Lyle Mine, Rainy Lake, Koochiching County, Minnesota, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lyle Mine | Mine |
| Rainy Lake | Lake |
| Koochiching County | County |
| Minnesota | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 37' 11'' North , 93° 7' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Island View | 150 (2017) | 4.6km |
| Ranier | 586 (2017) | 17.0km |
| Fort Frances | 7,931 (2018) | 20.8km |
| International Falls | 6,158 (2017) | 21.7km |
| Littlefork | 622 (2017) | 40.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
167167
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:167167:7
GUID (UUID V4):
2f46d657-06dd-42bc-a46e-3a9022c9b34b
Small prospect and dump pile developed circa 1895. Associated rocks are chloritic schists. Deposit in the Quetico Subprovince of the Superior Province. The Rainy Lake Area lies within a dextral wrench (shear) zone bounded on the north by the Quetico Fault and on the south by The Rainy Lake-Seine River Fault. Rocks are part of an Archean greenstone belt.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β 'K Feldspar' |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| β | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10082801 |
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