Mine detail: Unidentified Occurrence

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Location: Custer County, Colorado, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.16112, -105.46168
dep_id: 10013034
mrds_id: D009109
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Silver
Operation type: Underground
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Prospect
ore: Galena, Silver
model: 82: Epithermal veins
alteration: Argillization
ore_ctrl: Faults, Ring Faults
Reporter: Collins, Donna B.
hrock_type: Rhyolite
arock_unit: Rhyolite In Throat Of Ben West Volcano
arock_type: Rhyolite
Structure: Silver Cliff Volcanic Center, Ben West Volcano, Wet Mountains, Ring Faults
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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