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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ice
Formula:H2O
Comments:Crystal pockets are full of ice. One mines the rock around the ice and then lets the ice melt to reveal the treasures

See Postings by Holger Hartmaier and Dave Joyce at http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,62,371225,371509#msg-371509
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Special Storage/
Display Requirements:		Storage below 273 K is required.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ice data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:6417
Long-form Identifier:1:3:6417:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Ice is photoed and mentioned in this reference on pg 519, 522, and 524
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) 515-534
 
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