Commodities
PrimaryThorium, REE, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlMineralized Veins In Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsFergusonite, Galena, Monazite, Thorite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Dolomite, Fluorite, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Granite · Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss And Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
StructureWet Mountains, Nw-Trending Shear Zones
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10012909
MRDS IDD008920
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.34195, -105.5403
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. 25SCOTT, G.R., TAYLOR, R.B., EPIS, R.C., AND WOBUS, R.A., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PUEBLO 1 DEGREE X 2 DEGREES QUADRANGLE, SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1022, 1:250,000STAATZ, M.H. AND CONKLIN, N.M., 1966, RARE-EARTH THORIUM CARBONATE VEINS OF THE ROAD GULCH AREA, NORTHERN WET MOUNTAINS; COLORADO, IN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RESEARCH 1966: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 550-B, P. B130-134