Commodities
PrimaryThorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlNw-Trending Quartz Vein Cutting Across Foliation Of Greenstone
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueAnkerite, Apatite, Barite, Calcite, Dolomite, Fluorite, Goethite, Hematite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Amphibolite · Dubois Greenstone--Metavolcanic Hornblende Schist And Amphibolite
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 ID10087956
MRDS IDD011228
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.36, -107.18535
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 OF SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 424-B, P. B283-B286.