Unusual mineral of nickel-bearing ore veins of siliceous metamorphic rocks.
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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.
Gemological data
- Chemical formula : Ni(CO3)
- Refractive index : nω = 1.830 nε = 1.610
- Crystal system : Hexagonal
- Group : Calcite
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