Commodities
PrimaryThorium
SecondaryREE
TertiaryManganese, Zinc, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlTertiary Carbonate Breccia Vein Cutting Metasediments
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Thorite
GangueCalcite, Pyrolusite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Quartzofeldspathic And Quartz-Sericite Schist
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 ID10014418
MRDS IDD011173
Alternate namesUnpatented Claims: Lucretia Nos. 1-5, 7, 9, George Nos. 1-3, Marion Nos. 1-2
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.35722, -107.0973
References
HEDLUND, D.C., AND OLSON, J.C., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE POWDERHORN QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1178.SHERIDAN, D.M., AND OTHERS, 1981, PRECAMBRIAN SULFIDE DEPOSITS IN THE GUNNISON REGION, COLORADO, IN EPIS, R.C., AND CALLENDER, J.F., WESTERN SLOPE COLORADO: NEW MEXICO GEOL. SOC. 32D FIELD CONF. GUIDEBOOK, P. 273-277.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPT.DROBECK, P.A., 1979, GEOLOGY AND TRACE ELEMENT GEOCHEMISTRY OF A PART OF THE GUNNISON GOLD BELT, COLORADO: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES M.SC. THESIS T-2251, P. 116-117.