Commodities
PrimarySilver, Iron, Lead
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model82: Epithermal veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlVeins
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Undivided Gneiss
Associated rockRhyolite · Silver Cliff Rhyolite
StructureSilver Cliff Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Wet Mtn Valley, Many Small Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationFerruginous Zone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10094453
MRDS IDD007662
Alternate namesRevelee Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.16529, -105.4439
References
CROSS, WHITMAN, 1896, GEOLOGY OF SILVER CLIFF AND THE ROSITA HILLS, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 263-403.EMMONS, S.F., 1896, THE MINES OF CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 405-472.SHARP, W.M., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAPS I-1081.