millerite
See also: Millerite and millérite
English
Etymology
Miller + -ite, from British mineralogist William Hallowes Miller.
Noun
millerite (plural millerites)
- (geology) A nickel sulfide mineral, NiS, that occurs as hairlike tufts.
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Sample of millerite
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Millerite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “millerite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.