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Tyler Mine, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 31' 7'' North , 116° 8' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wardner186 (2017)1.2km
Kellogg2,069 (2017)3.1km
Smelterville603 (2017)3.6km
Pinehurst1,580 (2017)7.0km
Osburn1,510 (2017)11.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
45684
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45684:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Located on the west slope of Milo Gulch, a tributary of South Fork Coeur d'Alene River, approximately 0.8 miles (1.3 kilometers) southeast of Wardner, Idaho.
Commodities (Production): Lead, Silver, Zinc
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit(s): Revett Formation; St. Regis Formation
Host Rock(s): Argillite, Siltite, Quartzite
Structure(s): Kruger Fault
Alteration(s): Oxidation
Deposit Type(s): Vein
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin
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Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Bindheimite'4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
O CerussitePbCO3
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S GalenaPbS
CuCopper
Cu Native CopperCu
AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

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