Rare Natural Hard Gaspeite Slab for Gem Cabs Top Quality Solid Untreated Rough

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ON SALE - Low Auction Starting PriceVery Rare, Natural Unstabilized Intense Green Gaspeite Slab for CabbingHigh Quality, Solid Hard 56.1 Grams of Rough (280.5 Carats)Measurements are approximately 2 7/8" x 2 9/16" x 5/32" at the longest and widest points, thickness is uniform(74mm x 65mm x 4mm)This is a solid slab of untreated, naturally hard gaspeite for cabbing. It's an intense green with a mottled dark brown matrix, and is smooth to the touch. There are a few very tiny pits (these can barely be felt and aren't visible), as is the nature of this stone, but this material doesn't need to be stabilized unless desired. Cut and polished, it will take on a glass-like shine.This piece was purchased a decade ago from a very reputable seller here on eBay, and I'm letting it go to raise money for medical expenses.Pictured wet front and back, and dry front and back. Pictures were taken indoors in filtered daylight. Dark spots are matrix, not pitting.From Wikipedia: "Gaspeite is an extremely rare nickel carbonate mineral named for the place it was first described, in the Gaspe Peninsula, Canada. Gaspeite's formula is (Ni,Fe,Mg)CO3 and it is a bright green mineral."The lion's share of this scarce semi-precious stone was found in only two places in the world; in 1966 it was discovered in the Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec, Canada, and later it was read more

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