Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model82: Epithermal veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formnear vertical vein
Ore controlContact Between Trachyte And Andesite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockTrachyte · Rosita Andesite;Trachyte Of Game Ridge
StructureRosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Rosita Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationWeak Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10012177
MRDS IDD007645
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.10723, -105.3389
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.