Definition of millerite in English:

millerite

noun ˈmɪlərʌɪtˈmiləˌrīt

mass noun

A mineral consisting of nickel sulphide and typically occurring as slender needle-shaped bronze crystals.
Example sentencesExamples
- The day before the Main Show opened, the phone call came that the crystals were indeed millerite!
- Associated minerals in the high-grade veins are calcite, ‘smaltite,’ nicoline, bismuth, and lesser pyrargyrite, proustite, acanthite, millerite, and chalcopyrite.
- The sphalerite is dense enough on some specimens to be considered a crust, whereas on others there is just the right ratio of sphalerite to millerite to create truly beautiful specimens.

Origin

Mid 19th century: named after William H. Miller (1801–80), English scientist, + -ite¹.

Definition of millerite in US English:

millerite

nounˈmiləˌrīt

A mineral consisting of nickel sulfide and typically occurring as slender needle-shaped bronze crystals.
Example sentencesExamples
- Associated minerals in the high-grade veins are calcite, ‘smaltite,’ nicoline, bismuth, and lesser pyrargyrite, proustite, acanthite, millerite, and chalcopyrite.
- The day before the Main Show opened, the phone call came that the crystals were indeed millerite!
- The sphalerite is dense enough on some specimens to be considered a crust, whereas on others there is just the right ratio of sphalerite to millerite to create truly beautiful specimens.

Origin

Mid 19th century: named after William H. Miller (1801–80), English scientist, + -ite.

单词	millerite
释义	Definition of millerite in English: millerite noun ˈmɪlərʌɪtˈmiləˌrīt mass noun A mineral consisting of nickel sulphide and typically occurring as slender needle-shaped bronze crystals. Example sentencesExamples The day before the Main Show opened, the phone call came that the crystals were indeed millerite! Associated minerals in the high-grade veins are calcite, ‘smaltite,’ nicoline, bismuth, and lesser pyrargyrite, proustite, acanthite, millerite, and chalcopyrite. The sphalerite is dense enough on some specimens to be considered a crust, whereas on others there is just the right ratio of sphalerite to millerite to create truly beautiful specimens. Origin Mid 19th century: named after William H. Miller (1801–80), English scientist, + -ite¹. Definition of millerite in US English: millerite nounˈmiləˌrīt A mineral consisting of nickel sulfide and typically occurring as slender needle-shaped bronze crystals. Example sentencesExamples Associated minerals in the high-grade veins are calcite, ‘smaltite,’ nicoline, bismuth, and lesser pyrargyrite, proustite, acanthite, millerite, and chalcopyrite. The day before the Main Show opened, the phone call came that the crystals were indeed millerite! The sphalerite is dense enough on some specimens to be considered a crust, whereas on others there is just the right ratio of sphalerite to millerite to create truly beautiful specimens. Origin Mid 19th century: named after William H. Miller (1801–80), English scientist, + -ite.
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