Name:	millerite
	Class:	Sulfides
	Chemistry:	NiS Nickel Sulfide
	Color(s):	gray, yellowish, brassy, metallic
	Hardness:	3 - 3.5	SpecGrav:	5.3 - 5.5
	Fracture:	splintery	Cleavage:	perfect
	Crystal:	hexagonal (usually slender, hair-like, acicular crystals, often radiating groups)
	Envronment:	hydrothermal replacement deposits, volcanic exhalation product.
	Association:	calcite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, linneite, gerdorffite
	Locals:	| Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, USA | Canada | Germany |
	Misc:	Named for the English minerologist, W. H. Miller. Soluble in HNO3 and aqua-regia.

	Photos & Locals:
		1.) Wallace Stone Pit, Bayport, Mich. 2.) Wallace Stone Pit, Bayport, Mich. 3.) Wallace Stone Pit, Bayport, Mich.		4.) Wallace Stone Pit, Bayport, Mich. as a growth on chalcopyrite 5.) Wallace Stone Pit, Bayport, Mich. as a growth on chalcopyrite 6.) Wallace Stone Pit, Bayport, Mich. as a growth on chalcopyrite

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