Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model82: Epithermal veins
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formbreccia pipe
Ore controlAt Junction Of Two Fracture Planes
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Jamesonite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Pyrite, Quartz, Stibnite
Geology
Host rockTuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Andesite
StructureRosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Breccia Pipe, Faults, Fractures, Mineralized Fissures
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationStrongly Argillized; Quartz Zone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1878
Discovery year1877
Identification
Deposit ID10087577
MRDS IDD007931
Alternate namesWhistle Pipe
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.12807, -105.33029
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.