Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model105: Epithermal vein, generic
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlMineralized Fissures; Faults; Nearby Trachyte Dikes
Geology
Host rockTrachyandesite
Associated rockTrachyandesite · Bunker Trachyandesite;Game Ridge Trachyte
StructureRosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, North-Trending Fault; Small Faults; Trachyte Dikes
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationStrongly Argillized; Quartz Zone
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10012171
MRDS IDD007637
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.11112, -105.36113
References
SIEMS, P.L., 1967, VOLCANIC AND ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE ROSITA HILLS AND SILVER CLIFF DISTRICTS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL MINES, D.SC. THESIS, T1042, 222 P.SHARP, W.M., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAPS I-1081.