page_title: Nanisivik
section_title: Mineralogy
hierarchical_section_title: Nanisivik / Mineralogy
caption_attribution_description: English: Pyrite Locality: Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Nunavut Territory, Canada (Locality at mindat.org) Size: 2.7 x 2.7 x 1.7, 2.9 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm. This is a set of two matching pyrite thumbnails with different habits. Both specimens from the Canadian locality of Baffin Island in the Northwest Territory of Canada. Each is very sharp and fine, though with different "looks". Ex. Richard Hauck Collection. Deutsch: Pyrit Fundort: Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffininsel, Nunavut, Kanada (Fundort bei mindat.org) Größe: 2.7 x 2.7 x 1.7, 2.9 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm.
context_page_description: Nanisivik was a company town which was built in 1975 to support the lead-zinc mining and mineral processing operations for the Nanisivik Mine, in production between 1976 and 2002. The townsite was located just inland from Strathcona Sound, about 20 km east of the community of Arctic Bay in the Canadian territory of Nunavut.
  There is a port and dock about 3.7 km north of the former mine site which was used for shipping concentrate from the site, and receiving supplies. It is currently used by the Canadian Coast Guard for training.
  Nanisivik Airport located 8 NM south was used as the main airport for Arctic Bay until 2010 when the lengthened Arctic Bay Airport took over. The airport is about 19 km directly southeast of Arctic Bay but the road between them is 32 km.
context_section_description: The Nanisivik mine is known for its diversity of unusual pyrite pseudomorphs after marcasite and pyrrhotite.
caption: Nanisivik Pyrite is a pseudomorph unique to this location.
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