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General Gaspeite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Ni,Mg,Fe++)CO3
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 108.10 gm
   Magnesium   6.75 %  Mg   11.19 % MgO
   Iron        5.17 %  Fe    6.65 % FeO
   Nickel     32.58 %  Ni   41.46 % NiO
   Carbon     11.11 %  C    40.71 % CO2
   Oxygen     44.40 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ni0.6Mg0.3Fe2+0.1(CO3)
Help on Environment: Environment: Green mineral formed from the oxidation of nickel-rich rock.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1966
Help on Locality: Locality: It was first described from the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec, but has been reported from elsewhere, including western Australia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named after its locality.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 61067
  IMA1965-029
  PDF 12-771
 

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Gaspeite

Comments: Green, crystalline massive gaspeite in matrix.
Location: Lemieux Township, Gaspe Peninsula, Gaspe Nord County, Quebec, Canada. Scale: See Photo.
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Gaspeite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:3.2309
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 4.621, c = 14.93, Z = 6; V = 276.10 Den(Calc)= 3.90
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3c
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.741(1), 1.692(0.45), 3.543(0.36),
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Graf D L , American Mineralogist , 46 (1961) p.1283-1316, Crystallographic tables for the rhombohedral carbonates

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Physical Properties of Gaspeite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [1011] Good
Help on Color: Color: Light green.
Help on Density: Density: 3.71
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent to Translucent
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous - Dull
Help on Streak: Streak: yellow green
 

Optical Properties of Gaspeite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.002 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.047 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1846,KPDmeas= 0.1941,KC= 0.1937
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Uniaxial (-), e=1.61, w=1.83, bire=0.2200.
 

Calculated Properties of Gaspeite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=3.64 gm/cc
note: rGaspeite =3.71 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.01295
Boson Index = 0.98705
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEGaspeite = 14.72 barns/electron
U=PEGaspeite x relectron= 53.54 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Gaspeite is Not Radioactive

 

Gaspeite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 14.1.1.8 (14)Anhydrous Carbonates
  (14.1)with Simple Formula A+ CO3
  (14.1.1)Calcite Group (Trigonal: R3¯c)
 
14.1.1.1 Calcite CaCO3 R 3c 3 2/m
 
14.1.1.2 Magnesite MgCO3 R 3c 3 2/m
 
14.1.1.3 Siderite FeCO3 R 3c 3 2/m
 
14.1.1.4 Rhodochrosite MnCO3 R 3c 3 2/m
 
14.1.1.5 Sphaerocobaltite CoCO3 R 3c 3 2/m
 
14.1.1.6 Smithsonite ZnCO3 R 3c 3 2/m
 
14.1.1.7 Otavite CdCO3 R 3c 3 2/m
 
14.1.1.8 Gaspeite (Ni,Mg,Fe)CO3 R 3c 3 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: V/B.02-80 V - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates
  V/B - Waterfree carbonates [CO3]2- without unfamiliar anions
  V/B.02 - Calcite group
 
V/B.02-10 Vaterite CaCO3 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
V/B.02-20 Calcite CaCO3 R 3c 3 2/m
 
V/B.02-30 Magnesite MgCO3 R 3c 3 2/m
 
V/B.02-40 Siderite FeCO3 R 3c 3 2/m
 
V/B.02-50 Rhodochrosite MnCO3 R 3c 3 2/m
 
V/B.02-60 Smithsonite ZnCO3 R 3c 3 2/m
 
V/B.02-70 Sphaerocobaltite CoCO3 R 3c 3 2/m
 
V/B.02-80 Gaspeite (Ni,Mg,Fe)CO3 R 3c 3 2/m
 
V/B.02-90 Otavite CdCO3 R 3c 3 2/m
 

Other Gaspeite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Gaspeite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery 3 -Athena 4 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 5 - EUROmin Project 6 -Google Images 7 -Google Scholar 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 - Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom 12 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 -QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - WWW-MINCRYST 15 -École des Mines de Paris

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Gaspeite

(Ni,Mg,Fe++)CO3
Dana No: 14.1.1.8 Strunz No: V/B.02-80
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