millerite

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See also: Millerite, and millérite

English

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Etymology

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From Miller +‎ -ite, from British mineralogist William Hallowes Miller.

Noun

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millerite (plural millerites)

  1. (geology) A nickel sulfide mineral, NiS, that occurs as hairlike tufts.
Sample of millerite

Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Millerite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • millerite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.