Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model82: Epithermal veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlRing Fault, Many Small Faults, Mineralized Fissures
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite · Rosita Andesite
StructureRosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Ring Fault, Small Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationStrong Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10012187
MRDS IDD007657
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.12834, -105.33751
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. 405-472SHARP, W.M., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAPS I-1081.