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Millerite

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A BEAUTIFUL spray of soft to the touch and flexible, bright metallic, hair-like, millerite needles from the famous Halls Gap locality in Kentucky. The locality is now closed to collecting and fine specimens are becoming harder to find. 2.8 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm

Product details

SpeciesMillerite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions2.8 x 3.5 x 1.5 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
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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.