Commodities
PrimaryThorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlQuartz Vein Cutting Syenite Intrusion
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueAnkerite, Apatite, Barite, Calcite, Dolomite, Fluorite, Goethite, Hematite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSyenite · Dubois Greenstone--Metavolcanic Hornblende Schist And Amphibolite;Dubois Greenstone--Coarse-Grained Amphibolite, Metadiorite, And Metagabbro
Associated rockSyenite,Quartz Monzonite,Granite · Porphyritic Augite Syenite;Quartz Vein;Leucogranite And Quartz Monzonite
StructureGunnison Uplift, San Juan Volcanic Field, Gunnison Gold Belt, Iron Hill Alkalic Complex, Cimarron Fault, Tolvar Peak Stock
Tectonic settingCentral Cordilleda (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10087957
MRDS IDD011230
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.32861, -107.18591
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.