Aragonite, Chondrodite, Diopside from the Long Lake Zinc Mine in Canada
Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 11th, 2026
Locality: Long Lake Zinc Mine (Richardson Zinc Mine; Lynx Mine), Olden Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada (See on Mindat)
Size: 4 x 3 x 6 inches
Weight: 3.6 lb
Description:
A nice piece with aragonite "lightening" with chondrodite, diopside, and some muted calcite. Shortwave both sides.
SW fluorescent pictures were taken at ISO-100, f/18.6 for 6 seconds.
Originally posted by Mark Cole on Nature's Rainbows.
Summary of luminescence responses:
Aragonite (Mindat) (RRUFF)
- Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Blue
- Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Yellow
- Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Blue