Commodities
PrimaryThorium
SecondaryLead, Copper, Barium-Barite, Zinc
TertiaryManganese, Gold
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnknown
Ore controlMineralized Vein, Shear Zone; All Trend Nw
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Rhodochrosite, Sphalerite, Thorite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Alaskitic Granite Gneiss, Hornblende Gneiss
StructureWet Mountains
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10012571
MRDS IDD008255
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.17529, -105.29363
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. AND GOTT, G.B., 1953, THORIUM INVESTIGATIONS 1950-52, WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 290, P. 23, 26BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-596