Mine detail: Green Mountain Deposit

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Location: Custer County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.19001, -105.39363
dep_id: 10013033
mrds_id: D009107
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Zinc, Lead
Operation type: Underground
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena, Silver, Sphalerite
conc_proc: Water Deposited Ashes; Supergene Enrichment
ore_ctrl: Johnson Gulch Cauldron
Reporter: Collins, Donna B.
hrock_unit: Rhyolitic Volcanic Ash Of Johnson Gulch
hrock_type: Volcanic Ash
Structure: Silver-Cliff, Rosita Volcanic Centers, Wet Mountains, Johnson Gulch Cauldron, Johnson Gulch Fault
tectonic: Central Cordillera, Southern Rocky Mtns.
References:
  • SHARP, W.N., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1081, 1:24,000
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