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Kimmirut (Lake Harbour), Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canadai
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Mindat Locality ID:
24893
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:24893:1
GUID (UUID V4):
9cf2447d-52ce-497b-94c2-14e5c7b78fc5


"The lapis lazuli deposit of southern Baffin Island lies fifteen kilometres north of Lake Harbour, a settlement famous for its Inuit carvers. The "blue rock" has been known by the Inuit for decades but did not appear in any reports until the detailed geological mapping of the area in 1959. It lies within a marble that forms part of a series of highly metamorphosed sedimentary rocks. The original sediments, probably deposited in a restricted marine environment, formed an evaporite." [Grice, 1989, page 129]

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Afghanite
Formula: (Na,K)22Ca10(Si24Al24O96)(SO4)6Cl6
β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
β“˜ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Habit: trapezohedral
Colour: red
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Clinohumite
Formula: Mg9(SiO4)4F2
Habit: irregular blebs
Colour: yellow
β“˜ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
β“˜ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
β“˜ Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Habit: prismatic
Colour: emerald green
References:
181.
Hogarth, D.D. (1971) Lapis Lazuli near Lake Harbour, Southern Baffin Island, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 8, 1210-1217.
Hogarth, D.D., Griffin, W.L. (1978) Lapis lazuli from Baffin Island - a Precambrian meta-evaporite. Lithos, 11, 37-60.
Hogarth, Donald D. (1979) Afghanite: new occurrences and chemical composition. The Canadian Mineralogist, 17 (1) 47-52
Grice, Joel D. (1989) Lapis Lazuli from Baffin Island. In: Famous Mineral Localities of Canada. Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences, 190 pages: 124-130.
Scott, David J. (1997) Geology, U–Pb, and Pb–Pb geochronology of the Lake Harbour area, southern Baffin Island: implications for the Paleoproterozoic tectonic evolution of northeastern Laurentia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 34, 140-155.
Tait, Kimberly T., Hawthorne, Frank C., Della Ventura, Giancarlo (2001) Al-Mg disorder in a gem-quality pargasite from Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist, 39(6), 1725-1732.
β“˜ 'Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series'
Habit: irregular grains
Colour: reddish-brown
β“˜ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
Habit: tabular
Colour: yellowish-brown
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
Habit: hexagonal plates, foliated, columnar, flakes
Colour: steel grey, black
β“˜ HaΓΌyne
Formula: Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
β“˜ 'Humite Group'
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ Lazurite
Formula: Na7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3) · H2O
Habit: massive, irregular grains
Colour: blue, pale green
β“˜ Magnesio-hornblende
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Habit: stubby prismatic
Colour: brown, green
Description: Listed as "hornblende Ca2(Mg,Fe)4Al(Si7,Al)O22(OH,F)2" in Grice (1989). According to the current nomenclature (Hawthorne et al., 2012), this is magnesio-hornblende.
β“˜ Meionite
Formula: Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
Habit: stubby prismatic, massive
Colour: colourless, white, pale pink
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
β“˜ Oxy-dravite
Formula: Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
β“˜ Pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
β“˜ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Habit: pseudohexagonal tapering prisms, cleavage masses, micaceous
Colour: light amber, black
References:
181.
Hogarth, D.D. (1971) Lapis Lazuli near Lake Harbour, Southern Baffin Island, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 8, 1210-1217.
Hogarth, D.D., Griffin, W.L. (1978) Lapis lazuli from Baffin island β€” a Precambrian meta-evaporite. Lithos, 11(1) (15 January 1978), 37-60.
Grice, Joel D. (1989) Lapis Lazuli from Baffin Island. In: Famous Mineral Localities of Canada. Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences, 190 pages: 124-130
David J. Scott (1997) Geology, U – Pb, and Pb – Pb geochronology of the Lake Harbour area, southern Baffin Island: implications for the Paleoproterozoic tectonic evolution of northeastern Laurentia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 34:140-155
Canadian Rockhound (2001) 5(1).
Tait, Kimberly T., Hawthorne, Frank C., Della Ventura, Giancarlo (2001) Al-Mg disorder in a gem-quality pargasite from Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist, 39(6), 1725-1732.
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Habit: rounded prisms, irregular blebs
Colour: white, smoky
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Sanbornite ?
Formula: Ba2(Si4O10)
β“˜ 'Scapolite'
β“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Habit: octahedral
Colour: dark blue to purple
β“˜ Thorianite
Formula: ThO2
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Habit: wedge-shaped
Colour: yellowish-green, black
β“˜ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
β“˜Corundum
var. Sapphire		4.CB.05Al2O3
β“˜4.CB.05Al2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
β“˜Thorianite4.DL.05ThO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
β“˜Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Clinohumite9.AF.55Mg9(SiO4)4F2
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Oxy-dravite9.CK.05Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Tremolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜Magnesio-hornblende9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
β“˜Pargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
β“˜Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Sanbornite ?9.EF.10Ba2(Si4O10)
β“˜Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
β“˜Afghanite9.FB.05(Na,K)22Ca10(Si24Al24O96)(SO4)6Cl6
β“˜Lazurite9.FB.10Na7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3) Β· H2O
