Commodities
PrimaryThorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlNw-Trending Fault Subparallel To Trend Of Cimarron Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueAnkerite, Apatite, Barite, Calcite, Dolomite, Goethite, Hematite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss · Black Canyon Schist
Associated rockPegmatite,Granite · Granitic Rocks--Pegmatite Dikes;Granitic Rocks--Granite And Quartz Monzonite
StructureGunnison Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, Gunnison Gold Belt, Iron Hill Alkalic Complex, Unnamed Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014399
MRDS IDD011150
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.39528, -107.23535
References
HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CARPENTER RIDGE 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 OOF SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 424-B, P. B283-B286.