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Gaspéite

Gaspéite
  • Translations : Gaspéit, Гаспеит, Gaspéita
  • Synonym : Allura,
  • Etymology : From the name of the type locality Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, Canada.
  • Discovery: 1966
  • Type localityGaspé Peninsula, Lemieux Township, Gaspé-Ouest Co., Québec, Canada.

Unusual mineral of nickel-bearing ore veins of siliceous metamorphic rocks.

To learn more about the mineralogy of the Gaspéite, see

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Gemological data

  • Chemical formula : Ni(CO3)
  • Refractive index : nω = 1.830 nε = 1.610
  • Crystal system : Hexagonal
  • Group : Calcite

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