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Semi Precious Stone Gaspeite Necklace

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Gaspeite is found as a minor mineral around nickel sulfide deposits. It was thought of as just a gangue gem stone by miners when it was encountered and usually placed in the mines dumps or tailings. A gangue mineral is a stone that probably contains the ore metal, but its chemistry is such that processing it is either impossible or unprofitable. Such was the case with Gaspeite despite being rich in nickel. Of course lapidary craftsmen have a different view of Gaspésie’s profitability! Gaspeite is named for its type locality of Gaspe' Peninsula, Limoux Township, Gaspe'-oust County, Quebec, Canada, but the best material of late is coming from North of Perth, Australia.