Commodities
PrimaryVermiculite, Thorium, REE
TertiaryUranium, Beryllium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlMineralized Veins, Shear Zones; Dike
Materials
Ore mineralsBertrandite, Thorite
GangueHematite, Limonite, Vermiculite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Hornblende Gneiss, Gabbroic Gneiss, Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
StructureWet Mountains, Shear Zone
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10012575
MRDS IDD008260
Alternate namesIron Queen, D.P. Van Nouhuys Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.14751, -105.33168
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. 120BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-596CHRISTMAN, R.A., HEYMAN, A.M., DELLWIG, L.F. AND GOTT, G.B., 1953, THORIUM INVESTIGATIONS 1950-52, WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 290, P.24, 29.