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Tancoite from
Tanco Mine, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada


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Tancoite, etc.

Tanco Mine, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
01506410017271926924619.jpg
Tancoite, etc.

Tanco Mine, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
01506410017271926924619.jpg
Tancoite, etc.

Tanco Mine, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Tancoite
Formula:LiNa2Al(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)
Habit:equant to tabular, parallel growth
Colour:colourless, pale pink
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Lithiophosphate1
Apatite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tancoite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tanco Mine, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:130449
Long-form Identifier:1:3:130449:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
153-155.
Ramik, R. A., Sturman, B. D., Dunn, P. J., Povarennykh, A. S. (1980) Tancoite, a new lithium sodium aluminum phosphate from the Tanco pegmatite, Bernic Lake, Manitoba. The Canadian Mineralogist, 18 (2) 185-190
Hawthorne, F. C. (1983) The crystal structure of tancoite. TMPM Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 31 (1). 121-135 doi:10.1007/bf01084765
Grice, Joel D. (1989) Bernic Lake, Manitoba: Mining for Space-age Elements. In Famous Mineral Localities of Canada. Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences. p.64-67.
Alexandre, Paul, Salvi, Stefano (2025) Mineral Chemistry of Li-Bearing Minerals at the Giant Tanco Pegmatite, Canada. Minerals, 15 (3). doi:10.3390/min15030221
 
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