Commodities
PrimaryThorium
TertiaryLead, REE, Titanium, Metal
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlNe-Trending Veins And Ne-And Nw-Trending Faults Cutting Metamorphics
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Thorite
GangueAnkerite, Bastnaesite, Dolomite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rutile, Siderite, Sphalerite, Synchisite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Amphibolite · Dubois Greenstone--Interlayered Greenstone And Metasedimentary Rocks;Dubois Greenstone--Metavolcanic Hornblende Schist And Amphibolite
Associated rockDiorite,Lamprophyre · Quartz Diorite;Quartz Vein
StructureGunnison Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, Gunnison Gold Belt, Iron Hill Alkalic Complex, Cimarron Fault, Tolvar Peak Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014407
MRDS IDD011160
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.35083, -107.17535
References
OLSON, J.C., AND HEDLUND, D.C., 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GATEVIEW QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1071.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.OLSON, J.C., AND HEDLUND, D.C., 1981, ALKALIC ROCKS AND RESOURCES OF THORIUM AND ASSOCIATED ELEMENTS IN THE POWDERHORN DISTRICT, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 1049-C.OLSON, J.C., AND WALLACE, S.R., 1956, THORIUM AND RARE-EARTH MINERALS IN POWDERHORN DISTRICT, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1027-0.NELSON-MOORE, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1978, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO AND BIBLIOGRAPHY: CGS BULL. 40, P. 176-177.BURBANK, W.S., 1951, AEC PRELIM. RECON. REPT. D-224.