Commodities
PrimarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlVolcanic Vent; Ring Fault
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Tuff,Andesite
Associated rockRhyolite,Andesite · Rosita Andesite;Rhyolite Of Rosita Volcano
StructureRosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns, Ring Fault For Rosita Volcanic Center
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationProbably Argillized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10101720
MRDS IDD007860
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.14112, -105.35779
References
CROSS, WHITMAN, 1896, GEOLOGY OF SILVER CLIFF AND THE ROSITA HILLS, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 263-403SHARP, W.M., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1081.