Diopside and Apatite - Bancroft, Ontario, Canada

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Apr 1st, 2026
Locality: Bancroft area, Ontario, Canada (See on Mindat)

Description:
Originally posted by Mark Cole on Nature's Rainbows in 2015.

Fluorescence under shortwave UV light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Diopside (Mindat) (RRUFF)

• Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Blue

• Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Yellow