| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Petalite |
| Formula: | LiAl(Si4O10) |
| Habit: | prismatic, tabular |
| Colour: | white, grey |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Petalite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Tanco Mine, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 40575 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:40575:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Petalite |
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| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘBEP Pegmatite, Manitoba, Canada |
| 2.7km (1.7 miles) | ⓘDibs pegmatite, Cat Lake - Winnipeg River pegmatite field, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada |
| 3.9km (2.4 miles) | ⓘCoe claim, Bernic Lake, 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 |
| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘPegmatites 5&6 (Pegli 2), Pegli pegmatite, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada |
| 5.4km (3.4 miles) | ⓘStannite pegmatite, Rush Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada |
| 11.2km (7.0 miles) | ⓘSilver Leaf pegmatites, Greer Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada |
| 24.2km (15.1 miles) | ⓘNorthwest Dyke pegmatite, Donner Lake, Cat Lake - Winnipeg River pegmatite field, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada |
| References |
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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