Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite, Thorium
SecondaryLead
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlShear Zone; Mineralized Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueBarite, Chlorite, Galena, Hematite, Quartz, Serpentine
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
Associated rockGranite · Microcline Granite
StructureWet Mountains, Shear Zone
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1951
Identification
Deposit ID10012568
MRDS IDD008252
Alternate namesSpaulding
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.2289, -105.26863
References
NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B.AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 40, P. 121-122.CHRISTMAN, R.A., HEYMAN, A.M., DELLWIG, L.F. AND GOTT, G.B., 1953, THORIUM INVESTIGATIONS 1950-52, WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 290, P. 27.BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-596, 1:24,000