diff --git a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/api/biome/BOPBiomes.java b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/api/biome/BOPBiomes.java
index 6e304b1e8..f16d070ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/api/biome/BOPBiomes.java
+++ b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/api/biome/BOPBiomes.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public class BOPBiomes
     // edge-biomes, sub-biomes and mutated-biomes
     public static Optional<BiomeGenBase> mountain_foothills = Optional.absent();
     public static Optional<BiomeGenBase> canyon_ravine = Optional.absent();
+    public static Optional<BiomeGenBase> glacier = Optional.absent();
     public static Optional<BiomeGenBase> oasis = Optional.absent();
     public static Optional<BiomeGenBase> coral_reef = Optional.absent();
     public static Optional<BiomeGenBase> kelp_forest = Optional.absent();
diff --git a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/biome/overworld/BiomeGenGlacier.java b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/biome/overworld/BiomeGenGlacier.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e739425b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/biome/overworld/BiomeGenGlacier.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright 2015-2016, the Biomes O' Plenty Team
+ * 
+ * This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License.
+ * 
+ * To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+package biomesoplenty.common.biome.overworld;
+
+import net.minecraft.block.BlockTallGrass;
+import net.minecraft.init.Blocks;
+import net.minecraft.util.BlockPos;
+import net.minecraft.world.biome.BiomeGenBase;
+import net.minecraft.world.biome.BiomeGenBase.SpawnListEntry;
+import biomesoplenty.api.biome.BOPBiome;
+import biomesoplenty.api.biome.generation.GeneratorStage;
+import biomesoplenty.api.biome.generation.GeneratorWeighted;
+import biomesoplenty.api.block.BOPBlocks;
+import biomesoplenty.common.block.BlockBOPDirt;
+import biomesoplenty.common.block.BlockBOPDoublePlant;
+import biomesoplenty.common.block.BlockBOPGrass;
+import biomesoplenty.common.block.BlockBOPCoral;
+import biomesoplenty.common.entities.EntitySnail;
+import biomesoplenty.common.enums.BOPClimates;
+import biomesoplenty.common.enums.BOPFlowers;
+import biomesoplenty.common.enums.BOPGems;
+import biomesoplenty.common.enums.BOPPlants;
+import biomesoplenty.common.util.biome.GeneratorUtils.ScatterYMethod;
+import biomesoplenty.common.world.BOPWorldSettings;
+import biomesoplenty.common.world.feature.*;
+
+public class BiomeGenGlacier extends BOPBiome
+{    
+    
+    public BiomeGenGlacier()
+    {
+        
+        // terrain
+        this.terrainSettings.avgHeight(88).heightVariation(8, 10).octaves(0, 1, 1, 3, 1, 0);
+        
+        this.setTemperatureRainfall(-0.5F, 0.2F);
+        this.setColor(11582425);
+
+        this.topBlock = Blocks.ice.getDefaultState();
+        this.fillerBlock = BOPBlocks.hard_ice.getDefaultState();
+        
+        this.avgDirtDepth = 16;
+        
+        this.canSpawnInBiome = false;
+        this.canGenerateVillages = false;
+        this.canGenerateRivers = false;
+        
+        this.spawnableCreatureList.clear();
+        
+        clearWeights();
+          
+        // gem
+        this.addGenerator("tanzanite", GeneratorStage.SAND, (new GeneratorOreSingle.Builder()).amountPerChunk(12).with(BOPGems.TANZANITE).create());
+        
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public void applySettings(BOPWorldSettings settings)
+    {
+        if (!settings.generateBopGems) {this.removeGenerator("malachite");}
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/init/ModBiomes.java b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/init/ModBiomes.java
index 75a175e2c..d356e6dcc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/init/ModBiomes.java
+++ b/src/main/java/biomesoplenty/common/init/ModBiomes.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import static biomesoplenty.api.biome.BOPBiomes.forest_hills_extension;
 import static biomesoplenty.api.biome.BOPBiomes.frozen_desert;
 import static biomesoplenty.api.biome.BOPBiomes.fungi_forest;
 import static biomesoplenty.api.biome.BOPBiomes.garden;
+import static biomesoplenty.api.biome.BOPBiomes.glacier;
 import static biomesoplenty.api.biome.BOPBiomes.grassland;
 import static biomesoplenty.api.biome.BOPBiomes.gravel_beach;
 import static biomesoplenty.api.biome.BOPBiomes.grove;
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ import biomesoplenty.common.biome.overworld.BiomeGenFen;
 import biomesoplenty.common.biome.overworld.BiomeGenFlowerField;
 import biomesoplenty.common.biome.overworld.BiomeGenFungiForest;
 import biomesoplenty.common.biome.overworld.BiomeGenGarden;
+import biomesoplenty.common.biome.overworld.BiomeGenGlacier;
 import biomesoplenty.common.biome.overworld.BiomeGenGrassland;
 import biomesoplenty.common.biome.overworld.BiomeGenGravelBeach;
 import biomesoplenty.common.biome.overworld.BiomeGenGrove;
@@ -416,11 +418,13 @@ public class ModBiomes implements BOPBiomes.IBiomeRegistry
         
         mountain_foothills = registerBOPBiome(new BiomeGenMountain(BiomeGenMountain.MountainType.FOOTHILLS), "Mountain Foothills");
         canyon_ravine = registerBOPBiome(new BiomeGenCanyon(BiomeGenCanyon.CanyonType.RAVINE), "Canyon Ravine");
+        glacier = registerBOPBiome(new BiomeGenGlacier(), "Glacier");
         oasis = registerBOPBiome(new BiomeGenOasis(), "Oasis");
         coral_reef = registerBOPBiome(new BiomeGenCoralReef(), "Coral Reef");
         kelp_forest = registerBOPBiome(new BiomeGenKelpForest(), "Kelp Forest");
 
         setSubBiome(canyon, canyon_ravine);
+        setSubBiome(Optional.of(BiomeGenBase.icePlains), BOPBiomes.glacier);
         setSubBiome(Optional.of(BiomeGenBase.desert), BOPBiomes.oasis);
         setSubBiome(Optional.of(BiomeGenBase.ocean), BOPBiomes.coral_reef);
         setSubBiome(Optional.of(BiomeGenBase.ocean), BOPBiomes.kelp_forest);
@@ -532,6 +536,7 @@ public class ModBiomes implements BOPBiomes.IBiomeRegistry
         // edge-biomes, sub-biomes and mutated-biomes
         registerBiomeToDictionary(BOPBiomes.mountain_foothills, Type.HILLS, Type.MOUNTAIN, Type.FOREST, Type.DRY, Type.SPARSE);
         registerBiomeToDictionary(BOPBiomes.canyon_ravine, Type.MOUNTAIN, Type.DRY, Type.HILLS, Type.HOT, Type.SPARSE);
+        registerBiomeToDictionary(BOPBiomes.glacier, Type.SNOWY, Type.WASTELAND, Type.COLD);
         registerBiomeToDictionary(BOPBiomes.oasis, Type.SANDY, Type.LUSH, Type.JUNGLE, Type.HOT, Type.WET, Type.SPARSE);
         registerBiomeToDictionary(BOPBiomes.coral_reef, Type.WATER, Type.OCEAN);
         registerBiomeToDictionary(BOPBiomes.kelp_forest, Type.WATER, Type.OCEAN);