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Semi Precious Stone Gaspeite Rings

Gaspeite is found as a secondary gem stone around nickel sulfide deposits. It was thought of as just a gangue mineral by miners when it was encountered and typically placed in the mines dumps or tailings. A gangue mineral is a mineral that almost certainly contains the ore metal, but its chemistry is such that dispensation it is either not possible or unprofitable. Such was the case with Gaspeite despite being wealthy in nickel. Of course lapidary craftsmen have a dissimilar view of Gaspeite profitability! Gaspeite is named for its type locality of Gaspe' Peninsula, Limoux Township, Gaspe'-oust County, Quebec, Canada, but the best fabric of late is coming from North of Perth, Australia.