fluorescent DIOPSIDE and CHONDRODITE - Long Lake Zinc Mine, Ontario, Canada

Blue-white SW fluorescent Diopside, yellow SW fluorescing Chondrodite and golden-tarnished Pyrite micro crystals in Calcite.

from Long Lake Zinc Mine (Richardson Mine, Lynx Mine), Long Lake Village, Olden Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada

the access to this locality is limited

Measures approximately 5 x 2.5 x 1.75 inch, 1 lb 2.97 oz / 127 x 63 x 44 mm, 538g

Price: 80.00 USD

Item # A0130115

To show the fluorescent response the specimen was illuminated using 6 watt 254nm (Short Wave) / 366nm (Long Wave) UVGL-58 lamp (you need a proper UV light source to observe the fluorescence, more powerful lamp = brighter response).

fluorescent DIOPSIDE, CHONDRODITE, Pyrite, Long Lake Zinc Mine (Richardson Mine, Lynx Mine), Long Lake Village, Olden Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
fluorescent DIOPSIDE, CHONDRODITE, Pyrite, Long Lake Zinc Mine (Richardson Mine, Lynx Mine), Long Lake Village, Olden Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
fluorescent DIOPSIDE, CHONDRODITE, Pyrite, Long Lake Zinc Mine (Richardson Mine, Lynx Mine), Long Lake Village, Olden Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
fluorescent DIOPSIDE, CHONDRODITE, Pyrite, Long Lake Zinc Mine (Richardson Mine, Lynx Mine), Long Lake Village, Olden Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
fluorescent DIOPSIDE, CHONDRODITE, Pyrite, Long Lake Zinc Mine (Richardson Mine, Lynx Mine), Long Lake Village, Olden Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada

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fluorescent DIOPSIDE, CHONDRODITE, Pyrite, Long Lake Zinc Mine (Richardson Mine, Lynx Mine), Long Lake Village, Olden Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
fluorescent DIOPSIDE, CHONDRODITE, Pyrite, Long Lake Zinc Mine (Richardson Mine, Lynx Mine), Long Lake Village, Olden Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
fluorescent DIOPSIDE, CHONDRODITE, Calcite, Pyrite, Long Lake Zinc Mine (Richardson Mine, Lynx Mine), Long Lake Village, Olden Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada