Scapolite var. Wernerite - Grenville, Quebec, Canada
Contributed by: FMS Admin
minID: 3W3-UQX
Date: Feb 22nd, 2026
Locality: Grenville Scapolite prospect, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada (See on Mindat)
Size: 58 x 44 x 88 mm
Description:
Wernerite and diopside with brassy pyrite microcrystals. One of the very brightest LW minerals, it fluoresces a blinding yellow.
Originally posted by Dennis Michael on Nature's Rainbows.
Summary of luminescence responses:
Scapolite (Mindat) (RRUFF)
- Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: Yellow