Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model82: Epithermal veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlOverlies Glassy Unit
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite · Rhyolite Unit 4
StructureIn Silver Cliff Volcanic Center, At Edge Of Silver Cliff Graben
Tectonic settingWet Mountains
AlterationWeakly Argillized
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10090884
MRDS IDD007638
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.14112, -105.44779
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.