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SC487 - Chondrodite & Diopside


Locality: Les Laurentides RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada (MINDAT)
Size: 8 x 6 x 3 cm - Cabinet (6-10 cm)
Weight: 144.8 g
minID: 4K7-TLH

Chondrodite and diopside in marble. Under shortwave UV light they fluoresce yellow and blue, respectively. The color of the diopside is not the typical light blue, but it has a bit of a greenish hue.

Left: Fluorescence under 254nm UVC (shortwave) Hg light. Right: normal light.
Last update: 27 December 2021