Commodities
PrimaryThorium
TertiaryLead, Copper, Zinc, REE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNe-Trending Veins Cutting Across Foliation Of Granite
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueApatite, Barite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Jasper, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rutile, Specularite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockGranite · Dubois Greenstone--Felsite And Felsite Porphyry
Associated rockDiabase,Granite · Granite Of Tolvar Peak;Thorium Vein;Diabase Dikes
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 ID10014444
MRDS IDD011210
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.3175, -107.07229
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.