Commodities
PrimaryThorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlNe-And Nw-Trending Veins Cutting Schist
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueApatite, Barite, Calcite, Fluorite, Goethite, Hematite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Black Canyon Schist
Associated rockQuartz Latite,Basalt · Thorium Vein;Fish Canyon Tuff;Hinsdale Formation
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 ID10014396
MRDS IDD011143
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.37361, -107.06951
References
HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE POWDERHORN QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1178.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.