Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlMineralized Fissures
Geology
Host rockTrachyte
Associated rockTrachyte · Game Ridge Trachyte
StructureRosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Ring Fault; Numerous Smaller Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationWeak Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10012208
MRDS IDD007684
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.11279, -105.32307
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.M., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAPS I-1081.