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Gaspéite from
132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia


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Gaspéite

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Gaspéite, etc.

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Gaspéite

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Gaspéite

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Gaspéite

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Gaspéite, etc.

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
05387750017271923292395.jpg
Gaspéite

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
03518950017271923322086.jpg
Gaspéite

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
00187690017271929222487.jpg
Gaspéite

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
02717280017271929233954.jpg
Gaspéite, etc.

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
05387750017271923292395.jpg
Gaspéite

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
03518950017271923322086.jpg
Gaspéite

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Gaspéite
Formula:NiCO3
Habit:Veins up to 50cm thick.
Colour:Apple green
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gillardite35
Gypsum15
Hydrohonessite12
Kambaldaite10
Widgiemoolthalite8
Quartz3
Tremolite3
Carrboydite2
Dolomite2
Nullaginite2
Magnesite1
Siderite1
Annabergite1
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gaspéite data
Locality Data:Click here to view 132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (43 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:5545
Long-form Identifier:1:3:5545:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gaspéite
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘRedross Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘKambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘOtter Shoot Nickel Mine, Juan complex, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Am.Min.: 78: 819-821.
Nickel, Ernest H., Robinson, Bruce W., Mumme, William G. (1993) Widgiemoolthalite: The new Ni analogue of hydromagnesite from Western Australia. American Mineralogist, 78 (7-8) 819-821
Clissold, Meagan Elizabeth (2007) Aspects of the Supergene Geochemistry of Copper, Nickel and Bismuth. PhD thesis, Western Sydney University. 1-162
 
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