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Gaspeite Mineral Data + |
General Gaspeite Information |
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| (Ni,Mg,Fe++)CO3 | |||
| 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 | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Ni0.6Mg0.3Fe2+0.1(CO3) | |||
| Green mineral formed from the oxidation of nickel-rich rock. | |||
| Approved IMA 1966 | |||
| 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. | |||
| Named after its locality. | |||
| ICSD 61067 | |||
| IMA1965-029 | |||
| PDF 12-771 | |||
Gaspeite Image | |||
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Gaspeite Crystallography |
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| a:c = 1:3.2309 | |||
| a = 4.621, c = 14.93, Z = 6; V = 276.10 Den(Calc)= 3.90 | |||
| Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3c | |||
| By Intensity(I/Io): 2.741(1), 1.692(0.45), 3.543(0.36), | |||
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Physical Properties of Gaspeite |
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| [1011] Good | |||
| Light green. | |||
| 3.71 | |||
| Transparent to Translucent | |||
| Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern. | |||
| 4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite | |||
| Vitreous - Dull | |||
| yellow green | |||
Optical Properties of Gaspeite |
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| 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 |
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| Uniaxial (-), e=1.61, w=1.83, bire=0.2200. | |||
Calculated Properties of Gaspeite |
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relectron=3.64 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index = 0.01295 Boson Index = 0.98705 |
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PEGaspeite = 14.72 barns/electron |
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| GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Gaspeite is Not Radioactive |
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Gaspeite Classification |
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| 14.1.1.8 (14)Anhydrous Carbonates | |||
| (14.1)with Simple Formula A+ CO3 | |||
| (14.1.1)Calcite Group (Trigonal: R3¯c) | |||
| V/B.02-80 V - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates | |||
| V/B - Waterfree carbonates [CO3]2- without unfamiliar anions | |||
| V/B.02 - Calcite group | |||
Other Gaspeite Information |
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| NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | |||
| Links to other databases for Gaspeite : 1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery 3 - Athena 4 - EUROmin Project 5 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom 13 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 14 - QUT Mineral Atlas 15 - Ruff.Info 16 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Gaspeite using: Visit our Advertisers for Gaspeite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Greenside Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club MineralsWeb Fine Minerals The GeoZone Wrights Rock Shop Translate Gaspeite Mineral Data : Ask about Gaspeite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Gaspeite Specimen Label here :
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