| | 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 |
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