Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model82: Epithermal veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlMineralized Fissures; Trachyte Dikes Nearby
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite · Rosita Andesite
StructureRosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Small Faults Nearby
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationWeak Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10094455
MRDS IDD007676
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.11334, -105.3339
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 MAPS I-1081.