Description
R.C. Derzay And R.C. Maylan
Commodities
TertiaryThorium, REE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockSchist,Amphibolite,Granite · Metamorphic Rocks--Quartz-Biotite Schist And Gneiss And Migmatite;Metamorphic Rocks--Amphibolite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite,Granite · Granite Of South Beaver Creek;Granite And Leucogranite Dikes;Quartz Diorite
StructureGunnison Uplift, West Elk Centers
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10014385
MRDS IDD011131
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates38.4925, -107.03062
References
DOOLEY, J.R., JR., AND HATHAWAY, J.C., 1961, TWO OCCURRENCES OF THORIUM-BEARING MINERALS WITH RHABDOPHANE-LIKE STRUCTURE: USGS PROF. PAPER 424-C, P. C339-C341.HEDLUND, D.C., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BIG MESA QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1153.