What is lake ice made out of? There’s more to it than you may realize
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What is lake ice made out of? The easy answer is frozen water, but there’s more to it.
At the beginning of winter, the first ice is primary ice (skim ice). It’s thin, and ice crystals orient horizontally. Next up is secondary ice. These ice crystals form perpendicular (vertically) to primary ice, and the ice grows downward. The third type of ice is super-imposed ice.
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