Origin of scapolite-hosted sapphire (corundum) near Kimmirut, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada

• Published in: The Canadian Mineralogist
• Main Authors: Belley, Philippe M., Dzikowski, Tashia J., Fagan, Andrew, Cempírek, Jan, Groat, Lee A., Mortensen, James K., Fayek, Mostafa, Giuliani, Gaston, Fallick, Anthony E., Gertzbein, Paul
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Mineralogical Association of Canada 2017
• Subjects: Baffin Island; Canada; Kimmirut; Lake Harbour; Nunavut; Baffin; Beluga; Beluga*
• Online Access: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/161375/

Gem-quality corundum (sapphire) occurs in scapolite-rich calc-silicate rock hosted in marble of the Lake Harbour Group near Kimmirut, southern Baffin Island. A deposit of blue and colorless gem corundum (Beluga occurrence) is compared to a similar calc-silicate pod generally lacking corundum but con...