β“˜HaΓΌyne9.FB.10Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
β“˜Meionite9.FB.15Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
Unclassified
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series'-
β“˜'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
β“˜'Scapolite'-
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'K Feldspar'-
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Humite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ LazuriteNa7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3) · H2O
Hβ“˜ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Oxy-draviteNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ Oxy-draviteNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
Cβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Afghanite(Na,K)22Ca10(Si24Al24O96)(SO4)6Cl6
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
Oβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oβ“˜ HaΓΌyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Oβ“˜ LazuriteNa7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3) · H2O
Oβ“˜ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oβ“˜ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ SanborniteBa2(Si4O10)
Oβ“˜ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Oβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oβ“˜ ThorianiteThO2
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ Oxy-draviteNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Afghanite(Na,K)22Ca10(Si24Al24O96)(SO4)6Cl6
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ HaΓΌyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Naβ“˜ LazuriteNa7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3) · H2O
Naβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Naβ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naβ“˜ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naβ“˜ Oxy-draviteNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgβ“˜ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Oxy-draviteNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Afghanite(Na,K)22Ca10(Si24Al24O96)(SO4)6Cl6
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Alβ“˜ HaΓΌyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Alβ“˜ LazuriteNa7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3) · H2O
Alβ“˜ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Alβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alβ“˜ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Alβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alβ“˜ Oxy-draviteNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Afghanite(Na,K)22Ca10(Si24Al24O96)(SO4)6Cl6
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siβ“˜ HaΓΌyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Siβ“˜ LazuriteNa7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3) · H2O
Siβ“˜ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siβ“˜ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SanborniteBa2(Si4O10)
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ Oxy-draviteNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ Afghanite(Na,K)22Ca10(Si24Al24O96)(SO4)6Cl6
Sβ“˜ HaΓΌyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Sβ“˜ LazuriteNa7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3) · H2O
Sβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Afghanite(Na,K)22Ca10(Si24Al24O96)(SO4)6Cl6
Clβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Afghanite(Na,K)22Ca10(Si24Al24O96)(SO4)6Cl6
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Afghanite(Na,K)22Ca10(Si24Al24O96)(SO4)6Cl6
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ HaΓΌyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Caβ“˜ LazuriteNa7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3) · H2O
Caβ“˜ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Caβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caβ“˜ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ SanborniteBa2(Si4O10)
ThThorium
Thβ“˜ ThorianiteThO2
UUranium
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Proterozoic : 1782.5 Β± 3.7 Ma to ~1510 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Precambrian
 Proterozoic
  Mesoproterozoic
   Calymmian
β“˜ Muscovite (youngest age)~1510 MaBeluga sapphire property, Kimmirut (Lake Harbour), Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
  Paleoproterozoic
   Statherian
β“˜ Meionite1782.5 Β± 3.7 MaBeluga sapphire property, Kimmirut (Lake Harbour), Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
β“˜ Oligoclase1782.5 Β± 3.7 MaBeluga sapphire property, Kimmirut (Lake Harbour), Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
β“˜ Phlogopite1782.5 Β± 3.7 MaBeluga sapphire property, Kimmirut (Lake Harbour), Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
β“˜ Muscovite (oldest age)1782.5 Β± 3.7 MaBeluga sapphire property, Kimmirut (Lake Harbour), Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
β“˜ Calcite1782.5 Β± 3.7 MaBeluga sapphire property, Kimmirut (Lake Harbour), Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada

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References

Hogarth, D.D. (1971) Lapis Lazuli near Lake Harbour, Southern Baffin Island, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 8, 1210-1217.
Hogarth, D.D., Griffin, W.L. (1978) Lapis lazuli from Baffin island β€” a Precambrian meta-evaporite. Lithos, 11(1) (15 January 1978), 37-60.
Grice, J.D., Gault, R.A. (1983) Lapis lazuli from Lake Harbour, Baffin Island, Canada. Rocks & Minerals, 58, 12-19.
Grice, Joel D. (1989) Lapis Lazuli from Baffin Island. In: Famous Mineral Localities of Canada. Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences, 190 pages: 124-130; 181.
Scott, David J. (1997) Geology, U–Pb, and Pb–Pb geochronology of the Lake Harbour area, southern Baffin Island: implications for the Paleoproterozoic tectonic evolution of northeastern Laurentia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 34, 140-155.
Tait, Kimberly T., Hawthorne, Frank C., Della Ventura, Giancarlo (2001) Al-Mg disorder in a gem-quality pargasite from Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist, 39(6), 1725-1732.
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