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Tenderfoot Mine, Clugston Creek Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USAi
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Tenderfoot MineMine
Clugston Creek Mining DistrictArea
Stevens CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 41' 18'' North , 117° 51' 20'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Marcus184 (2017)15.9km
Colville4,719 (2017)16.2km
Kettle Falls1,597 (2017)17.0km
Northport288 (2017)25.9km
Orient115 (2011)32.2km
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ClubLocationDistance
Panorama Gem & Mineral ClubArden, Washington25km
Selkirk Rock & Mineral ClubTrail, British Columbia46km
Mindat Locality ID:
17111
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:17111:6
GUID (UUID V4):
b0a6a2e9-7a35-4c82-ab72-cc2450bcd780
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Avondale-Dome Mine; Gillette Mine


A lead-silver mine located on the south side of the canyon from the Chloride Queen Mine. It worked mineralized nodules and lenses in a 4' wide fracture zone in limestone of the middle dolomite unit of the Metaline Formation near its contact with the Ledbetter Slate. Development consists of a 108' adit with a drift and 2 winzes, Also a 125' adit and an open cut. Total workings are ~800'. It produced several carloads of ore prior to 1890. Mills (1977) reported 774 oz of Ag as being produced

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
β“˜ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
β“˜Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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