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Millerite

Millerite is a nickel sulfide named in 1845 in honor of the English mineralogist, Professor William Hallowes Miller, University of Cambridge, who first studied the crystals. It commonly forms trigonal, metallic, tufts, radiating clusters, and spherules of acicular crystals which are pale brass-yellow to green-gray with an iridescent tarnish; also massive, cleavable. It is found in Cu-Ni sulfide deposits, sometimes in abundance. Millerite occurs in low-temperature deposits in carbonates, hematite, and serpentines. It is also present in geodes within limestone in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri, USA. Millerite is found in cavities of siderite at the type locality: Jachymov, Jachymov district, Krusne Hory Mountains (Erzgebirge), Bohemia, Czech Republic. In the USA, it occurs as spectacular, radiating clusters of brass-yellow, acicular crystals at the Sterling mine, Antwerp, Jefferson Co., New York; the Meikle mine, Bootstrap district, Elko Co., Nevada; and the Gap mine, Gap, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Locations within Germany include: the Victoria mine, Littfeld, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; Friedrich Mine, Schonstein, Wissen, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; Willibald mine, Ramsbeck, Meschede, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Other notable localities include: Thompson mine, Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba, Canada; Perseverance mine, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia; Ca' dei Ladri (Silla), Gaggio Montano, Bologna Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

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Millerite
TUC16B-169
Millerite
Estabrook Park occurrence, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Small Cabinet
6.3 x 4.2 x 3.3 cm
$1,750.00
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Millerite (rare locale)
UTR21-108
Millerite (rare locale)
Eugenia Mine, Bellmunt del Priorat, Priorat, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Cabinet
12.5 x 8.0 x 6.5 cm
$3,500.00
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Millerite
HALP-06
Millerite
Milwaukee Cement Co. Quarry, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
Small Cabinet
6.2 x 6.1 x 2.6 cm
$2,000.00
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Millerite in Calcite Geode
TUC14-23
Millerite in Calcite Geode
Estabrook Park, Racine Co., Wisconsin, USA
Miniature
5.6 x 4.0 x 3.6 cm
$1,450.00
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Millerite, Gaspeite, Annabergite
MIX18-78
Millerite, Gaspeite, Annabergite
Pafuri nickel deposit, Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Small Cabinet
7.0 x 5.0 x 3.3 cm
SOLD
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Millerite and Calcite on Pyrite
KRC-40
Millerite and Calcite on Pyrite
Wissen, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Miniature
4.0 x 3.0 x 2.5 cm
SOLD
Details
Millerite
KRB-58
Millerite
Friedrich Mine, Wissen, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Miniature
4.7 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm
SOLD
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Millerite
KRB-46
Millerite
Friedrich Mine, Wissen, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Thumbnail
2.5 x 2.1 x 1.4 cm
SOLD
Details
Hauchecornite (Type Locale) on Millerite - 1884 find
KRB-16
Hauchecornite (Type Locale) on Millerite - 1884 find
Friedrich Mine, Schonstein, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (TL)
Small Cabinet
7.7 x 5.5 x 4.3 cm
SOLD
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Millerite
D16B-107
Millerite
Thompson Pit, Thompson, Manitoba, Canada
Small Cabinet
9.5 x 4.9 x 4.7 cm
SOLD
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Millerite
RARE16J-24
Millerite
Perseverance mine, Agnew, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Miniature
5.1 x 4.5 x 3.6 cm
SOLD
Details
Millerite
RARE16G-37
Millerite
Thompson Pit, Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba, Canada
Cabinet
10.4 x 8.0 x 5.0 cm
SOLD
Details
Rare Hauchecornite Crystals With Excellent Millerite
RARE15-020
Rare Hauchecornite Crystals With Excellent Millerite
Musen, Westphalia, Germany
Miniature
4.0 x 3.0 x 3.0 cm
SOLD
Details
Millerite
JWL14B-12
Millerite
roadcut in Johnson County, Iowa, USA
Thumbnail
2.6 x 1.9 x 1.2 cm
SOLD
Details
Millerite
LTH-40
Millerite
Thompson Open Pit, Thompson, Manitoba, Canada
Thumbnail
2.3 x 2.0 x 1.2 cm
SOLD
Details
Millerite
MD-223871
Millerite
Estabrook Park (Berthlet; North Milwaukee; Cementville; Lincoln Park; Capitol Drive; Washington Street Bridge; Humbolt Street Bridge), Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, USA
Thumbnail
2.1 x 1.9 x 1.8 cm
SOLD
Details
Millerite
MD-122782
Millerite
Estabrook Park (Berthlet; North Milwaukee; Cementville; Lincoln Park; Capitol Drive; Washington Street Bridge; Humbolt Street Bridge), Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, USA
Thumbnail
1.8 cm
SOLD
Details
Millerite, Calcite
MD-76710
Millerite, Calcite
Estabrook Park (Berthlet; North Milwaukee; Cementville; Lincoln Park; Capitol Drive; Washington Street Bridge; Humbolt Street Bridge), Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, USA
Miniature
4.4 x 3.1 x 2.0 cm
SOLD
Details
Millerite
MD-139564
Millerite
Gap Mine (Gap Nickel Mine), Gap, Bart Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Miniature
4.2 x 4.2 x 0.7 cm
SOLD
Details
Millerite, Stilpnomelane
MD-146125
Millerite, Stilpnomelane
Sterling Mine (Old Sterling Mine), Antwerp, St Lawrence Co., New York, USA
Small Cabinet
7.0 x 6.7 x 2.8 cm
SOLD
Details
Millerite, Pyrite (Var: Arsenian Pyrite)
MD-187700
Millerite, Pyrite (Var: Arsenian Pyrite)
Meikle Mine, Bootstrap District, Elko Co., Nevada, USA
Small Cabinet
7.3 x 5.3 x 4.0 cm
SOLD
Details
Millerite
MD-70744
Millerite
Meikle Mine, Bootstrap District, Elko Co., Nevada, USA
Thumbnail
2.6 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm
SOLD
Details
Millerite, Quartz
MD-44383
Millerite, Quartz
Wallace Stone Company Quarry (Wallace Quarry; Bayport Quarry), Pigeon, Huron Co., Michigan, USA
Thumbnail
2.5 x 1.9 x 1.5 cm
SOLD
Details
Millerite, Chalcopyrite, Calcite
MD-284769
Millerite, Chalcopyrite, Calcite
US 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
Miniature
3.4 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm
SOLD
Details
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