| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Spodumene |
| Formula: | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Habit: | columnar, bladed, prismatic aggregates |
| Colour: | colourless, greenish |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Zabuyelite | 5 |
| Quartz | 4 |
| Apatite | 1 |
| Cookeite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Spodumene data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Tanco Mine, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 40574 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:40574:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Spodumene |
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| 2.7km (1.7 miles) | ⓘDibs pegmatite, Cat Lake - Winnipeg River pegmatite field, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘBuck claim, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | ⓘPegli pegmatite, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | ⓘPegmatite No. 7, Coe claim, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | ⓘPegmatite No. 9, Buck claim, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | ⓘPegmatite No. 10, Buck claim, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada |
| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘPegmatite No. 2, Buck claim, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada |
| 4.6km (2.8 miles) | ⓘPegmatite No. 3, Buck claim, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada |
| 4.7km (2.9 miles) | ⓘRush group, Rush Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada |
| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘPegmatites 5&6 (Pegli 2), Pegli pegmatite, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada |
| References |
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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 Breasley, Catriona M., Martins, Tânia, Linnen, Robert L., Deveau, Claude, Groat, Lee A., Koopmans, Lot, Landry, Emilie, Moser, Desmond (2025) The geochemistry, origins and metallurgical implications of different textural types of spodumene-quartz intergrowths (SQUI) from the Tanco pegmatite, Manitoba, Canada. Ore Geology Reviews, 180. 106577 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106577 |
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Tanco Mine, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada