Parallel.ForEach with tuple return c#

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Based on this example I'm trying to make a parallel foreach with tuple return.

double min = double.MaxValue;

object syncObject = new object(); 
Parallel.ForEach(collection, () => double.MaxValue, (item, loopState, 
    localState) =>
    {
        double value = item.PerformComputation();
        return System.Math.Min(localState, value);
    },
    localState =>
    {
        lock(syncObj)
            min = System.Math.Min(min, localState);
    }
);

Console.Write(min + "\n");

The above code works fine but in my occasion(correct minimum value) but i don't want to output the minimum value but the 'name' of that value so i tried something like this:

double min = double.MaxValue;
string minName = "";

object syncObject = new object(); 
Parallel.ForEach(collection, () => Tuple.Create(double.MaxValue, ""), (item, 
    loopState, localState) =>
    {
        double value = PerformComputation(item.Item1.Value);
        string name = item.Item1.Key;

        return //helpHere
    },
    localState =>
    {
        lock(syncObj)
            min = //help here
            minName = //help here
    }
);

Console.Write(minName + "\n");

Tried couple things that didn't work. Also I've read microsoft's example without luck. Any help appreciated.

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