gaspéite

{{Infobox mineral | name = Gaspéite | category = Carbonate mineral, anhydrous subgroup | boxwidth = | boxbgcolor =#9cd156 | image = Gaspeite-235283.jpg | imagesize = 310px | alt = | caption = | formula = | IMAsymbol = Gpé

| molweight = | strunz = 5.AB.05 | dana = 14.01.01.08 Calcite group | system = Trigonal | class = Hexagonal scalenohedral (m) H-M symbol: ( 2/m) | symmetry = Rc | color = Pale green, light grass or apple green | colour = | habit = Rhombic crystal aggregates, nodular concretions (botryoidal), massive | twinning = | cleavage = {101} Good | fracture = Uneven | tenacity = | mohs = 4.5 - 5 | luster = Vitreous to dull | streak = Yellow green | diaphaneity = Translucent | gravity = 3.71 | density = | polish = | opticalprop = Uniaxial (-) | refractive = nω = 1.830 nε = 1.610 | birefringence = δ = 0.220 | pleochroism = | 2V = | dispersion = | extinction = | length fast/slow = | fluorescence= | absorption = | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = HCl soluble | other = Weakly magnetic | alteration = | references = }} Gaspéite, a very rare nickel carbonate mineral, with the formula , is named for the place it was first described, in the Gaspé Peninsula, Québec, Canada.