Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model82: Epithermal veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Geology
Host rockRhyodacite
Associated rockRhyodacite · Bald Mountain Rhyodacite
StructureRosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Volcanic Vent Near Top Of Wakefield Hill; Mineralized Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationPossibly Weakly Argillized
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10012175
MRDS IDD007642
Alternate namesBroad
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.08945, -105.33224
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.N., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1081