Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model82: Epithermal veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlMineralized Fissures; On Leavenworth Vein
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite · Rosita Andesite
StructureRosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Rosita Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationWeak Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10012310
MRDS IDD007866
Alternate namesWest Leviathan-Stephen-Leavenworth vein
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.10862, -105.34363
References
SIEMS, P.L., 1967, VOLCANIC AND ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE ROSITA HILLS AND SILVER CLIFF DISTRICTS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL MINES, D. SC. THESIS, T1042, 222 P.SHARP, W.M., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1081.Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.