Commodities
PrimaryThorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model30: Thorium-rare-earth veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlMineralized Veins And Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueBarite, Fluorite, Galena, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Hornblende-Plagioclase Gneiss And Alaskitic Granite Gneiss
Associated rockPlutonic Rock
StructureWet Mountains, Nw-Trending Shear Zones; Three Shear Zones
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10087742
MRDS IDD008916
Alternate namesGreenwood Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.18751, -105.29251
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. 17-19BROCK, M.R. AND SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT TYNDALL QUADRANGLE, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-596, 1:24,000.