Commodities
PrimaryThorium
SecondaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlMineralized Veins And Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Thorite
GangueFluorite, Galena, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Specularite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss And Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
StructureWet Mountains, Nw-Trending Shear Zones
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10012878
MRDS IDD008866
Alternate namesGreenwood Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.18668, -105.29001
References
CHRISTMAN, R.A., HEYMAN, A.M., DELLWIG, L.F, AND GOTT, G.B., 1953, THORIUM INVESTIGATIONS 1950-52, WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 290, P. 17-19.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. 525-526BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-596, 1:24,000