Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model82: Epithermal veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlMineralized Fissures
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite · Rosita Andesite
StructureRosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Small Faults, Near Ring Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationStrong Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10094454
MRDS IDD007669
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.12973, -105.33085
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 MAPS I-1081.