Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlMineralized Fissures Near And Associated With Humboldt-Pocahontas Vein
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite · Rosita Andesite
StructureRosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Rosita Fault; Humboldt-Pocahontas Vein; Many Mineralized Fissures
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationStrong Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10012199
MRDS IDD007672
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.10945, -105.35224
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AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAPS I-1081.Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.