Commodities
PrimaryThorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlNw-Trending Fault And Quartz Vein Cutting Across Foliation Of Greenstone
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueAnkerite, Apatite, Barite, Calcite, Dolomite, Fluorite, Goethite, Hematite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Gabbro,Schist,Amphibolite · Dubois Greenstone--Metavolcanic Hornblende Schist And Amphibolite;Dubois Greenstone-Coarse-Grained Amphibolite, Metadiorite, And Metagabbro
StructureGunnison Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, Gunnison Gold Belt, Iron Hill Alkalic Complex, Cimarron Fault, Unnamed Fault, Tolvar Peak Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordilleda (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014446
MRDS IDD011214
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.32917, -107.2023
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 OFSOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 424-B, P. B283-B286.