Commodities
PrimaryThorium, REE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlMineralized Veins; Narrow Syenite Dikes Parallel Mineralization
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueBarite, Galena, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Syenite · Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss And Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
Associated rockGranite · Biotite Granite
StructureWet Mountains, Nw-Trending Shear Zones; Shearing Of Dikes
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationAltered Syenite And Basic Dikes Appear To Be Related To Mineralization
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10012882
MRDS IDD008875
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.17612, -105.31001
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.20-22BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-596NELSON-MOORE, J.L., COLLINS, D.B., AND HORNBAKER, A.L., 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULLETIN 40P. 119