millerite

See also: Millerite and millérite

English

Etymology

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

Noun

millerite (plural millerites)

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

Sample of millerite

Further reading

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