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Canada, Nunavut
Kimmirut (Beluga) Sapphire, Nunavut
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What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
MarblesAlso reported: Blue sapphire (corundum), scapolite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: metamorphic marble-hosted corundum
Documented Baffin Island sapphire occurrence near Kimmirut (Beluga deposit).View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Remote arctic terrain, weather
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