一种外观酷似绿松石的新型宝石材料——加斯佩石
Gaspeite: A New Gem Material Like Turquoise
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摘要: 介绍了一种新型宝石材料,其外观酷似绿松石,不透明,具有明亮的苹果绿色,常见棕色矿物杂质呈网脉状分布。这种宝石材料的主要矿物组成为富镁的菱镍矿,是一种罕见的镍碳酸盐,最早发现于加拿大魁北克省加斯佩半岛,因此而得名加斯佩石。加斯佩石的摩氏硬度仅为4.5~5.0,解理发育,可加工性较差,但资源稀缺、颜色喜人,市场升值空间较大,投资前景较好。Abstract: A new gem material which looks very like turquoise is introduced in this paper.It is opaque and has bright apple-green with brown patches or matrix in it.The main mineral component of the new gem material is Mg-rich gaspeite, a very rare nickel carbonate.It is first found in Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec, Canada, and named.Its Mohs hardness is only 4.5~5.0 and good cleavage, so it is hard to be cut.But due to the rare resource and uplifting colour, gaspeite will increase in value and worthy of being invested.