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Images of Emerald Lake, Yukon
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Artful Chemistry
The beautiful blue-green colour of Emerald Lake is created by sunlight refelecting off a white layer of "marl" on the lake bed.
Marl is a white calcium carbonate clay that forms in the water and then settles, often unevenly, onto the lake bottom. It forms when enough carbonate from dissolving limestone racts with calcium in the water.
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Lit by a full moon - February 1, 2007
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March 2, 2007
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March 2, 2007
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April 5, 2011
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April 6, 2006
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April 14, 2007
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April 23, 2010
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April 24, 2011
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April 25, 2007
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April 29, 2009
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May is the month of the greatest changes in the appearance of the lake. Exactly when the ice disappears to reveal the colours of the water varies from year to year, but can generally be described as mid May.
May 3, 2004
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May 5, 2010
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May 5, 2011
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May 10, 2007
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Fresh snow on May 11, 2011
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May 15, 2008
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May 23, 2007
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June 3, 2009
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June 12, 2003 panorama
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June 12, 2003 panorama
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June 22, 2009
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August 28, 2006
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August 28, 2006
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September 9, 2011
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September 9, 2011
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October 22, 2010
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October 25, 2010
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November 8, 2007
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December 1, 2008
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December 5, 2006
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December 8, 2007
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December 28, 2007
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