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Locality Name:
Buck Claim, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2647
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2110

mindat Locality ID: 71521
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-71521.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Buck Claim, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, Canada": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Pegmatite No. 10
Pegmatite No. 2
Pegmatite No. 3
Pegmatite No. 8
Pegmatite No. 9

Latitude: 50°25'24"N
Longitude: 95°23'28"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.423333333333,-95.391111111111
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al B Be Ca Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Sb Si Sn Ta 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ca Cu F Fe H Li Mn Na Nb O P S Sb Si Ta Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlluauditeAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteBerylClayColumbiteFeldsparKaoliniteMica
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyroxeneQuartzRutileSmectite-vermiculiteTetrahedriteTourmaline

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alluaudite  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Ferrisicklerite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Holmquistite  (*)Ixiolite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Microcline  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Petalite  (*)Pollucite  (*)Purpurite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)
Spodumene  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Triphylite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)26472110430380,30381,30382,303838803
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)326472110094
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F26472110330379,30381,30383244
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1826472110430379,30381,30382,303834286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO226472110230381,303825171
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6264721100518
Ferrisicklerite  (*)OlivineLi1-x(Fe3+,Mn2+)(PO4)264721100108
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2647211002740
Holmquistite  (*)Amphibole   Li2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)22647211013038142
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O226472110130382148
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4264721101303815591
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)264721101303814924
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)264721100200
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O264721101303811508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226472110330381,30382,3038317380
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O10264721100124
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O26472110130381140
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)26472110230380,3038380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226472110530379,30380,30381,30382,3038361156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2647211002705
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O626472110430379,30380,30381,30383688
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6264721100211
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132647211005317
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)26472110230379,30381313


3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Kristen002494264726332640±7  tantalo-niobates  Yes  25914Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, CanadaBernic LakeTkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 
Scott-GCA51_1101-0002263021102630-2110Rb-Srage of intrusionk-feldspar1 Yes  505Tanco Mine (Bernic Lake Mine), Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, CanadaTancoClark and Černý (1987)10.1016/0016-7037(87)90112-8GCA51_1101Table 1
Grew_Li_2019_0111264026402640     YesTriphylite 205442YITT-B Pegmatite (Yitt Pegmatite), Cat Lake - Winnipeg River Pegmatite Field, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, CanadaYITT-B and Buck pegmatites, Bird River Greenstone Belt, Manitoba, CanadaCamacho et al. (2012)10.3749/canmin.50.6.1775CM50_1775 

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