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blue ice

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noun

Geology.
  1. the oldest and densest ice in a glacier, distinguished by a pale-blue color.


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He takes time to let us hear what a glacier sounds like while showing the swirls of blue ice, but also what it looks like when glaciers collapse and vanish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

But not one blue ice sample older than 1 million years exceeded 300 ppm, says Julia Marks Peterson, a paleoclimatologist at OSU who performed the greenhouse gas analysis.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 21, 2024

This potential relies mainly on data-driven analysis to identify unexplored meteorite stranding zones and mapping areas exposing blue ice where meteorites are often found.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2024

When we began our descent to the sea ice off Ross Island's coast, I glimpsed long fractures, snow-packed ridges, and pockmarked blue ice blown barren by the polar wind.

From Salon ● May 29, 2023

Frozen inside this blue ice are enormous beasts.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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