Sapphire from
Beluga sapphire property, Kimmirut (Lake Harbour), Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada

Locality type:

Property

Classification

Species:

Corundum var: Sapphire

Formula:

Al₂O₃

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Beluga sapphire property, Kimmirut (Lake Harbour), Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

552701

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:552701:4

GUID (UUID V4):

9d29ae5b-c4f9-450d-9c16-4c4d2b97c39b

Nearest other occurrences of Sapphire

10.7km (6.6 miles)

ⓘ Lake Harbour Group, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada

References

www.gia.edu (2006) http://www.gia.edu/gemsandgemology/18578/22211/2278/back_issue_article_detail.cfm

Lee Groat, Philippe Belley, Donald Lake, David Turner, Andrew Fagan (2018) Adding logic to luck: Recent advances in coloured gem exploration in Canada. in abstracts of the 22nd IMA Meeting Melbourne p 322

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	Belley, Philippe M., Groat, Lee A. (2019) Metacarbonate-hosted Spinel On Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada: Insights Into the Origin of Gem Spinel and Cobalt-Blue Spinel. The Canadian Mineralogist, 57 (2) 147-200 doi:10.3749/canmin.1800060	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	1800060 METACARBONATE-HOSTED SPINEL ON BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA: INSIGHTS INTO THE ORIGIN OF GEM SPINEL...Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z4 ABSTRACT Samples from 14 spinel occurrences in the Lake Harbour Group (LHG)...(LHG), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, were studied using a combination of petrography, whole rock geochemistry...not of gem quality. Two spinel occurrences near Kimmirut contain vivid blue, cobalt-enriched (0.03–0.07...Other significant gemstone occurrences in the LHG (sapphire and lapis lazuli) are interpreted to have similar
	*(2020, Winter) InColor* 45. International Colored Gemstones Association**	Journal (issue)
	for the European Market 48 Colored Gemstones from Canada – An Update InColor Color Referencing ColorCodexTM...Jewelry Industry 56 Two Decades of GIT's Ruby and Sapphire Color Standards Color Varieties of Gems – Where...Vice Presidents Henry Ho, Thailand Warren Boyd, Canada Treasurer Duncan Mclauchlan, UK Secretaries Stephan...continuously exploited and mechanized mines, such as the sapphire mines in Montana, sunstone mines in Oregon, tourmaline...borderline cases such as ruby vs pink sapphire, padparadscha vs fancy sapphire and the above-mentioned emerald

Sapphire from Beluga sapphire property, Kimmirut (Lake Harbour), Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada

Sapphire from
Beluga sapphire property, Kimmirut (Lake Harbour), Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada