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Locality Name:
Silver Leaf Pegmatite, Greer Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2652
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2638

mindat Locality ID: 243534
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-243534.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Silver Leaf Pegmatite, Greer Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°21'3"N
Longitude: 95°20'53"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.350833333333,-95.348055555556

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 Be C Ca F Fe H K Li Mn Na Nb O P Si Sn Ta Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be C Ca F Fe H K Li Mn Na O P Si Sn Ta Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteBerylCalciteClayColumbiteFeldsparFluoriteMicaNoneNot in a structural group
OlivinePyroxeneQuartzRutileSpinelTopazVivianiteZircon

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Ixiolite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Petalite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Spodumene  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Topaz  (*)Vivianite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2652263808803
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F265226380244
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182652263804286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)26522638027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22652263805171
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2652263802740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22652263809617
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4265226380445
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O2265226380148
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)265226380155
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2652263804924
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)265226380200
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226522638017380
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O10265226380124
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226522638061156
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6265226380688
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6265226380211
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F22652263801476
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O265226380636
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2652263805251



2 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
Bradley_2012_034264426382641±3U/Pb columbite, tantalite  Yes  505Tanco Mine (Bernic Lake Mine), Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, CanadaTanco & SilverleafMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
Bradley_2012_033265226382645±7U/Pb columbite, tantalite     243534Silver Leaf Pegmatite, Greer Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, CanadaSilver LeafMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 


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