Commodities
PrimaryThorium
TertiaryLead, Copper, Zinc, REE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueGoethite, Hematite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Amphibolite · Dubois Greenstone--Metavolcanic Hornblende Schist And Amphibolite;Dubois Greenstone--Quartzite
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 ID10014421
MRDS IDD011177
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.3425, -107.06701
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.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 MINERAL IN POWDERHORN DISTRICT, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1027-0.