Commodities
PrimaryThorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlSyenite Dike Replaced By Thorium Mineralization
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueBarite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
Associated rockSyenite · Mafic Syenite Dike
StructureWet Mountains
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1953
Identification
Deposit ID10012576
MRDS IDD008261
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.17862, -105.31557
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. 124CHRISTMAN, 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. 530-531BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-596, 1: 24,000.