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SC471 - Chondrodite, Diopside, Calcite


Locality: Long Lake Zinc Mine (Richardson Zinc Mine; Lynx Mine), Olden Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada (MINDAT)
Size: 12 x 7 x 2 cm - Large cabinet (10-15 cm)
Weight: 255 g
minID: H6E-PGM

Chondrodite, diopside and calcite in marble. The three minerals fluoresce, respectively, yellow, blue and red under shortwave UV light.

Left: Fluorescence under 254nm UVC (shortwave) Hg light. Right: normal light.
Left: Fluorescence under 254nm UVC (shortwave) Hg light. Right: normal light.
Last update: 09 December 2021