Commodities
PrimaryThorium
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Thorite
GangueHematite, Orthoclase
Geology
Host rockTrachyte,Granite · Dubois Greenstone--Felsite And Felsite Porphyry
Associated rockTrachyte,Granite · Granite Of Tolvar Peak;Trachyte And Trachyte Porphyry Dikes
StructureGunnison Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, Gunnison Gold Belt, Iron Hill Alkalic Complex, Tolvar Peak Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014388
MRDS IDD011134
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.34, -107.01479
References
HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE POWDERHORN QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1178.NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 176.HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1961, FOUR ENVIRONMENTS OF THORIUM-, NIOBIUM-, AND RARE-EARTH-BEARING MINERALS IN THE POWDERHORN DISTRICT OF SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 424-B, P. B283-B286.