Colorado · Custer County
Past Producer
Deceiver Mine
Custer County, Colorado, United States
Lead
Zinc
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Commodities
Primary
Lead, Zinc
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Model
82: Epithermal veins
Deposit size
S
Ore control
Faults; Volcanic Vent
Materials
Ore minerals
Galena, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rock
Rhyolite
Associated rock
Rhyolite · Rhyolite Of Round Mountain And White Hills Or Rhyolite Of Upper Chloride Gulch
Structure
Rosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Round Mountain Fault; Upper Chloride Gulch Vent
Tectonic setting
Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Alteration
Argillization
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
10012290
MRDS ID
D007842
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
38.14084, -105.43279
References
SHARP, W.M., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1081