Guest guest Posted June 9, 2002 Report Share Posted June 9, 2002 A search on Google for gasepite ended up with two pictures...... tried different spellings, an it seems there is a lot of different spelling out there. It is an apple green/ lime green stone, " looks like lime green turquoise " and is used in Native American jewelry. The International Mineralogical Association approved name is Gaspeite Gaspeite is a carbonate of nickel, magnesium and iron. ( (Ni,Mg,Fe)CO3 ) Its color ranges from pale green to apple green, with streaks of yellow-green. Its name comes from the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec.Gaspeite is also found in Australia. It is considered " rare " . It belongs to the large calcite group. Chemically related minerals are: Vaterite, Calcite, Magnesite, Siderite, Rhodocrosite, Smithsonite, Sphaerocobaltite and Otavite. Forms a series with magnesite. Moh's hardness: 4.5 - 5 It is relatively new on the market Is sometimes called/ nicknamed " australian turquoise " . Mineralogy and/or pictures: http://www.mindat.org/min-1657.html http://www.unconventionallapidarist.com/gems/gaspeite.html http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/carbonat/gaspeite/gaspeite.htm http://un2sg4.unige.ch/athena/cgi-bin/minfich?s=GASPEITE http://www.americana.net/stones.html http://www.allaboutjewels.com/jewel/glossary/indexg.shtml http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/carbonat/calcite.htm http://www.bernardine.com/gaspeite.htm Metaphysical (what little I could find): GASPEITE: Rich lime green color. Helps bring spirituality into everyday life. Helps remove veil between distress and ignorance and aids assurance. Helps awaken illusions; attracts friendship, gives helps from the self. http://www.metaphysical-store.com/contentpages/referencelibrary/crystalandstonei\ ndex.htm#GASPEITE Gaspeite - Out Of Body Awareness Can be useful in the " pulling out " of consciousness from a physical vehicle, assisting in such techniques of remote viewing or remote healing or psychometry. Helps the physical body maintain a high energetic state while the consciousness is moved out of the body. There can be a deeper awareness or merging with the energy of God. Combines nicely with Silver elixir. http://www.pegasusproducts.com/gems/gem_elixirs.html Love and Light " Ametrin1 " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2002 Report Share Posted June 9, 2002 Soria, Thank you for the links, I am going to add them to my bookmarks for future research needs. Hel Lynn --- Soria <SoriaMoria2000 wrote: > A search on Google for gasepite ended up with two pictures...... > tried different spellings, an it seems > there is a lot of different spelling out there. > > Mineralogy and/or pictures: > http://www.mindat.org/min-1657.html > http://www.unconventionallapidarist.com/gems/gaspeite.html > http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/carbonat/gaspeite/gaspeite.htm > http://un2sg4.unige.ch/athena/cgi-bin/minfich?s=GASPEITE > http://www.americana.net/stones.html > http://www.allaboutjewels.com/jewel/glossary/indexg.shtml > http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/carbonat/calcite.htm > http://www.bernardine.com/gaspeite.htm > > http://www.metaphysical-store.com/contentpages/referencelibrary/crystalandstonei\ ndex.htm#GASPEITE > > Love and Light > > " Ametrine (I accidently deleted part of your name when I was removing unnecessary text - Sorry I don't think I have your name correct.) - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2002 Report Share Posted June 15, 2002 Aisha S wrote: > Hi all, > Hope your all enjoying your weekend. > I was wondering if any one has any info on the stone Gasepite? I think thats how its spelled. from http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/carbonat/gaspeite/gaspeite.htm THE MINERAL GASPEITE Chemistry: (Ni, Mg, Fe)CO3, Nickel Magnesium Iron Carbonate Class: Carbonate Group: Calcite Uses: As an ornamental stone and as mineral specimens. Specimens Gaspeite is considered a rare mineral, being found in only a few localities, but it is becoming a popular mineral in the semi-precious stone markets. It is being used as a cabochon in sterling silver jewelry with such notable minerals and material as turquoise, malachite, azurite, onyx and coral. Gaspeite's light green, almost apple green color is quite unique and not hard to mistake. It real accents the banded greens of malachite and the blue green of turquoise. Carved material is generally homogenous, but it may contain portions of its brownish host rock which may give it a distinctive character. Gaspeite is found as a secondary mineral around nickel sulfide deposits. It was thought of as just a gangue mineral by miners when it was encountered and usually placed in the mines dumps or tailings. A gangue mineral is a mineral 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 gaspeite's profitability! Gaspeite is named for its type locality of Gaspe' Peninsula, Lemieux Township, Gaspe'-ouest County, Quebec, Canada, but the best material of late is coming from North of Perth, Australia. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Color is a pale green to apple green. Luster is vitreous to dull. Transparency: Crystals are usually translucent, massive material is opaque. Crystal System is trigonal; bar 3 2/m. Crystal Habits include rhombohedrons and scalenohedrons, but crystals are very rare. More commonly found massive. Cleavage is perfect in 3 directions forming rhombohedrons. Fracture is uneven. Hardness is 4.5 - 5. Specific Gravity is 3.7 (somewhat heavy for a translucent mineral). Streak is yellowish green. Other Characteristics: Effervesces slightly in hydrochloric acid. Associated Minerals include millerite, pentlandite, skutterudite, annabergite and other nickel minerals. Notable Occurrences include the type locality of Gaspe' Peninsula, Lemieux Township, Gaspe'-ouest County, Quebec and Sudbury, Ontario, Canada and a new source of carvable material from Kambalda and Widgie Mooltha which is North of Perth, Australia. Best Field Indicators are color, locality, reaction to acids, cleavage and density. I was unable to find any metaphysical information or folklore this mineral was discovered in 1966 in Canada and is being used in jewelry and small carvings apple or bright almost neon green one would presume that it would be a stone for healing and abundance the apple green stones in general impart more liveliness in healing than darker green stones ( my " get " )There seems to be a connection with nature and an association with still water and green algae a more active feeling in the energy than with most green stones helping to manifest transformation making the ideal real assists with self esteem and change a kind of boldly go forward stone . I am sure there is much more and I get bits about Uranus and solidifying making the previously extremely subtle awareness of the higher spiritual planes of healing more accessible in concrete reality .. Peggy Jentoft -- http://solarraven.com/ Huna, Crystal healing, Reiki manuals, mandalas, Energy Work Classes http://home.attbi.com/~skygreen/index.html / Spirited emotion} http://members.tripod.com/~sunsparrow/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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