Commodities
PrimaryThorium, REE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR, PIPELIKE
Ore controlMineralized Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueBarite, Fluorite, Galena, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss And Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
Associated rockGabbro · Gabbro Dike
StructureWet Mountains, Nw-Trending Shear Zones
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10087741
MRDS IDD008914
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.19807, -105.31279
References
CHRISTMAN, R.A., HEYMAN, A.M., DELLWIG, L.F, AND GOTT, G.B., 1953, THORIUM INVESTIGATIONS 1950-52, WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS CIRCULAR 290, P. 21CHRISTMAN, R.A., BROCK, M.R., PEARSON, R.C. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1959, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM DEPOSITS OF THE WET MOUNTAINS, COLORADO, A PROGRESS REPORT: USGS BULLETIN 1072-H, P. 525