Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model82: Epithermal veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlNear Pioneer Vein
Materials
Ore mineralsCovellite, Malachite
GangueBarite, Calcite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite · Rosita Andesite
StructureRosita Crater And Cauldron Complex, North-Trending Fissures Dipping About 65 Degrees East
Tectonic settingWet Mountains
AlterationStrong Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10012169
MRDS IDD007634
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.10807, -105.34974
References
CROSS, WHITMAN, 1896, GEOLOGY OF SILVER CLIFF AND THE ROSITA HILLS, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 263-403.SHARP, W.M., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAPS I-1081.