Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlMineralized Fissures
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite · Rhyolite Of Rosita Volcano;Rosita Andesite Is The Underlying Host
StructureRosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Ring Faults, Volcanic Vent
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationWeak Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10012198
MRDS IDD007671
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.13862, -105.35668
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.