Commodities
PrimaryThorium
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlNe-Trending Fault Offsetting Syenite Intrusion
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueAnkerite, Apatite, Barite, Calcite, Dolomite, Fluorite, Goethite, Hematite, Pyrolusite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss · Black Canyon Schist
Associated rockSyenite,Granite · Porphyritic Syenite;Granite Dikes Of Wolf Creek
StructureGunnison Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, Gunnison Gold Belt, Iron Hill Alkalic Complex, Unnamed Fault, Tolvar Peak Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014389
MRDS IDD011135
Alternate namesUnpatented Claims: Gray Jeep Nos. 1-15, Stacie Queen
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.40361, -107.13563
References
HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CARPENTER RIDE QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1070.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.NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCE OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 174.MALAN, R.C., 1955, AEC PRELIM. RECON. REPT. DEB-P-3-1713.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.