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Dolomite from
Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada


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Dolomite, etc.

Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
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Dolomite

Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
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Dolomite, etc.

Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
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Dolomite, etc.

Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
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Dolomite, etc.

Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
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Dolomite

Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
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Dolomite, etc.

Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
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Dolomite, etc.

Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
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Dolomite, etc.

Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
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Dolomite

Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
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Dolomite, etc.

Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
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Dolomite, etc.

Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Comments:Pyrite even pseudomorphed the dolomite!
Habit:Simple rhombs to several cm
Colour:white
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite73
Calcite48
Marcasite39
Sphalerite28
Galena6
Jarosite5
Quartz5
Celestine3
Wurtzite3
Chalcopyrite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:21877
Long-form Identifier:1:3:21877:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Gait, Robert I., Dumka, Doug, Bailey, Karen, Robinson, George W. (1990) Minerals of the Nanisivik Mine, Baffin Island, Northwest Territories. The Mineralogical Record, 21 (6) 515-534pp.533-533
Arne, Dennis C., Curtis, L. W., Kissin, S. A. (1991) Internal zonation in a carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Canada. Economic Geology, 86 (4) 699-717 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.86.4.699
Symons, D. T. A., Symons, T. B., Sangster, D. F. (2000) Paleomagnetism of the Society Cliffs dolostone and the age of the Nanisivik zinc deposits, Baffin Island, Canada. Mineralium Deposita, 35 (7) 672-682 doi:10.1007/s001260050270
 
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