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

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

mindat Locality ID: 25914
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25914.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, Canada": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Buck Claim
Coe Claim
Pegli Pegmatite
Tanco Mine (Bernic Lake Mine)

Latitude: 50°25'58"N
Longitude: 95°26'58"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.432777777778,-95.449444444444
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: Ag Al As B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Cs Cu F Fe H Hf K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Th Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllargentumAlluauditeAluniteAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBeryl
BournoniteCalciteCeriteChalcopyriteChloriteClayColumbiteCopperCorundumCubanite
FairfielditeFeldsparGraftoniteKaoliniteKobelliteLillianiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineOveritePerovskitePhenakitePyritePyrochlorePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteStanniteStibniteTapioliteTetrahedriteTourmaline
WurtziteZircon

92 IMA Minerals at location:
Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Alluaudite  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Analcime  (*)
Annite  (*)Antimony  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Beryl  (*)Beusite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Černýite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cookeite  (*)Cosalite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Dorfmanite  (*)Dravite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Ercitite  (*)
Eucryptite  (*)Fairfieldite  (*)Ferrisicklerite  (*)Feruvite  (*)Fluor-elbaite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Foitite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)
Gladite  (*)Groatite  (*)Gustavite  (*)Hafnon  (*)Hawleyite  (*)
Holmquistite  (*)Hydroxykenomicrolite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Ixiolite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kësterite  (*)Lead  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)Lithiophosphate  (*)Lithiowodginite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montebrasite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Overite  (*)Pekoite  (*)Petalite  (*)
Pollucite  (*)Purpurite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rossmanite  (*)Schorl  (*)Simpsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)Stannite  (*)Stibarsen  (*)Tancoite  (*)
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanowodginite  (*)
Triphylite  (*)Whitlockite  (*)Wickmanite  (*)Wodginite  (*)Wopmayite  (*)
Zabuyelite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS326442110130389315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)26472110930378,30380,30381,30382,30383,30386,30387,30388,303898803
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)326472110230378,3038994
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F26472110830378,30379,30381,30383,30386,30387,30388,30389244
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O264421101303891627
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)226442110130389356
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb26442110130389363
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs26442110130389379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS264421101303899052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2644211013038911547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1826472110930378,30379,30381,30382,30383,30386,30387,30388,303894286
Beusite  (*)GraftoniteMn2+Mn2+2(PO4)22644211013038939
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi264421101303891966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3264421101303891935
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3264421101303891089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2644211013038927770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO226472110430378,30381,30382,303895171
Černýite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2CdSnS4264421101303898
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22644211013038927198
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O626472110230378,30387518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O626472110130387289
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)826442110130389181
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S526442110130389344
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)626442110130389310
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S326442110130389802
Dorfmanite  (*)NoneNa2(PO3OH)·2H2O2644211013038911
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)26442110130389648
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)26442110130389180
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)26442110130389520
Ercitite  (*)NoneNaMn3+(PO4)(OH)·2H2O264421101303891
Eucryptite  (*)PhenakiteLiAlSiO42644211013038929
Fairfieldite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2·2H2O2644211013038972
Ferrisicklerite  (*)OlivineLi1-x(Fe3+,Mn2+)(PO4)26472110130378108
Feruvite  (*)TourmalineCaFe2+3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2644211013038915
Fluor-elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F2644211013038931
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F26472110330378,30384,303892740
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2644211013038975
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1226442110130389663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2644211013038924243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S426442110130389192
Gladite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi5S92644211013038967
Groatite  (*)Alluaudite   NaCaMn2(PO4)(HPO4)2264421101303891
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S626442110130389113
Hafnon  (*)ZirconHf(SiO4)2644211013038911
Hawleyite  (*)SphaleriteCdS2644211013038962
Holmquistite  (*)Amphibole   Li2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)226472110330378,30381,3038942
Hydroxykenomicrolite  (*)Pyrochlore(   ,Na,Sb3+)2Ta2O6(OH)264421101303896
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3264421101303895433
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O226472110230382,30389148
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)426472110230378,303815591
Kësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2ZnSnS42644211013038982
Lead  (*)CopperPb26442110130389192
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)26442110130389155
Lithiophosphate  (*)NoneLi3(PO4)264421101303897
Lithiowodginite  (*)NoneLiTa3O8264026401303895
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2264421101303895674
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS226442110130389300
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)26472110430381,30385,30387,303894924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2264421101303895800
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)26472110330378,30387,30389200
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O26472110230381,303891508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2264721101030378,30381,30382,30383,30384,30385,30386,30387,30388,3038917380
Overite  (*)OveriteCaMgAl(PO4)2(OH)·4H2O264421101303895
Pekoite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi11S182644211013038939
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O1026472110630378,30384,30386,30387,30388,30389124
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O26472110330378,30381,30389140
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)26472110630378,30380,30383,30384,30385,3038680
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3264421101303891425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22644211013038939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8264421101303899056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2264721101230378,30379,30380,30381,30382,30383,30384,30385,30386,30387,30388,3038961156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)264421101303891711
Rossmanite  (*)Tourmaline   (Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2644211013038937
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)26472110230378,303892705
Simpsonite  (*)NoneAl4Ta3O13(OH)2644211013038916
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2644211013038921482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O626472110930378,30379,30380,30381,30383,30386,30387,30388,30389688
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS426442110130389668
Stibarsen  (*)ArsenicSbAs2644211013038948
Tancoite  (*)NoneLiNa2Al(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)264026401303891
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O626472110230378,30389211
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)TapioliteFe2+Ta2O62644211013038988
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1326472110230378,303895317
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)264421101303891006
Titanowodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+TiTa2O8264421101303897
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)26472110730378,30379,30381,30384,30386,30388,30389313
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)626442110130389104
Wickmanite  (*)PerovskiteMn2+Sn4+(OH)62644211013038924
Wodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O82644211013038978
Wopmayite  (*)CeriteCa6Na3   Mn(PO4)3(PO3OH)4264421101303891
Zabuyelite  (*)NoneLi2(CO3)2644211013038911
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)264421101303895251


6 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     25914Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, CanadaBernic LakeTkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 
Bradley_2012_034264426382641±3U/Pb columbite, tantalite     505Tanco Mine (Bernic Lake Mine), Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, CanadaTanco & SilverleafMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
Grew_Li_2019_0059264026402640      Lithiowodginite 505Tanco Mine (Bernic Lake Mine), Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, CanadaTanco pegmatite, Bird River Greenstone Belt, Manitoba, CanadaCamacho et al. (2012)10.3749/canmin.50.6.1775CM50_1775 
Grew_Li_2019_0106264026402640      Tancoite 505Tanco Mine (Bernic Lake Mine), Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, CanadaTanco pegmatite, Bird River Greenstone Belt, Manitoba, CanadaCamacho et al. (2012)10.3749/canmin.50.6.1775CM50_1775 
Scott-GCA51_1101-0002263021102630-2110Rb-Srage of intrusionk-feldspar1    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 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050345Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R050345
FKM-217Tanco Mine (Bernic Lake Mine), Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, Canadahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-201-to-fkm-225/#FKM-217
R070702Tanco Mine (Bernic Lake Mine), Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R070702
R061033Tanco Mine (Bernic Lake Mine), Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R061033
R130047Tanco Mine (Bernic Lake Mine), Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R130047

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