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millerite

1 American  
[mil-uh-rahyt] / ˈmɪl əˌraɪt /

noun

  1. a mineral, nickel sulfide, NiS, occurring in slender, bronze-colored crystals: a minor ore of nickel.

Millerite 2 American  
[mil-uh-rahyt] / ˈmɪl əˌraɪt /

noun

  1. a follower of William Miller, a U.S. preacher who taught that the Second Advent of Christ and the beginning of the millennium were to occur in 1843.

millerite British  
/ ˈmɪləˌraɪt /

noun

  1. a yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulphide in hexagonal crystalline form: a minor ore of nickel. Formula: NiS

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Etymology

Origin of millerite1

1850–55; Miller ( Miller index ) + -ite 1

Origin of Millerite1

1835–45, W. Miller + -ite 1

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It occurs combined with sulphur in millerite, with arsenic in the mineral niccolite, and with arsenic and sulphur in nickel glance.

From Project Gutenberg

The St. Lawrence and Jefferson county hematites were represented by large specimens of ore and by a series of associated rocks and minerals, including some beautiful specimens of millerite, chalcedite, etc.

From Project Gutenberg

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