Commodities
PrimaryThorium
TertiaryCopper, Lead, REE, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlNw-Trending Vein Cutting Across Felsite Foliation
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueBarite, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Jasper, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rutile, Specularite, Sphalerite
Geology
Associated rockGranite · Fine-To Medium-Grained Granite;Thorium Vein
StructureGunnison Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, Iron Hill Alkalic Complex, Cimarron Fault, Powderhorn Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014567
MRDS IDD011393
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.2475, -107.08201
References
OLSON, J.C., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RUDOLPH HILL QUADRANGLE, GUNNISON, HINSDALE, AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1177.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.