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Price is for five of these unsual pea-green gaspeite puff rectangler beads. All drilled ready to string. Quite heavy! As these are natural, each nugget is slightly different, but largest average nugget measures a large 32mm x 22mm x 8mm. Gaspeite is light green to apple green and is relatively rare. The color comes from the fact that it is found around nickel sulfides. Named after the Gaspe' Peninsula in Quebec where it was originally found, although today, most is mined in Australia. Although a similar color to turquoise, gaspeite is a nickel carbonate. Gaspeite is a little softer than turquoise, and should be treated with at least as much care.
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