Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model82: Epithermal veins
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlAt Or Near Contact Between Intrusives
Geology
Host rockDiabase,Andesite
Associated rockAndesite · Rosita Andesite;Bunker Trachyandesite; Dense Gray Tuff With Imperfectly Preserved Fossil Leaves
StructureRosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Nearby Faults And Mineralized Fissures
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationWeakly Argillized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10012293
MRDS IDD007845
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.13195, -105.35307
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 MAP I-1081.