Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite, Thorium
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR, POD-LIKE
Ore controlMineralized Veins, Vertical Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Chalcopyrite, Thorite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Hornblende Gneiss, Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
Associated rockDiabase,Lamprophyre · Diabase And Nonporphyritic Basalt
StructureWet Mountains
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10012570
MRDS IDD008254
Alternate namesLucky Strike
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.1839, -105.33057
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.122CHRISTMAN, R.A., HEYMAN, A.M., DELLWIG, L.F., GOTT, G.B., 1953, THORIUM INVESTIGATIONS 1950-52, WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 290, P. 23-26.CHRISTMAN, R.A., BROCK, M.R., PEARSON, R.C. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1959, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM DEPOSITS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO, A PROGRESS REPORT: USGS BULLETIN 1072-H, P. 524.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