Glaciers

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What makes the glacier blue-green in color and is it the same as for the large blue-green icicle hanging from houses?

-- Cindy Crane (Weare2nuts@aol.com), March 03, 2001

Answers

Glacial ice reflects blue because it absorbs all other colors so it often appears this color.

Source: http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/sumnercs/nberry/glaciers.htm

-- Mike Porter (mikeporter25@hotmail.com), March 05, 2001.


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