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Millerite

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Here is an adorable mini (actually fits in a Perky box), of rare millerite in the form of golden, acicular (hair-like) needles growing across the inside of a small geode.

Product details

SpeciesMillerite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.0 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityUSA, Kentucky, Halls Gap

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Millerite
Mineral guide
Learn about Millerite
gold, needle-like crystals forming delicate sprays; prized for lustrous acicular bundles, fragility, and top localities yielding fine specimens.
Millerite
Regional guide
Millerite from Halls Gap, Kentucky, USA
from Halls Gap, Kentucky — brassy NiS needle sprays in large geodes with white chalcedony lining; locality prized by collectors.