Commodities
PrimaryThorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlMineralized Veins, Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Fersmannite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Alaskitic Granite Gneiss And/Or Hornblende Gneiss
Associated rockDiabase
StructureWet Mountains
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationAlteration Present
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1953
Identification
Deposit ID10012573
MRDS IDD008258
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.16723, -105.32307
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. 123CHRISTMAN, 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. 529-530BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-596, 1: 24, 000