Commodities
PrimaryThorium
SecondaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlMineralized Veins In Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Thorite
GangueChalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss And Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Gabbro · Gabbro
StructureWet Mountains, Nw-Trending Shear Zones
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10012911
MRDS IDD008923
Alternate namesTuttle, O. Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.27918, -105.27946
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. 23, 26CHRISTMAN, 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. 525-526SCOTT, 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, 1:250,000