 2 mm. scattered on matrix. Location: Chuquicamata, Antofagasta, Chile. Scale: Picture size 2 cm. © Sandro Maggia/Minernet.it
Comments: Blue, spherical, radial crystalling aggregates of sampleite on a fracture surface. Location: North Parkes Mine, Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. Scale: Picture size 6x5 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Comments: Sampleite crystal groups 3 to 8 mm wide on a dark matrix. Location: Santa Catalina Mine, Sierra Gorda, Chile. Scale: Picture size 1 cm. © John Veevaert
Samsonite: Ag4MnSb2S6
Comments: Black, prismatic crystal of samsonite in matrix. Location: St. Andreasberg, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany. Scale: Not Given. © Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals