Commodities
PrimaryThorium, REE
SecondaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlMineralized Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueBarite, Fluorite, Galena, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss And Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
Associated rockSyenite · Syenite
StructureWet Mountains, Nw-Trending Shear Zones
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10012880
MRDS IDD008872
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.20918, -105.33557
References
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 522, 525