Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlTrachyte Dike Nearby; Mineralized Fissures
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite · Rosita Andesite;Game Ridge Trachyte
StructureRosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Trachyte Dike Nearby; Small Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationStrong Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10087520
MRDS IDD007685
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.10751, -105.35335
References
CROSS, WHITMAN, 1896, GEOLOGY OF SILVER CLIFF AND THE ROSITA HILLS, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 263-403EMMONS, 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AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAPS I-1081.Sunshine Mining Co. Colorado exploration files, unpublished data, Colorado Geological Survey.