Gaspeite
NiCO3 [CNMNC approved formula]
Named after its locality: Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec, Canada.
| IMA status : | Approved Species 1966 () |
| CLASSIFICATION | |
| Dana (8th edition) : |
14.01.01.08 |
| (14) Anhydrous Carbonates | |
| (14.01) with Simple Formula A+ CO3 | |
| (14.01.01) Calcite Group (Trigonal: R-3c) | |
| Nickel-Strunz (10th edition) : |
05.AB.05 |
| (05) Carbonates and Nitrates | |
| (05.A) Carbonates without additional anions, without H2O | |
| (05.AB) Alkali-earth (and other M2+) carbonates | |
| Crystal system: | Trigonal System |
| Point group (H-M): | 3m (or 3 2/m) — hexagonal-scalenohedral |