Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model82: Epithermal veins
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlIntersecting Faults, Volcanic Vents
Geology
Host rockTrachyandesite,Granite · Bunker Trachyandesite, Main Body
StructureRosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Intersecting Faults, Volcanic Vents
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationWeak Argillization; Bleaching
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10012304
MRDS IDD007858
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.12223, -105.35724
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-1801.