Diopside, Chondrodite, Aragonite - Long Lake Zinc Mine, Ontario, Canada
Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Mar 24th, 2026
Locality: Long Lake Zinc Mine (Richardson Zinc Mine; Lynx Mine), Olden Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada (See on Mindat)
Description:
The bright bluish white streaks (lightning bolts) are aragonite, blue specks are diopside, chondrodite is yellow.
Originally posted by Mark Cole on Nature's Rainbows in 2015.
Summary of luminescence responses:
Aragonite (Mindat) (RRUFF)
- Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: White
- Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Yellow
- Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Blue