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Precious stone >> Gaspeite Necklace
Semi Precious Stone Gaspeite Necklace
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.
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