Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryLead, Copper, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model82: Epithermal veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlBreccia Zones, Volcanic Vent
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Bromyrite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Jarosite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite,Tuff · Rhyolite Of Round Mountain And White Hills
Associated rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
StructureRosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Faults, Round Mountain Fault, Upper Chloride Gulch Vent
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationArgillization
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10012306
MRDS IDD007862
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.14307, -105.42335
References
SHARP, W.M., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1081.KOCH, G. S., JR., 1971, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF ASSAY DATA FROM THE ROUND MOUNTAIN SILVER PROSPECT, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USBM REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7486, 32 P.