Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model82: Epithermal veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlMineralized Fissures And Faults, Trending Nw
Geology
Host rockTrachyte · Game Ridge Trachyte
StructureRosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Ring Fault, Numerous Smaller Faults, Over Thrusting
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationWeak Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10094458
MRDS IDD007872
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.11251, -105.33113
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, T 1042, 222 P.SHARP, W.M., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1081.