Waddell Bay, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada

Spinel, Calcite

Waddell Bay, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada

Purple spinel in marble matrix.

© Canadian Museum of Nature

Augite, Graphite, Calcite

Waddell Bay, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada

Large graphite crystals in skarn matrix.

© Canadian Museum of Nature

Augite, Calcite, Graphite, Phlogopite

Waddell Bay, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada

Large, black, euhedral augite crystals.

© Canadian Museum of Nature

Spinel

Waddell Bay, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada

© Canadian Museum of Nature

Piilonen & Poirier examining spinels at Waddell Bay.

Waddell Bay, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada

Looking at purple spinel at the top of the ridge in Waddel Bay. July 2012.

© Canadian Museum of Nature

Waddel Bay looking southwest

Waddell Bay, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada

Waddel Bay looking southwest.

© Canadian Museum of Nature

Augite, Graphite, Calcite

Waddell Bay, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada

Large graphite crystals in skarn matrix.

© Canadian Museum of Nature

Spinel, Calcite

Waddell Bay, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada

Purple spinel in marble matrix.

© Canadian Museum of Nature

Augite, Calcite, Graphite, Phlogopite

Waddell Bay, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada

Large, black, euhedral augite crystals.

© Canadian Museum of Nature

Spinel

Waddell Bay, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada

© Canadian Museum of Nature

Piilonen & Poirier examining spinels at Waddell Bay.

Waddell Bay, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada

Looking at purple spinel at the top of the ridge in Waddel Bay. July 2012.

© Canadian Museum of Nature

Waddel Bay looking southwest

Waddell Bay, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada

Waddel Bay looking southwest.

© Canadian Museum of Nature