Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlMineralized Fault
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyodacite · Rhyolite Of Rosita Volcano;Rhyodacite Of Bald Mountain
StructureRosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Volcanic Vent; Vein At Contact Of Two Units
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationNone Reported; Possibly Mild Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10012173
MRDS IDD007640
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.08807, -105.33585
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.