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Locality Name:
Tanco Mine (Bernic Lake Mine), Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, Canada

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

mindat Locality ID: 505
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-505.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tanco Mine (Bernic Lake Mine), Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°25'59"N
Longitude: 95°26'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.433055555556,-95.449722222222

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: Ag Al As B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Cs Cu F Fe H Hf K Li Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Th Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllargentumAlluauditeAluniteAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBeryl
BournoniteCalciteCeriteChalcopyriteChloriteClayColumbiteCopperCorundumCubanite
FairfielditeFeldsparGraftoniteKobelliteLillianiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdeniteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivineOveritePerovskitePhenakitePyritePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteStanniteStibniteTapioliteTetrahedriteTourmalineWurtzite
Zircon

87 IMA Minerals at location:
Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Alluaudite  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Analcime  (*)
Annite  (*)Antimony  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Beryl  (*)Beusite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Černýite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cookeite  (*)
Cosalite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Dorfmanite  (*)Dravite  (*)
Dyscrasite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Ercitite  (*)Eucryptite  (*)Fairfieldite  (*)
Feruvite  (*)Fluor-elbaite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Foitite  (*)Freibergite  (*)
Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)Gladite  (*)Groatite  (*)Gustavite  (*)
Hafnon  (*)Hawleyite  (*)Holmquistite  (*)Hydroxykenomicrolite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Ixiolite  (*)Kësterite  (*)Lead  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)Lithiophosphate  (*)
Lithiowodginite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Montebrasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Overite  (*)Pekoite  (*)
Petalite  (*)Pollucite  (*)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  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3264421100315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2644211008803
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)326442110094
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F264421100244
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O2644211001627
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2264421100356
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb264421100363
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs264421100379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2644211009052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)26442110011547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182644211004286
Beusite  (*)GraftoniteMn2+Mn2+2(PO4)226442110039
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2644211001966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S32644211001935
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS32644211001089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)26442110027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22644211005171
Černýite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2CdSnS42644211008
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS226442110027198
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8264421100181
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5264421100344
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6264421100310
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3264421100802
Dorfmanite  (*)NoneNa2(PO3OH)·2H2O26442110011
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)264421100648
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)264421100180
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)264421100520
Ercitite  (*)NoneNaMn3+(PO4)(OH)·2H2O2644211001
Eucryptite  (*)PhenakiteLiAlSiO426442110029
Fairfieldite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2·2H2O26442110072
Feruvite  (*)TourmalineCaFe2+3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)26442110015
Fluor-elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F26442110031
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2644211002740
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)26442110075
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12264421100663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS26442110024243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S4264421100192
Gladite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi5S926442110067
Groatite  (*)Alluaudite   NaCaMn2(PO4)(HPO4)22644211001
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S6264421100113
Hafnon  (*)ZirconHf(SiO4)26442110011
Hawleyite  (*)SphaleriteCdS26442110062
Holmquistite  (*)Amphibole   Li2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)226442110042
Hydroxykenomicrolite  (*)Pyrochlore(   ,Na,Sb3+)2Ta2O6(OH)2644211006
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32644211005433
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O2264421100148
Kësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2ZnSnS426442110082
Lead  (*)CopperPb264421100192
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)264421100155
Lithiophosphate  (*)NoneLi3(PO4)2644211007
Lithiowodginite  (*)NoneLiTa3O82640264005
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22644211005674
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS2264421100300
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2644211004924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22644211005800
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)264421100200
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O2644211001508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226442110017380
Overite  (*)OveriteCaMgAl(PO4)2(OH)·4H2O2644211005
Pekoite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi11S1826442110039
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O10264421100124
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O264421100140
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS32644211001425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS226442110039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82644211009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226442110061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)2644211001711
Rossmanite  (*)Tourmaline   (Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)26442110037
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2644211002705
Simpsonite  (*)NoneAl4Ta3O13(OH)26442110016
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS26442110021482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6264421100688
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4264421100668
Stibarsen  (*)ArsenicSbAs26442110048
Tancoite  (*)NoneLiNa2Al(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)2640264001
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6264421100211
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)TapioliteFe2+Ta2O626442110088
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132644211005317
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)2644211001006
Titanowodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+TiTa2O82644211007
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)264421100313
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)6264421100104
Wickmanite  (*)PerovskiteMn2+Sn4+(OH)626442110024
Wodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O826442110078
Wopmayite  (*)CeriteCa6Na3   Mn(PO4)3(PO3OH)42644211001
Zabuyelite  (*)NoneLi2(CO3)26442110011
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2644211005251



5 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 
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


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
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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