Commodities
PrimaryThorium
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Zinc, REE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlNe-Trending Vein Cutting Granite
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueBarite, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Goethite, Hematite, Jasper, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rutile, Specularite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockGranite · Dubois Greenstone--Felsite And Felsite Porphyry;Dubois Greenstone-Hornblende Schist And Amphibolite
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 ID10014569
MRDS IDD011395
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.24139, -107.09923
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.